Humorous fiction Books

Bridget Jones fans will fall hard for this based-on-a-true-story, behind-the-scenes tale of a young woman’s calamitous adventures trying to break into the movie industry in 1990s Hollywood.Hollywood,...

Spaceships aren't programmed to seek revenge but for Dracula, Demeter will make an exception. Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri.Unfortunately,...

Cult authors Edward Lee and Mary SanGiovanni's novel follows an insufferable horror-con lurker as he spurns the wrong woman and is cursed to a monstrous dimension full of Lovecraftian creations...

Humorous, heartfelt, and endearing, My Heart Belongs in an Empty Big Mac Container Buried Beneath the Ocean Floor is the story of a young man (as empty as the Big Mac container itself) facing...

Horse Girl Fever is a hilariously weird collection, part autofiction, part outlandish daydream, that celebrates the horse girl within all of us.From cult author of The Red-Headed Pilgrim, Kevin...

For fans of Tom Perrotta, Maria Semple, and Elinor Lipman, a dark comedy about family dysfunction fueled by bitter Trump-era politics, vodka, and a reluctant daughter’s guilt.Set against a backdrop...

The sensational Number One debut of 2022, now in paperback. The major bestseller featuring the uncompromising, unconventional Elizabeth Zott - the most exciting new character in fiction. THE...

A hilarious, swoony and downright terrifying horror romance in which a cinephile gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the...

The 25th Discworld novel - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy novel from bestselling author Terry...

Celebrate 150 years of mischief, adventure, and Americana with this timeless classic of boyhood and imagination. First published in 1876, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain remains one of...

'The freshest, funniest new voice in fiction since Liane Moriarty.' Mia Freedman Meet three Mummy Bloggers - each of them followed, idolised, imitated, taunted and trolled online. Elle Campbell is...

No more corpses. At least, that was the plan. THE MULTIMILLION-COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER RETURNS Lawyer turned murderer Björn wants to stop killing. Unfortunately, the prisoner in his basement...

Shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award How much should one person give to make the world a better place? How much can one family take? **The hilarious, thought-provoking...

The 40th Discworld novel and 3rd in the Moist von Lipwig series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy...

The nineteenth Discworld novel and third in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy...

'A warm-hearted and perceptive story that explores the meaning of family and the ties that bind us. I adored the vivid characters in this stand-out novel - young Alfie Bains leapt off the page and...

The instant New York Times bestseller - a fiendishly clever, nostalgic, and tender novel about cherishing what we have while there is still time By her fortieth birthday, Alice Stern thought she's...

Someone knows about Julia Glynn's affair. She and husband Michael are the envy of their neighbours: prosperous, devout, the model couple. Then one day, an anonymous letter arrives with the morning...

What if you could rewrite your relationship, again and again, until it worked out? The genre-bending queer love story from an unmissable debut author What if you could rewrite your relationship,...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that...

A uniquely humorous and deeply profound novel from a legendary stand-up comedian that follows the thoughts of a 1960s third grader during a single day at school. Steven Wright is one of the most...

A blackly comic, bittersweet satirical novel about Ukraine, a writer and a pet penguin All that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin. Viktor is an aspiring writer with only...

AS SEEN ON ACCESS HOLLYWOOD, PAGE SIX, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, GOOD DAY NEW YORK, AND MEGYN KELLY It started with a whisper… Secrets are currency, and one juicy quote can destroy a career. In this...

A mortally funny debut novel of a mother's love that defies all odds, including death A mortally funny story of a mother's quest to save her son against all odds 'Transcendent and dazzlingly weird'...

The first volume in Armistead Maupin's widely acclaimed and much-loved Tales of the City series. The first novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San...

An novel poking fun at modern mores and delving into what we should really treasure in our precarious lives. From the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Sometimes we must look to the...

A ground-breaking exploration of Britain's older Carribean community, from the Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life...

Nothing goes unnoticed on Ashdown Close... The darkly comic addictive new novel about friendship and envy from the Sunday Times bestseller Until recently, the most exciting thing that that happened...

'A hilarious and hugely affectionate novel' Independent on Sunday By the bestselling author of The Commitments, now a long-running West End stage show. 'The musical we've been waiting for... So...

New to Penguin Classics, this is the funny and deeply moving story of the apocalypse - as seen from one small village in England Self-important and more or less friendless, retired teacher Edgar...

The third book in the record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series from British national treasure Richard Osman. It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except...

Trailblazing author Isabel Waidner returns with an existential cat-and-mouse story of grief, loss, ambition, and the possibility making oneself anew Two men meet in a flat in London. They are total...

Fleabag meets Big Swiss in this bold debut about a charismatic misfit who livestreams her life for seven days and nights to raise money to save her comatose sister – a poignant and darkly funny...

Number One New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich returns with the launch of a blockbuster new series that blends wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humour,...

The thirty-fourth Discworld novel and seventh in the City Watch series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Discover the gloriously inventive and funny...

Comedian, screenwriter & bestselling author returns with a blistering satire. No one is safe as Ben Elton sends up everything from fake news culture to extreme gender politics, from political...

Grace loves a woman. Annie loves a man. Violet isn't quite sure. But you'll love them all. . . Grace has what one might call a 'full and interesting life' which is code for not married and has no...

New edition of the Penguin Essential of the best satire ever written 'His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as a mausoleum. During the night, too, he'd...

Mitford's beloved novel published as a Penguin Essential for the first time 'Obsessed with sex!' said Jassy, 'there's nobody so obsessed as you, Linda. Why if I so much as look at a picture you say...

Penguin Classics relaunch. Laurence Sterne's great masterpiece of bawdy humour and rich satire defies any attempt to categorize it. Part novel, part digression, its gloriously disordered narrative...

'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour.' Stephen Fry 'A comic master' David Walliams 'Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale . . . A world for us to...

The chart-topping, million-copy-selling comedian's brilliant first novel Everyone hates the perfect family. So you'll love the Battles. Mo is about to hit the big 50, and some uncomfortable truths...

A witty, inventive read with anyone for a passion for travel Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time in over fifty years at his mother's...

The fourteenth Discworld novel and fourth in the Witches series - revamped with a fresh bold look targeting a new generation of fantasy fans. Discover the gloriously inventive and funny fantasy...

'An elegant and quietly lyrical charting of a life changed by books' Irish Times 'Full of charm, sensitivity and intelligence. Brilliant.' Antoine Laurain, author of The Red Noteboook ______Clara...

The Booker longlisted first book from Britain's funniest bestselling novelist, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time 'Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a...

84 Charing Cross Road meets A Man Called Ove in this Radio 2 Book Club pick: a heartwarming, witty story about the life of an extraordinary woman, told through her letters. In her letters to family...

Nick Hornby's internationally bestselling first novel, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time Nick Hornby's first novel, an international bestseller and instantly recognized by critics...