Ever been talked into buying a camel? Or become a burglar by mistake? Or accidentally drugged a friend on a blind date? 

The award-winning author of Dadland, Keggie Carew, brings us Quicksand Tales, a book full of humiliating, awkward, funny, terrible and all-too-relatable moments. 

Christina Patterson’s The Art of Not Falling Apart explores what most of us want; love; a nice home; good work and happy children, and asks: ‘what do you do when you feel you’ve messed it all up and your friends seem to be doing just fine?’