Raven Smiths Trivial Pursuits

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Instagrams answer to David Sedaris. ST STYLE MAGAZINE

Irresistibly readable DOLLY ALDERTON

Youll laugh. Youll cry. LENA DUNHAM

A 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 if youre not filthy rich Is a bagel four slices of bread Are three cigarettes a meal

From IKEA meatballs to minibreaks, join Raven Smith as he reflects on the importance we place in the least important things and our frivolous attempts to accomplish and attain.He also tackles his single-parent upbringing, his struggles as a lonely teenager and his personal experience of coming out.

Packed with brilliant humour, great tenderness and lingering pathos, Raven Smiths Trivial Pursuits is a book for anyone who has ever asked when I get to the pearly gates of heaven, will a viral tweet count for or against my entry

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The unofficial spokesperson of the modern millennial'
SUNDAY TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE

Funny, interrogating, refreshingly self-aware and irresistibly readable: Raven Smith has written a hilarious, relatable guide to the contradictions and complications of modern life
DOLLY ALDERTON

Its rare a writer is as funny in their prose as they are in their social media. But Raven is that rare author who is somehow even better, as he tartly explores pop culture and its influence on his inner life. Youll laugh. Youll cry. Youll wonder if youre really just another millennial a**hole on this guided tour of Ravens beautiful, singular and deeply hilarious mind.
LENA DUNHAM

Raven Smiths writing is as current as it is biting!
Candice Carty-Williams

Fresh, funny and fabulous!
JONATHAN ROSS

Raven Smith is rollickingly good fun and Britain's sassiest social commentator. Trivial Pursuits is a linguistic acid trip and a showcase of his ability to shape even the most useless piece of information into something riveting.
PANDORA SYKES

Its unlike anything Ive ever readin a good way! Im laughing out loud, wincing in recognition and shaking my head in wonderment about some of the batshit metaphors that shouldnt work but do! ELIZABETH DAY

Its hilarious. The funny stuff made me do small wheezes and the honest stuff made me wish I could write so boldly. The chapter on long term partnerships made me feel strangely like I wanted to go and hug my sleeping husband and I reached the end furious that there wasnt more to comeI feel like he wrote it from inside my brain but only if my brain was cleverer and more articulate.
BELLA MACKIE

Smith is a scandalous, Wildean libertine with an Instagram account to match and his book, a guide to life, is a naughty little firecracker. DEBORAH FRANCES WHITE

Author Bio

Raven Smith has been 32 for several years and lives in London with his husband and cat. The former Vogue and Sunday Times columnist is quoted by many as the funniest person on Instagram, which does nothing to minimise his ego. This is his first book.