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Happy’s Best New Books (15th November – 21st November)

Updated weekly by the fine folk at Happy Mag, these are the best new books that this week has to offer from Australia and around the world!

Various authors – Everything, All At Once

Everything, All At Once gathers no less than 30 of Australia’s finest young authors. Encompassing a broad collection of short stories and poetry — all winning entries of the Ultimo Prize – it’s an electrifying collective display of talent from a diversity of next-gen writers from across Australia. With literally dozens of entries to dive into (each has a short biographical accompaniment), there’s only one way to absorb this brilliant volume: by taking in Everything, All At Once. 

9.5

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Everything All at Once
VARIOUS AUTHORS
EVERYTHING, ALL AT ONCE

Olga Tokarczuk – The Books of Jacob

Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk has made an incredible return with The Books of Jacob. The ambition of this novel is striking, its narrative structure complex as we trace the tale of the divisive figure of Jacob Frank — a real-life religious chameleon who exerts a terrifying power over his disciples. A demanding, yet breathtaking read, told from a range of perspectives.

9.4

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The Books of Jacob
OLGA TOKARCZUK
THE BOOKS OF JACOB

Michael Posner – Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: From This Broken Hill, Volume 2

In the second volume of this epic biographical trilogy from Michael Posner, we pick up the life story of Leonard Cohen in the early ’70s and follow it until the end of the ’80s. It’s a tumultuous period for the artist, with chaos reigning in his personal life, as well as career mishaps, he also becomes a Zen Buddhist. An essential account of a pivotal era in the life of Cohen.

9.2

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Leonard Cohen Untold Stories

MICHAEL POSNER
LEONARD COHEN, UNTOLD STORIES: FROM THIS BROKEN HILL, VOLUME 2

Chuck Palahniuk – People, Places, Things

People, Places, Things offers a rare insight into the practice of Fight Club author, Chuck Palahniuk. This extended essay takes an elliptical route, exposing readers to the places that shaped his philosophy as a writer and the people who he considered guiding lights. A stirring tribute to the pursuit of art and individuality.

9.1

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People Places Things

CHUCK PALAHNIUK
PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS

Jeff Sparrow – Crimes Against Nature

If COP26 has proven anything, it’s that global cooperation on a government level is essential if we are to step from the precipice of irreversible and irreparable environmental disaster. But it’s also proven how difficult it is, with countries across the globe pursuing agendas that pertain only to their national interests. In Crimes Against Nature, Jeff Sparrow underlines how the history of capitalism has driven humanity to its current environmental calamity, and how ordinary people can bring about the change we need.

9.3

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Crimes Against Nature
JEFF SPARROW
CRIMES AGAINST NATURE

Vincent Rommelaere – Rock Pools of Sydney

Anyone who is familiar with Sydney will appreciate its capacity for wild, rugged beauty. The rock pools that are dotted along its coast embody this and are a collective hidden gem. With interviews, words from travel writer Amanda Woods, and breathtaking photography from Vincent Rommelaere, this book is liquid indulgence.

9.0

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Rock Pools

VINCENT ROMMELAERE
ROCK POOLS OF SYDNEY
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