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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    Giveaway dates: Dec 29 - Jan 12, 2026

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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
    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
    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
    2,067 books — 2,389 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
    3,505 books — 5,050 voters
    Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee JonesThe 5th Wave by Rick YanceyReal by Katy EvansBranded by Abi KetnerThe Law of Attraction by N.M. Silber
    New Series (2013)
    1,030 books — 2,291 voters

    Wallbanger by Alice ClaytonPlaying for Keeps by R.L. MathewsonSeduction and Snacks by Tara SivecTangled by Emma ChasePerfection by R.L. Mathewson
    Funny as Hell!
    2,563 books — 6,471 voters
    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
    Best Humorous Books
    4,331 books — 7,912 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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