Happy Bad - Hardcover

Name: Happy Bad - Hardcover
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SKU: 9781662603280
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by Delaney Nolan

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Book Overview

"A self-assured debut that is also a warning."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Delaney Nolan has written a brutal, joyful, surprising, and gorgeous novel of human contradictions. It's a stunner."--Julia Phillips, author of Bear and Disappearing Earth

Hernan Diaz meets Ottessa Moshfegh in this madcap road trip chronicle; a moving display of human connection in the face of violence and climate destruction from a remarkable new voice in fiction.

Beatrice works at Twin Bridge, a chronically underfunded residential treatment center in near-future East Texas, teeming with enraged teenage girls on either too many or not enough drugs. On a normal day, it's difficult for Beatrice and the other staff--Arda, Carmen, and Linda--to keep their cool in dust-blown Askewn. But when a heat wave triggers a massive, sustained blackout, Beatrice and the other staff and residents must evacuate. Facing police brutality, sweltering heat, panicked evacuees, the girls' mounting withdrawal, and the consequences of her own lies, they search for a route out of the blackout zone. A catastrophe novel by turns tender and hilarious, fueled by a low-simmering political rage, Happy Bad is a rocket arrived on Earth.

ISBN	9781662603280
Author	Delaney Nolan
Publisher	Astra House
Genre	Literature
Format	Hardcover
Published	October 2025
Language	ENG- English
Pages	320
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print