Humorous fiction Books

Black metal juggernaut Desekration stand poised to record their forthcoming masterwork ... once David and Svart get a few more dudes to join the band. Book Two of The Death Metal Epic finds David Fosberg living his rock and roll fantasy. Which means...

Death Diva Jane is simply going about her business, which in this case requires her to empty a three-liter spigot box of cheap rosé on a grave, when she and her furry sidekick Sexy Beast make a grisly discovery in the town cemetery.The victim was...

Oh, for a simpler time! Paradise Jones dreams of the Hollywood glamour days. Clothes, hair, vintage car--you name it, she's got it. She's classic retro, a 21st-century image of her favorite Golden Era stars--Doris, Audrey, Esther, Marilyn. The...

WINNER of the Independent Press Award. Agnes Anne O’Neil, 28 and still living at home, mounts a five point plan of escape from her ultra Catholic parents. Thwarted by bad memories of a high school attack by the guy who became her brother-in-law,...

These days, if you want to run a successful company . . . you're going to need a lot of ninjas.Neo Tokyo, California is a city built so high that none of its residents have ever seen the ground. It is a place where citizens cosmetically alter their...

In a future where everyone in the world has been drafted into the military, there is only one enemy left to fight . . . ourselves. Five exhausted soldiers are sitting in the middle of a frozen Arctic wasteland, waiting for something to happen. They don't...

Frank Macdonald's reputation for colourful characters, subtle satire and social conscience is omnipresent in the hilarious adventures of Cape Breton pals Tinker and Blue in late-'60s San Francisco.At age 19 and 20, respectively, Tinker Dempsey and his...

Rev and Dylan are intelligent, sensitive, idealistic, enthusiastic, and -- utter failures. When they reconnect some twenty years after teacher's college, Rev is en route to Montreal to see the fireworks festival. (Something with great social and...

The Brightonians focuses upon the bitter rivalry and social one-upmanship that fuels the lives of a group of socialites who live in this far-from-quintessential seaside town. Already vying for supremacy of their circle, the chance discovery of a...

Immerse yourself for a while in the unique village of Winkdale, the setting for Ralph Jones' debut collection of hilarious short stories.Winkdale is a magnet for some of the weirdest and most fascinating people around. Here you will meet lost souls,...

A nudist park wasn't exactly where Brian thought he'd be at thirtyfour. But homeless, jobless, and about to be divorced, it's where he ends up. Living in his grandmother's trailer, whiling away the days in a drunken stupor, his elderly neighbor gardening...

White supremacists are 'weaponizing' the Middle Ages. One historian aims to stop them. Embattled history prof Abe Kantorowicz enlists two Yale grad students, Molly Isaacson and Quinton Quick, to fight neo-Nazis on the battlefield of propaganda...

When an ordinary talk-show host is simply having fun with his whimsical audience, everything changes as suddenly a mysterious newcomer shows up. Dr. Hans, a rather bizarre scientist, claims he has invented a time machine with unfathomable potential...

2022 Reprint of the 1926 Edition. The Torrents of Spring is a novella written by Ernest Hemingway and first published in 1926. It is Hemingway's first long work and was written as a parody of Sherwood Anderson's Dark Laughter. It was written as...

One day, I came home from work, and my son was at the dinner table playing with his toy dinosaurs. As I settled in on the couch to watch TV, I noticed how much fun he was having and wanted to play too. I sat down at the table with him and began to...

Theodore Graham, a burned-out genius with working-class roots, challenges the status quo of wealth, power, and the role of media, only to find himself as an unlikely candidate in a tight governor's race. This political comedy examines friendships and...

Julie Larkham and Gregor MacGregor, "Mac" were living a fairy tale existence in their whitewashed croft overlooking Kincaird Loch in the Scottish Highlands. Mac's inheritance, a dilapidated castle and estate were transformed into a boutique hotel with...

A darkly humorous novel about the trappings of generational wealth and the human cost of ambition  The White Birch Hotel in the city of Tuffty Town teems with poorly kept secrets: exiled governments negotiating banished royals and messy...

The word Levenscyclus is a Dutch word meaning Life Cycle.The book 'Life cycle' is based on a true incident. This story is about a boy who believes that living beings do not go to heaven after death, but they never die, they go into a cycle after some...

This collection of true life stories loaded with life lessons is guaranteed to make you laugh and laugh ... and then learn. The book should not be read by anyone allergic to laughter. But whether you laugh or not, it will stir something in you.Chris...

