Happy’s Best New Books (25th October – 31st October)
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!
Bernardine Evaristo – Manifesto
Winning the Booker Prize 2019 thrust British author Bernardine Evaristo into the spotlight on a global scale. Manifesto is the memoir of the decades of work that led to that pivotal moment: the first Booker Prize win for a Black woman. From the pen of a champion of untold stories, it forms a brilliant contemporary commentary, as well as an inspirational text for anyone who values creativity.
9.5
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BERNARDINE EVARISTO
MANIFESTO
Hannah Kent – Devotion
Australian literary sensation and author of the best-seller Burial Rites, Hannah Kent, has returned with Devotion: a strikingly original reconception of the love story. A tale with adventure at its core, it delves into the brutal realities of resettlement in a completely unknown land as readers trace an unforgettable, achingly beautiful tale of a love discovered and denied.
9.5
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HANNAH KENT
DEVOTION
Paul Morley – From Manchester With Love
Dedicated to the life of Tony Wilson — the visionary impresario behind legendary label Factory Records (Joy Division, New Order) as well the ‘Madchester’ central, the Hacienda — From Manchester With Love is already attracting high praise from the likes of Brian Eno. A tour de force of journalistic flair, it’s every bit as beguiling and entertaining as its subject.
9.4
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PAUL MORLEY
FROM MANCHESTER WITH LOVE
Billy Kenber – Sick Money
The pandemic throws many things into stark relief as it continues to shake loose the societal and economic underpinnings of the world. One critical case in point is the unequal access to life-saving drugs. In Sick Money, Billy Kenber turns his investigative eye to the crisis besieging the pharmaceutical industry and shows how we can make it fairer.
9.3
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BILLY KENBER
SICK MONEY
Evelina Santangelo – From Another World
From the acclaimed Sicilian author, Evelina Santangelo, From Another World is a haunting tale with the horror of the Mediterranean refugee crisis as its backdrop. A powerful and urgent gothic portrait of individual lives that are touched by extremism and despair, but connected by an essential humanity.
9.2
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EVELINA SANTANGELO
FROM ANOTHER WORLD
The Betoota Advocate – Betoota-isms
Who better to take the temperature of the country than one of our most cherished journalistic institutions? This time, the Betoota team sheds light on the essential vernacular of Australia. Need to know your ‘Speed Dealers’ from your ‘Wanker’s Waistcoats’? Or a ‘Caltex Canapé’ from a ‘Concreter’s Caviar’? If so, add this to your required reading pile.
9.1
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