Humorous fiction Books

It is the sixties in the century of middlemen. Meet the cast: Rusty Conway, Chief Public Relations Officer of U.V.I, a company whose dress fabrics, manufactured from sand and saltpetre, have an unfortunate tendency to explode; Serena Scott-Buttery,...

New Mexico, 1959. At the edge of a seemingly infinite desert, Fender Lee navigates life as an ex-con, a master mechanic, and a guitar prodigy in a tiny town. He runs the Last Chance, a lonely service station where dreams shimmer in the heat waves rising...

A Planta Carnívora é a continuação do romance O Cavaleiro da Torre Inclinada do mesmo autor. Nesta segunda parte, Marco Túlio Ferreira, professor universitário, abandona a família e vai viver sozinho. A ex-esposa reconhece que a separação, baseada num...

A Porca é a continuação de A Planta Carnívora, romance que faz parte da série de ficção de José Leon Machado iniciada com O Cavaleiro da Torre Inclinada, cujo cenário é a vida académica. Nesta terceira parte, Marco Túlio Ferreira cimenta a sua relação...

"Breaking Stupid" is a sidesplitting compendium of interconnected comedic tales that revolve around the uproarious escapades of the Tramp family. As they relentlessly chase riches through increasingly absurd schemes, their journey takes them from...

O Cavaleiro da Torre Inclinada, com o subtítulo de "Cenas da Vida Académica", conta as aventuras de um professor a trabalhar numa hipotética universidade portuguesa. Os académicos são, como ele próprio refere, os novos cavaleiros da era moderna. Assim...

Racism, prejudice, commodified spirituality-in this absurdist satire, Merlin Franco takes potshots at the maladies plaguing South and Southeast Asia"...a Hunter S Thompson for the 21st Century. Perfect for people who hated Eat Pray Love."-Hannah Hill,...

Genre breaking story of a nerdy office worker who goes through a journey to find himself after being bullied.

Počuj, mesto! Počuj hlas obyčajných ľudí! Kto to volá? Biblický prorok Micheáš? Alebo dnešný Jeremiáš, ktorý ťažko nesie šikanovanie súčasných byrokratov a...

Two couples prepare for a simple dinner. The hosts, Maziar and Lisa Afshari, do some last-minute tidying of their mansion in the Pacific Palisades. Their guests, Cyrus and Shireen Ghorbani, contemplate whether or not they should bring a pastry. For both...

Una selección de las mejores y más alocadas aventuras del piloto Jim. Muchas de ellas inspiradas en cuentos populares de la literatura universal.Una antología de relatos de ciencia ficción ligera con toques de humor de Tony Jim: Escritor de relatos...

“Berlin was still a heap of ruins. ... One day they would rebuild the city again. I could see the day coming. And the rest of Germany, too. Yes. They would rebuild everything again. All Germany. And then ... yes ... perhaps they will bring back the...

Eine Monsterfrau? Nur aus der Sicht eines Machos! Gabi ist natürlich kein Monster, sondern eine aufgeschlossene, emanzipierte junge Frau, die weiß, was sie will - und vor allem auch, was sie nicht will. Von Männern - insbesondere von Machos - hat sie...

Toast mit Gurke - Eine französische Leidenschaft. Lustige Geschichten aus dem Südwesten Frankreichs.

Das Regenbogen-Archipel mit seinen bunten Inseln lag jahrelang in einem politisch-gesellschaftlich, friedlichen Schlummerschlaf. Plötzlich fällt eine neue Krankheit über die Bewohner her und versetzt sie in Schrecken und Panik: die Zackenwurm-Infektion!...

Däne werden oder... nicht Däne werden? Die Provinzidylle von Schäferpoet Colin Oltmann wird von Krisen erschüttert. Seine besten Freunde werden bedroht und wollen auswandern: ins hygge Sehnsuchtsland Dänemark. Colin aber zweifelt noch: Ist das die...

Der Autor spielt seit vielen Jahren Golf. Er hat dabei gelernt, diesen Sport nicht immer ernst zu nehmen.Mark Twain hat einmal behauptet, Golf sei ein Spaziergang mit Hindernissen. Das ist eine Halbwahrheit. Golf ist auch kein Spiel auf Leben und Tod:...

Neues von der Märchenküste Vol. 2 ist das zweite Buch zum lustigsten Podcast Schleswig-Holsteins mit Frank Bremser.Weil der Fachkräftemangel auch an den Gebrüdern Grimm nicht vorbeigeht, ist das Märchenpersonal an der schleswig-holsteinischen...

Walter Wemmer serviert ein spezielles Menü: Saftige Alltagsgeschichten, gewürzt mit einem Schuss Zynismus, garniert mit jeder Menge Humor.Beipackzettel von Medikamenten werden ebenso satirisch analysiert, wie Hundekommandos, Kaffee-und Werbefahrten,...

Es war ein angenehmer Morgen, und der Duft nach Erde, Wiesen und Sträuchern war ein willkommenes Frühstück. Ich atmete mich satt, dann stellte ich mich an den kleinen Wall neben der Straße und strullte einen weiteren See in Irlands Landschaft. Diesen...

"Westfälische Provence und andere Geschichten" handelt von Menschen, die man anfängt zu schätzen und zu lieben, obwohl sie so ganz anders sind als man selbst. Natürlich wird es um die Weite und die Farben des Himmels gehen, aber auch um den...