"Some of the sharpest writing ever from a comic genius." -Kurt Luchs, Talking Book Review "Good sentence structure." -Chevy Chase Philip Austin, one of America's great comedy writer/performers and one quarter of the notorious Firesign Theatre,...

"Some of the sharpest writing ever from a comic genius." -Kurt Luchs, Talking Book Review "Good sentence structure." -Chevy Chase Philip Austin, one of America's great comedy writer/performers and one quarter of the notorious Firesign Theatre,...

The arrival of Mrs. Wallingford set upon a much higher plane her husband's already well-established reputation as a capitalist of illimitable resources... "She is a stunner," [Doctor Feldmeyer] declared, with the faintest suggestion of a smirk, "and...

OF INTEREST TO: fans of humorous fictionIn polar travel the last ten miles are invariably the hardest. One is spent and exhausted. Ice conditions north of eighty-seven are increasingly difficult. Absolutely nothing has been done by either Canadian or...

Remember the stories your grandfather use to tell you about way back when? Remember laughing out loud as the stories got deeper? If you like to LOL than this really is a book for you.Some observations on life in general and people in particular as seen...

It's 1960. Welcome to the world of ten-year-old Liam Freddy McAfee, who'sspilling the beans about his family, friends, neighbors and classmates --telling everything they don't want you to know. Humourous first fiction from renowned musician Tom Ball.

Trouble or Success is about two young men named Chris and Derek. They grew up in bad environments. One young man chose the right path, and the other chose the wrong path in life.

Augustus Melmotte is a foreign-born financier with a mysterious past. When he moves his business and his family to London, the city's upper crust begins buzzing with rumors about him, and a host of characters ultimately find their lives changed because...

Kerwhop!11 classic Willie Klump Tales!BIRD CAGEY: A Fowl in the Hand May Be Worth Two in the Hedge, But Willie Klump Goes After Two Jailbirds with One Grindstone!DUMB IN THE WORD FOR WILLIE: The President of the Hawkeye Detective Agency Swings into...

Hannah is a plump, re-headed pre-teen struggling with various elements of her life including the search for the perfect dog who will brighten her life . See how she learns one of life's most valuable lessons on a comically disastrous Christmas.

Rose, a lonely middle-aged woman, takes in a rescue kitty for companionship. Rose and Katu are very content for a short while until Katu becomes ill and goes to kitty heaven. Katu appears in a dream to Rose to reassure her that he is okay and will never...

For fifty years he had tried to colonize Mars and all his efforts had failed. Besides this dome which had been built for us there was only one other outpost, another glassite dome much smaller and less than a mile away. It had looked as though mankind...

This satirical novel offers a humorous and affectionate portrayal of English society between the World Wars. The story follows a young Scotsman, Donald Cameron, who is commissioned to write about English life and culture. Through a series of comedic...

Police calls that will make you laughPolice work is ongoing stress. It includes tense association with people who commit theft, mayhem and murder. It also includes the human duties of telling someone their loved ones have been maimed, killed, or...

Colin Belcher, landscape gardener extraordinaire is ecstatically happy, or rather he would be were it not for Lillian his obnoxious wife. After years of attrition he decides to take action only to find himself entangled in a farcical and hilarious trail...

What is this Book?Get ready for a surge of sweet silliness!Meet the Silly Toons, an eccentric bunch of cartoon characters who just try to get along with their lives. At first they may not seem too different from any other big cartoon stars out there,...

A hard-bitten Mafia wife suddenly drops dead at the Beauty Shop, sending hotshot hairdresser Damian Shtup's tony Manhattan life into a tailspin. A twisted, hilarious comedy of manners full of passion, pathos and faaaabulous hair. A great read! A...

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Title: The hand of Ethelberta. A comedy in chapters ... With eleven illustrations [by George Du Maurier], etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is...

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She followed him around the world, only to find he wasn’t waiting for her. Can he convince her to give him a second chance?HAMISH:I’ll be honest—I hadn’t been thinking much about love or marriage. I’d met the girl for me and...

The engagement is fake, but the feelings are real.TRACE:  My twin sister found love using the dating site everyone in San Diego is talking about — Mr. Match. And now that she’s happily coupled, she thinks I should look for my match...

Fernando Fuerte is a total player. In every sense of the word. He’s star forward for the Sharks, the pro soccer team where I handle PR. And I don’t care if Mr. Match says he’s my soulmate. I don’t date players.But when...

Mr. Match has the formula for love. So why is he still single? MAX:Being Mr. Match has been fun. And while it’s nice that thousands of couples have found love thanks to me, that was never really the point. The one guy I most wanted to...