Get Ahead of Being Dead : Your Handy Planner for the End of Life

''A vitally important book for anyone who thinks they might die at some point. Do not buy this book if you are already dead. It''s too late. Repeat. Do not buy this if you''re dead. But for everyone else it''s a complete guide to getting your affairs in order, before anyone tells you that you have to.'' - RICHARD HERRING

''With a prose style that holds your hand and offers inappropriate jokes when you need them, Evie King makes an excellent case for sorting your life out by sorting your death out first. A serious, funny, necessary book for those of us still this side of the daisies.'' - ALAN MOORE

''And in the event that Evie is still publishing after my own death. Speaking as a dead person, can I just say, authoritatively, that Evie King was right about everything and I really wish I''d listened to her?'' - Advance quote from deceased Alan Moore

''Not only practical, it''s also somehow a great meditation on death. Telling me all sorts of practical stuff in a way I can bear to read. More than bear, I loved it.'' - PHILIPPA PERRY

''Exceptionally and universally useful and exactly what the world needs right now'' - LUCY EASTHOPE

''I''ve never laughed so much at something so bleak and so useful'' - ALISTAIR GREEN

''Evie''s written plenty of excellent Top Tips for us over the years. But we''re not getting any younger; Wagon Wheels were bigger in our day, these youngsters do mumble, and the currency''s starting to look very fiddly. It''s about time someone wrote a book of Top Tips for Death to keep us on the straight and narrow as we gallop towards our increasingly imminent demise.'' - VIZ

''King acts as a warm, wise, and witty psychopomp, gently guiding readers through the often overwhelming business of planning for your own death. With real-life stories and practical tips she turns end-of-life admin into something profoundly life-affirming.'' - SARAH CHAVEZ, Executive Director, Order of the Good Death

This book gives you everything you need to prepare for your own death, from basic admin to acceptance of the concept itself. It''s a practical guide and journal that asks us to confront the questions that many of us are afraid to discuss with our loved ones: What type of funeral do I want? What do I want to happen to my possessions? How do I want to be remembered? Evie, a former stand-up comedian, also explains why death planning is so important, using her extensive expertise as a council funeral officer.

The exercises at the end of each section help you prepare for every mortality eventuality. From ensuring the admin of your life can be packed down quickly and efficiently, to guaranteeing you are given the correct funeral rites, to knowing what we are doing with your Facebook page.

Once completed, it is intended to be stored along with your documents and important paperwork (and/or to trigger you to prepare those important documents and gather said paperwork if you haven''t already). There is also a free text blank page after each section for your own notes. Throughout, Evie includes real-life stories to add her winning combination of light-hearted touches and serious lessons as to why this preparation is so vital.