Nobody would be arrested for speaking out against the government in the United Kingdom; it’s not Stalin’s Russia. Or is it? HOT BANANA - the debut memoir by Abi Roberts. On 27th June 2023, Abi Roberts, host of the cult podcast Abi Daily, was arrested outside the UK Covid Inquiry. She spent 17 hours in a police cell. Her crime: swearing when told not to. This is just one moment (well, 17 hours) in Abi’s vivid life. From tales of flattening grass in Swansea, and being baptised in Russia, to the world of stand-up comedy and fighting global medical tyranny. Music is Abi’s first love, and this exhilarating compilation of memoirs is packed with the songs that were playing in her ears; including songs that she co-wrote and sang herself. Like an album, the book is divided into 12 ‘tracks’ rather than the standard ‘chapters’ and includes quotes by people who resonate with Abi, and her life. A scintillating, laugh-out-loud, sob-inducing, rude, bombastic, self-deprecating, painfully honest, angry, authentic blast through highlights of a life well-lived. Hot Banana is a unique book you will want to take a bite out of again and again. ‘Great knockers’ – The Guardian ‘I’d rather get my 7th Covid-19 booster than read this nonsense’ – Jon Gaunt