Diary of a Somebody (Paperback)

'Nobody must find out about this unique gem, because I'm giving it to EVERYONE, and I want to appear clever and discerning. It's a very funny/touching/novel/ poetry kinda book all about the big/little stuff, and above all, it's eminently wrappable.' - Dawn French

'Glorious. I will be astonished if I read a more original, more inventive or funnier novel this year.' - Adam Kay

'The English comic novel, whose death this year was announced prematurely, is actually alive, well and in the safe hands of Brian Bilston. Here is a wonderful, laugh-out-loud comedy of suburban despair in the great tradition of David Nobbs and Sue Townsend. And it comes, of course, with the added bonus of Bilston's poetry, sparkling here with all the wit, intelligence and humanity that has won him more than 50,000 followers on twitter.' - Jonathan Coe

'Highly original, genuinely funny and clever, with a gentle humanity in between the lines. Brian Bilson should be Poet Laureate.' - John O'Farrell

'In the future a new word will enter the language: a Bilston, which will denote one of those times in the day when we see the world from a perspective that is strange, wonderful and packed with a kind of gleaming joy. This book is a clock ticking with Bilstons.' - Ian MacMillan

'If you like a) laughing or b) words which rhyme with each other, you will love Brian Bilston.' - Richard Osman