Hate Won't Win: Find Your Power and Leave This Place Better Than You Found It by McMorrow, Mallory

In this urgent expansion of her viral speech, Michigan Senator Mallory McMorrow details her unlikely journey into politics with a front-row seat to democracy at its breaking point--then outlines the tangible, proven steps that anyone can take to build community, fight for what's right, and create real, lasting change.

Mallory McMorrow was on the verge of giving up. She knew the work of legislating wouldn't be easy, but she hadn't been expecting an insidious culture of sexual harassment, armed protestors storming the state Capitol, or colleagues who had zero interest in reaching across the aisle to get anything meaningful done. Where could one even start? But then fate forced her hand. A Senate colleague called her out as a "groomer"--for standing up for LGBTQ+ kids and fighting against attempts to whitewash history in our schools.

In response, Mallory delivered a blistering rebuke with a speech from the Michigan Senate floor that reverberated throughout the country and the world, leading many long-jaded political pundits to hail Mallory's action as a "blueprint" for fighting back. Here, Mallory pulls back the curtain on what it's like to work in today's politic arena, rife with conspiracy theories and division--yet emerges clear-eyed, offering actionable steps for building community and creating change.

Hate Won't Win is a step-by-step guide for anyone who's fed up with the divisiveness in American politics, and anyone who wants to make a real difference but has no idea where to start--a blueprint for creating the communities and country we want to see.

Author: Mallory McMorrow
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 03/25/2025
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.37w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9780306835407

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/01/2024 pg. 12
Shelf Awareness 03/29/2025

About the Author

After Googling "how to run for office" in the wake of the 2016 election, Mallory McMorrow took on an incumbent Republican State Senator as a first-time candidate and won. In 2023, she became the first woman Senate Majority Whip in state history, and only the second Senator in state history to give birth while in office. Her writing has appeared in Road & Track, Jalopnik, Jezebel, The New York Times, NBC News, CNN, and The New Republic. HATE WON'T WIN is her first book. She lives with her husband, Ray, and daughter, Noa, in Royal Oak, Michigan.