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

How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay
Stakeouts and Strollers
That's What Friends Are For
The Adjunct
This Will Be Interesting: A Novel (This Will Be, #2)
The Pie & Mash Detective Agency
It's My Bird-Day! (Pigeon, #13)
Die Känguru-Rebellion (Die Känguru-Chroniken, #5)
The Oks Are Not OK
The Future Book
Rocky Road: A Rocky Start Novella
Claire Holloway Is Winging It
Goodnight, Bruce (Mother Bruce Series)
De'Ath Takes a Holiday
What's for Dinner?
  • A Map to Murder by Michelle Chouinard
    A Map to Murder: A Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco Mystery

    Release date: Sep 22, 2026
    Beloved true crime tour guide Capri Sanzio returns in Michelle Chouinard’s A Map to Murder, the next book in the USA Today bestselling Serial Killer G ...more
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  • Big Fan by Michael Schur
    Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love
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    Release date: May 19, 2026
    We're giving away 30 early copies of this hilarious and heartwarming celebration of fans from bestselling authors Mike Schur and Joe Posnanski! ...more
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    Giveaway dates: Apr 03 - Apr 27, 2026

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  • The Land and Its People by David Sedaris
    The Land and Its People

    Release date: May 26, 2026
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  • The Dinner Party: A Pick Your Poison Adventure
    Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)
    A Good Person
    Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief (Ernest Cunningham, #4)
    Band of Others (A Gentle Apocalypse #3)
    Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan, #2)
    Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan (A Gentle Apocalypse #1)
    La muy catastrófica visita al zoo
    Magical Midlife Rogue (Leveling Up, #12)
    Slags
    Bridesmaid by Chance (Bridesmaid for Hire, #3)
    Faking Cinderella (Small Town Sisterhood #3)
    How to Age Disgracefully
    Starter Villain
    Runaway Groomsman
    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
    732 books — 1,638 voters
    Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesEasy by Tammara WebberThoughtless by S.C. StephensSlammed by Colleen Hoover
    I AM IN LOVE !!!
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    A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboAngelfall by Susan EeThe Immortal Rules by Julie KagawaThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
    Best Unknown but must be Known books
    9,152 books — 8,374 voters
    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
    1,739 books — 2,265 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
    3,196 books — 6,718 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!
    2,576 books — 6,504 voters

    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    Bossypants
    Me Talk Pretty One Day
    Good Omens
    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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