Humor

A comic novel is usually a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader, sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative, sometimes above all other considerations. It could indeed be said that comedy fiction is literary work that aims primarily to provoke laughter, but this isn't always as obvious as it first may seem. ...more

New Releases Tagged "Humor"

A Waffle Lot of Love! (Narwhal and Jelly #10)
Convent Wisdom: How Sixteenth-Century Nuns Could Save Your Twenty-First-Century Life
Joke Farming: How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense
Do Aliens Speak Physics?: And Other Questions about Science and the Nature of Reality
The Encyclopedia of Ugly Fashion: A Hilarious Introspective of History’s Best Worst Fashion Trends
The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt
  • Any Resemblance to a Coincidence Is Accidental by Stephen C. Bird
    Any Resemblance to a Coincidence Is Accidental
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    Release date: Dec 10, 2015
    (281 Word Synopsis) 1. Noloso Chushingura returns to the wretchedness of Mucha Nieve, Nueva Jork and is shocked by what he sees.  He then flees Mucha ...more
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    Number of copies: 100

    Giveaway dates: Dec 29 - Jan 12, 2026

    Countries available: U.S.

  • A Murder in the Synagogue by Stephen Ostrow
    A Murder in the Synagogue: A Detective Petersen Mystery
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    Release date: Dec 18, 2025
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    Giveaway dates: Dec 31 - Jan 12, 2026

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  • Will That be Cash or 'Cuffs? by Yvonne Blackwood
    Will That be Cash or 'Cuffs?
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    Release date: Oct 27, 2025
    Enter for a chance to win 1 of 4 signed copies of the hilarious Will That be Cash or ‘Cuffs? by award-winning short story writer & author of 8 books


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    Giveaway dates: Dec 15 - Jan 13, 2026

    Countries available: U.S. and Canada

  • Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)
    La muy catastrófica visita al zoo
    One Snowy Day
    Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #20)
    The Highland Fling
    Oh. What. Fun.
    Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan, #2)
    Murder at Martingale Manor (Chronicles of St. Mary's)
    Mr. Fixer Upper (Fixer, #1)
    The King's Ransom
    Call Me Anytime (The Protectors #1)
    The Burnout
    How to Age Disgracefully
    Bridesmaid by Chance (Bridesmaid for Hire, #3)
    When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between
    The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnMe Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionBig Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
    Best Beach Reads 2015
    1,738 books — 2,268 voters
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonGood Omens by Terry PratchettA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreChoke by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
    Best Dark Humor
    729 books — 1,631 voters

    The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
    Funniest Novels of All Time
    1,418 books — 2,306 voters
    Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie KinsellaWallbanger by Alice ClaytonBet Me by Jennifer CrusieMatch Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsNatural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    Humorous Romance Books
    3,152 books — 6,696 voters

    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    Bossypants
    Me Talk Pretty One Day
    Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
    Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
    Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
    Yes Please
    The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
    The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
    Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
    Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
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