Splutter was conceived in a feverish state and at a feverish pace. Its process of construction resembled sending vowels and consonants downstream towards a waterfall and making a story out of the words formed by the letters that cling desperately to one another and to the driftwood as they fast approach the drop. The book is packed with words, most of them comprehensible and all of them ready to play a part in delivering ponder fodder.

The guided sobriety journalEver sworn off alcohol for a month and found yourself drinking by the 7th?Think there's 'no point' in just one drink?Welcome!Quitting drinking, whether for a month or for life, is enormously satisfying, but also fiendishly difficult.-There's the getting started ('But I have that party next week!')-There's the feeling clenched and socially anxious.-Throw in a sizeable amount ...

**FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR**'Life-affirming' - THE TELEGRAPH'Wonderful' - INDEPENDENT'She made it her mission to learn how to be default happy rather than default disgruntled' - RADIO 4 - WOMAN'S HOUR'Take a leaf out of Gray's book and be kinder to yourself by appreciating life just as it is' - IRISH TIMES

My mate told me that I just don't understand irony.Which was ironic because we were at a bus stop at the time.A dyslexic man walks into a bra.An onion just told me a joke.I don't know whether to laugh or cry.A priest, a rabbi and a blind man walk into a bar and the bartender says, 'What is this, some kind of joke?'I got chatting to a lumberjack in a pub.He seemed like a decent feller.I'll never forget what my granddad said to ...

'Screamingly funny...a splendidly effervescent and enjoyable book' Daily MailOne part Lonely Planet, one part tell-all family memoir, this is the definitive and hilarious guide on how to survive family holidays.No one has more experience of travelling together than the Whitehalls. They've given us a window into their escapades in the hit Netflix show, Travels With My Father, and in this brilliantly funny book they've pooled their advice for fello...

During his run into turning FIFTY, CHRIS EVANS is on a MISSION. To take stock of WHERE HE IS and WHERE HE'S AT in order to figure out how BEST to get the MOST out of what he BELIEVES are the BEST YEARS yet to come.His typically positive and upbeat journey involves ONE HUNDRED DAYS of contemplation, research, focus, frustration and DECISION MAKING while SECRETLY:*Training for The London MARATHON*Bringing back his cult Nineties TV show TFI FRIDAY*And the small m...

’Instagram’s answer to David Sedaris.’ ST STYLE MAGAZINE’Irresistibly readable.’ DOLLY ALDERTON’You’ll laugh. You’ll cry.’ LENA DUNHAMA hilarious, smart and incredibly singular debut from Raven Smith, whose exploration of the minutiae of everyday modern life and culture is totally unique and painfully relatable.Is being tall a social currency? Am I the contents of my fridge? Does yoga matter...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE YEAR OF LIVING DANISHLY - How to make big decisions, be more resilient, and change your life for good. Having spent the last few years in Denmark uncovering the secrets of the happiest country in the world, Helen Russell knows it's time to move back to the UK. She thinks. Maybe. Or maybe that's a terrible idea?Like many of us, she suffers from chronic indecision and a

'Joyous, wise, reassuring and laugh-out-loud funny. I love these two women so much.' Elizabeth Day'The two funniest women on planet earth right now.' Dolly Alderton'I want to be Fi and Jane when I grow up.' Clare Balding'A book like no other. Honest and very, very funny. Some bits made me want to cheer.' Sara Cox**'**If you loved the late, great Victoria Wood, then you'll love Fi and...

'So funny, and so wise. Just like the man himself' - Richard Osman'I inhaled it. HILARIOUS. So sharp - it really made me laugh' - Katharine RyanJack Dee has been very busy during lockdown and would like to update everybody on what he's been up to.While the nation has been baking bread and clearing out cupboards, Jack has retrained online as a psychotherapist and is now open for business. After FOUR HOURS study, he ...

One man's battle to overcome social anxietyYour face turns crimson. Your throat tightens. Your mind races. And suddenly a simple conversation — ordering a coffee, joining a meeting, speaking up in class, or talking to someone you like — feels like standing on a stage. If you live with chronic blushing, facial flushing, or the relentless fear of being seen, Red Face by Russell Norris is the book you've been searching for.Red Face: How I Learnt t...

'Hi Dad.' 'Who's calling, please?' 'It's Lucy ... Your daughter.' 'Ah, yes. Which one are you again? The one that reads or the one that shops?' For Lucy Mangan family life has never exactly been a bed of roses. With parents so parsimonious that if they had soup for a meal they would decline an accompanying drink (soup IS a drink), and a grandmother who refused to sit down for 82 years so ...