Everything Happens So Much : The Hilarious and Life-Affirming Bookclub Novel from the Sunday Times Bestselling Host of the No Such Thing As A Fish Podcast

Author: Andrew Hunter Murray

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 5 November 2026 by Orion Publishing Co (Orion) in the United Kingdom

Hardback | 336 pages
241 x 164 x 31 | 538g

Nothing ever happened to her. And then everything did. Esme Good is an unremarkable young woman working a dull job in a city much like the one you're picturing now.

Her only escape is The Elsewheres: tiny potions which allow her to visit alternate versions of herself. Sadly, these only confirm her suspicion that she is, in a cosmic sense, living her worst life.

But, after an incident we simply don't have time to get into right now, she will become the most important person in this - or perhaps any - universe.

As you can imagine, this is a lot of pressure. And she's not going to handle it well.

Esme has never been a main character. Now, a lot of things are about to happen to her: in fact, everything, and so much.

****'Wonderfully whimsical, wacky and wise - who knew that Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams' lovechild would look like Andrew Hunter Murray?'TIM MINCHIN'Hilarious, gripping, truly original... Utterly enjoyable'CARIAD LLOYD'Page-turning and brilliantly silly ... This book exemplifies all that is good about British humour. Thrilling and anarchic and entirely unique'RACHEL PARRIS'So fun! A reality-shifting, epic adventure that is very very VERY funny'ELLIE TAYLOR'Wry, giddy, explosive, and deeply humane: Catch 22 for the Instagram generation'IAN DUNT'Delightfully madcap, sharply well-written, consistently hilarious, and really very wise about life'NAOMI ISHIGURO'An utter joy - witty, warm and clever, this book is an absolute riot. I loved it!'ELIZABETH MACNEAL, AUTHOR OF THE DOLL FACTORY