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Joe Marler vs The World: He’s Clinging On For Dear Life, The Sunday Times bestseller
Come take a joyous journey with Joe Marler as he introduces you to every aspect of his life post-rugby and (almost) everything that's going on in his head. A hugely entertaining and funny romp of a book.
Joe Marler’s brain works like no-one else’s. Goes to places others cannot go. Gets stuck in strange eddies, makes leaps from established human knowledge to strange new frontiers. Finds angles and tangents where others find only dry facts and dead ends.
That’s what makes Joe Marler vs the World so entertaining.
You thought you knew about the world. You realised you only understood a little about Joe, although you’d rather fallen in love with him after Celebrity Traitors. Now you’re about to have your head filled with fresh wonder at both – and, for the first time, truly look at the marvels and minutiae all around you as only Joe Marler does.
No boundaries. No preconceptions. A natural sense of fascination and fun. Not a great deal of formal education. A desire to know more.
It’s a tour that makes no sense until it from deep space to the deep blue seas, from the paranormal to evolution and AI. In partnership with Joe’s mate and podcast co-host Tom Fordyce, we take in love, sex and death and we deep-dive into swearing, modern art and the music of Adele.
And, because this is Joe, it’s not just high jinks and easy japes. It’s the harder stuff, too – the challenges, the mistakes, the misadventures, the lessons learned.
Occasionally messy. Quite often hysterical. Always endearing. This is Joe Marler exploring the world. Come along with him. And please bring some meat-based snacks.
Joe Marler’s brain works like no-one else’s. Goes to places others cannot go. Gets stuck in strange eddies, makes leaps from established human knowledge to strange new frontiers. Finds angles and tangents where others find only dry facts and dead ends.
That’s what makes Joe Marler vs the World so entertaining.
You thought you knew about the world. You realised you only understood a little about Joe, although you’d rather fallen in love with him after Celebrity Traitors. Now you’re about to have your head filled with fresh wonder at both – and, for the first time, truly look at the marvels and minutiae all around you as only Joe Marler does.
No boundaries. No preconceptions. A natural sense of fascination and fun. Not a great deal of formal education. A desire to know more.
It’s a tour that makes no sense until it from deep space to the deep blue seas, from the paranormal to evolution and AI. In partnership with Joe’s mate and podcast co-host Tom Fordyce, we take in love, sex and death and we deep-dive into swearing, modern art and the music of Adele.
And, because this is Joe, it’s not just high jinks and easy japes. It’s the harder stuff, too – the challenges, the mistakes, the misadventures, the lessons learned.
Occasionally messy. Quite often hysterical. Always endearing. This is Joe Marler exploring the world. Come along with him. And please bring some meat-based snacks.
329 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 24, 2026
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October 10, 2026
I feel like this book was what happens when you set out to write a book but then let all the intrusive thoughts take the steering wheel. I also feel there was a lot of repeating things that Joe touched on in his previous book. Still having it read to me by Joe on Audible it was like I was part of the conversations that he touched on. There is a little bit of Joe in all of us. I can relate most to his insecurities and it helps knowing men should never feel alone when struggling with mental problems. All of the best for your future Joe.
October 2, 2026
I love Joes open honesty and sense of humour
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