Billy No-Mates

How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem

Max Dickins

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Canongate Books
18 October 2022

Memoirs; Gender studies: men; Self-help & personal development

When Max Dickins started to think about proposing to his girlfriend, he realised there was no one he could call on to be his best man. This realisation sent him down a rabbit hole, examining the friendships he had had over the years, and where they had foundered.

Men are, on average, more isolated and lonelier than women. Countless studies have affirmed this peculiarity, and there is a staggering worldwide inequality consistently recorded between the sexes in respect to suicide rates. Dickins' disarmingly honest and witty interrogation of traditional masculinity is a personal quest borne of inner crisis, providing a platform to intelligently explore the connection between widespread male loneliness and isolation and the recently christened social phenomenon of toxic masculinity.

Join Max on his journey to find a best man, as he learns that perhaps what he and others like him really need is a best friend.

By: Max Dickins
Imprint: Canongate Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 438g
ISBN: 9781838853518
ISBN 10: 1838853510
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 18 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Max Dickins is a published playwright and author, an actor, presenter and comedian. He has had his own Sony Award-nominated show on Absolute Radio and appeared numerous times on BBC One's Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Several of Dickins' critically acclaimed shows have been taken to the Edinburgh Festival and on national tours, one of which he turned into his debut comedy adventure book, My Groupon Adventure. He is also the co-director of Hoopla, the UK's first improvisation training school and London's first improv comedy theatre. Offstage, as a coach and business speaker, he has brought improvisation into workplaces across the world. @maxdickins | maxdickins.com

Reviews for Billy No-Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem

'Praise for Kin: Dickins' inimitable writing style is unmistakable. Kin is a very moving story which unfolds beautifully with a subtle comedy woven through' - Theatre Weekly 'Praise for My Groupon Adventure: This is more than just a funny account of a madcap adventure . . . it's full of heart' - Irish Examiner