What to read next: Our favourite books, from ‘How To Fail’ to ‘Hamnet’

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Buy now Eleanor Jones ‘How to Fail’ by Elizabeth Day, published by Fourth Estate: £6.76, Amazon.co.uk open image in gallery I actually approached Elizabeth Day’s How To Fail series backwards – this “part memoir, part manifesto” is inspired by the discussions on her hugely successful podcast, but I read the book first and became a convert to the audio side later. Eva Waite-Taylor ‘The Flip Side’ by James Bailey, published by Penguin Books: £7.43, Bookshop.org open image in gallery Debut novelist James Bailey provides the ultimate rom-com in this whimsical story that follows the life of a twentysomething, Josh, after his life comes crashing down. Buy now Daisy Lester ‘The Hungover Games’ by Sophie Heawood, published by Jonathan Cape: £7.91, Amazon.co.uk open image in gallery The candour and humour of Sophie Heawood’s journalism looms large in her memoir, The Hungover Games – chronicling her very funny, honest and shrewd journey from celebrity interviewer in Los Angeles to a single mum in east London. Buy now Louise Whitbread ‘How to Work Without Losing Your Mind: A Realistic Guide to the Hell of Modern Work’ by Cate Sevilla, published by Penguin Business: £9.84, Amazon.co.uk open image in gallery Being freelance, I’ve found working through the pandemic has dramatically changed my career goals and what I want from work.