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

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
Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World
Dead & Breakfast
Slayers of Old
F*cked Up Fairy Tales: Sinful Cinderellas, Prince Alarmings, and Other Timeless Classics
Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
At Death's Dough: A Deep Dish Mystery (Deep Dish Mysteries, 5)
Dog Affirmations: An Illustrated Journey Through Your Dog's Thoughts
A Fae in Finance (How to Do Business in Fairie Book 1)
K-Jane
Five Golden Wings (Meg Langslow Mysteries, #38)
  • Racing the Rope by T.A. Styles
    Racing the Rope: An Inspirational Children's Chapter Book
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    Release date: Nov 15, 2025
    One jump could change everything.

    Sixth grader Geran Harris has always been the popular kid at his Catholic school—until one day, he dares to jump into
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    Number of copies: 100

    Giveaway dates: Dec 02 - Dec 25, 2025

    Countries available: U.S.

  • Like This, But Funnier by Hallie Cantor
    Like This, But Funnier

    Release date: Apr 07, 2026
    Enter for a chance to win an early copy of Hallie Cantor's debut novel, LIKE THIS, BUT FUNNIER! ...more
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    Format: Print book

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    Number of copies: 5

    Giveaway dates: Dec 08 - Dec 28, 2025

    Countries available: U.S.

  • An Asylum of Sorts by John Lowe
    An Asylum of Sorts: An Olde New Jersey Estate Becomes The Home For Some Colorful Tenants Both Real And Imagined In This Humorous Tale Laced With Mystery And Self-Indulgence

    Release date: Aug 26, 2017
    The crazy goings on in an old house in the summer of ’77, from a WWII vet who sees Japanese soldiers to a young woman with CSBD, and those in between.
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    Number of copies: 100

    Giveaway dates: Nov 30 - Dec 28, 2025

    Countries available: U.S.

  • One Snowy Day
    Call Me Anytime (The Protectors #1)
    Oh. What. Fun.
    Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)
    The King's Ransom
    Single Dad Dilemma (The Kings, #2)
    Cat Kid Comic Club (Cat Kid Comic Club #1)
    Big Nick Energy
    The Highland Fling
    How to Age Disgracefully
    You Deserve Each Other (You Deserve Each Other, #1)
    Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #20)
    怪獣8号 1 [Kaijū 8-gō 1]
    Beware of Chicken 5 (Beware of Chicken, #5)
    Daddy Issues
    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
    3,149 books — 6,697 voters

    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
    Books that Make you Laugh
    3,500 books — 5,004 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 — 2,263 voters

    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  RitzThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    All-Time Awesome Books
    11,805 books — 7,569 voters
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyDog Days by Jeff KinneyRodrick Rules by Jeff KinneyThe Last Straw by Jeff KinneyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
    Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
    2,065 books — 2,342 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
    Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
    When You Are Engulfed in Flames
    Naked
    Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things

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