How to Be Good is a 2001 novel by the English writer Nick Hornby.

[1][2] It centers on characters Katie Carr, a doctor, and her husband, David Grant.

The story begins when David stops being "The Angriest Man In Holloway" and begins to be "good" with the help of his spiritual healer, DJ GoodNews (who also shows up briefly in Hornby's A Long Way Down).

The protagonist, Katie, briefly encounters a minor character named Dick whose description and attitude towards music are reminiscent of the character of the same name from Hornby's first novel, High Fidelity.

Upon release, How to Be Good was generally well-received among British press.