"Why does it feel like someone is going to murder us?"Autumn Milford's sixteen-year-old daughter Jordyn asked, peering out the car window at the thick, wooded landscape.Autumn grit her teeth as she carefully maneuvered the old greenSubaru around a...

À la suite d'un concours de circonstances aussi absurde qu'inexorable, un politicien de second plan se retrouve propulsé à la présidence de la République française. Les conséquences de cet évènement seront aussi inattendues que grandioses et même,...

"... On pense aussi souvent que je suis une originale, indisciplinée et contrastée, moitié chausson rose moitié chausson bleu et donc certainement pas les deux pieds dans le même sabot. Une légende d'artiste rebelle doublée d'un Donjuanisme facile et...

Groundbreaking.Tales from the Bloody Stump is an anthology of speculative fiction, all enclosed in a husk of humor--humor that is neither snide nor sarcastic. The book includes 15 stories of widely varying lengths, 5 poems, a book of fables (a book...

Life after TV is looking up: Jen moved to Florida and her themed bakery is prepared to open with a bang. Then a major competitor threatens to put Sweet Reality out of business before they sell their first goodies. She's going to need a smash hit to keep...

Life after college isn't as seen on TV: Jen's low-paying job is uninspiring, her boyfriend won't commit, and she just got evicted. The most exercise she gets comes from dodging debt collectors. Then she spies an ad seeking competitors for a new...

All Rance and team wanted was a little breather. But the Empire wouldn't leave them alone.Bailiff Daughtry, administrator to the High Chamberlin himself, offers Rance a chance to speak to her boss, and he refuses. With all the mess that they had made for...

He never thought it would come to this.Rance and team may have overdone it when they captured Bailiff Daughtry. It was easy enough to rid the Empire of another conspirator-why not round up the rest? But if they assumed what came next would only be...

Can Samantha keep calm and carry on?​Samantha Kidd is gobsmacked by the wins in her life. Job: check. Man: check. Inner peace: closer than she's been in a while. But when the British invasion arrives in the form of new business owners, her checked boxes...

Leave the cannoli. Take the shoes!When newly engaged amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd discovers the body of a mafia princess dead in fiancé and shoe designer Nick Taylor's showroom, her questions are so numerous she'd need a bookie to keep track. The...

Bethany Connell has one goal: keep her cookies in her basket. And by cookies, she means sex. She will not be distracted by a pretty face and a rock-hard body again. This time, she wants a grown-up relationship. Something steady. Something forever.And...

Freya Morgan just wanted one thing: someone to beat up her evil ex-boyfriend. So she did what any self-respecting co-ed does, and hired the campus bad boy to kick his butt. It was the best idea ever. In fact, scorned girlfriends all over campus started...

Risque Business!When amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is assigned to cover the lingerie shows in Las Vegas, her excitement is more visible than panty lines. Events in her hometown have made her a celebrity, and a romantic getaway with fiancé Nick Taylor is...

Samantha Kidd is all about leaving the past behind. But sometimes the past won't let you go...​​With her birthday on the horizon, amateur sleuth and fashion expert Samantha Kidd is determined to get her life under control. Her steady job at Retrofit...

Scarlett Jackson is anything but perfect. The first time she met famous chef and entrepreneur Guy Chapman, she set him on fire. As a result, she was blacklisted from every restaurant in New York City to the point where she couldn't get hired at a taco...

Gemma McDougall is certain about three things: One, she's never going to lose her Latina ass. Two, her career is more important than the crappy (and nonexistent) relationships she's had to endure her entire adult life. Three, she's going to get the next...

High Shelf is a monthly collection of poetry, art, photography, and satire from around the world, collected and curated in Portland, Oregon. High Shelf XXIV (November 2020) contains 80+ pages of world-class poetry, art, photography, and satire. High...

A fiction yet factual book series to help overcome the maze of the mind. TIED to the negative consequences of a life changing decision made out of fear. Internally DESTROYED by self-sabotage in response to an out of control situation. Emotionally &...

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away...you were a child. And fairy tales were delightful stories that insisted life wasn't scary and overwhelming, but magical and sweet. Oh, there were happy endings galore-not to mention plenty of helpful godmothers...

A Tale of Passion, Perseverance, and Missing MeatloafDr. Robert Chudinski, an idealistic academic, is fresh out of his doctoral program, when he accepts a position at Eastern Wisconsin University. Dr. Chudinski believes he will finally have the...

Lost in Space and Loving It!Discover alien moons inhabited solely by space turds! Amagoo Corporation goons - and goonettes! Evolving lab rats wearing tin foil hats! All such goodness combining to make this and every future Space Lab adventure...

Kolekcja opowieści o przegranych, która sprawi, że będziesz śmiać się, płakać i kibicować tym, którzy zawsze mają pecha (nawet jeśli nie odnoszą sukcesów). Te opowieści odbiegają od typowych narracji skupionych na superbohaterach i zamiast tego...

Molly is heading to Pluto. Send in the clones...Molly's Bistro is opening a new branch of the famous Martian restaurant on Pluto. But the opening is delayed when their chef is murdered. With the Pluto Police taking a relaxed approach to crime, Molly...

Books are dangerousPeople in Blanow think that books are dangerous: they fill your head with drivel, make poor firewood and cannot be eaten (even in an emergency). This book is about Howul. He sees things differently: fires are dangerous; people are...

Derek has a cause but, being Derek, he also has a host of misunderstandings to sort out, mistakes to rectify and a wife to mollify. As a natural leader, he knows that beating the Railway Developers is down to him. As a natural disaster area, we know it...