“Happy Bad” Book Signing at The Garden District Book Shop
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Garden District Book Shop will host author Delaney Nolan for their new book “Happy Bad” on Oct. 14.
about the book
A catastrophe novel by turns tender and hilarious, fueled by a low-simmering political rage, Happy Bad is a rocket that arrived on 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.
event
The event will begin at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Nolan will sit down at 6 p.m. with fellow author Jami Attenberg to talk about her book, followed by a Q&A. Afterwards, she will be available to sign and personalize copies of her book.
The event is free and open to the public but interested parties are encouraged to RSVP and reserve their book ahead of time on Eventbrite.
