About bluffing through adulthood

Romesh Ranganathan has signed a book deal for a new title about bluffing your way through adulthood.

As Good As It Gets: Life Lessons From A Reluctant Adult is a follow-up to his 2018  memoir, Straight Outta Crawley.

Publishers Transworld say the book is informed by the comic’s ‘personal failings and  the many small rebellions he has staged against the unreasonable social expectations we all face.’

According to the blurb: ‘Watching his friends descend into middle age, his waistline thicken and his finances dwindle to fund his family’s middle-class aspirations, Romesh reflects on the demands of daily life and the challenges of adulting in the modern world.

‘As he reluctantly concludes that he is indeed a grown man, Rom wrestles with the greater questions that threaten his being: Could I save my family in a crisis? Do I possess the skills to assemble flatpack furniture? Am I too old for streetwear? Is it alright to parent my kids through the medium of Fortnite? Is celibacy the secret to a passionate marriage?'

Transworld editorial director Henry Vines acquired rights to the book from Ranganathan’s agent Flo Howard at Off the Kerb.

As Good As It Gets: Life Lessons From A Reluctant Adult will be published in hardback, audio and ebook on October  15. It is available to order here, priced £20.

Published: 27 May 2020