The Happy Reader is a unique magazine about reading for anyone who wishes to stay inspired, informed and entertained. With beautiful typography, the magazine is a design object which celebrates the pure pleasure of reading and the calming luxury of being offline.

Each issue is split into two halves. The first half is an in-depth interview with a book fanatic and the second half gets under the skin of one classic work of literature.

Part One

• Aura
• Snippets
• The Interview: DIANE VON FURSTENBERG by Seb Emina — ‘I never wanted to be any woman other than myself, but I would like to be Venice’ 
• Diane’s fave sound files

Part Two

• Introduction: Beyond Binaries by Seb Emina
• Diction: Adventures in telephony by Willy Ndatira  — Why I no longer use white voice 
• Arrangements: Artworks by Awol Erizku 
• Milleu: Racial identity as a jury trial by Morgan Jenkins — The shocking true story that inspired Nella Larsen
• From novel to sketchbook to movie
• Computing: Artificialness by Roisin Kiberd — Algorithms passing as human
• Travel: Through security by Gabrielle Bellot — In transit in Senegal
• Language: A better word by Wayde Compton — The word ‘passing’ is problematic
• Family: Believing my eyes  — Larson’s novel helped me tell my own story
• Letters
• Sail through The Odyssey
• Bibliography

London, U.K.; 170mm x 245mm; 66 pages