Humorous fiction

  • The light fantastic : a Discworld novel

    Creator

    Pratchett, Terry

    Abstract

    'What shall we do?' said Twoflower. 'Panic?' said Rincewind hopefully. He always held that panic was the best means of survival. As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the Discworld could do with a hero. What it doesn't need is a singularly inept and cowardly wizard, still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world, or a well-meaning tourist and his luggage which has a mind (and legs) of its own. Which is a shame because that's all there is ...

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [London]

    Transworld Digital

    Non spécifié
  • The last chance library

    Creator

    Sampson, Freya

    Abstract

    A Library Reads PickJune Jones emerges from her shell to fight for her beloved local library, and through the efforts and support of an eclectic group of library patrons, she discovers life-changing friendships along the way. Lonely librarian June Jones has never left the sleepy English village where she grew up. Shy and reclusive, the thirty-year-old would rather spend her time buried in books than venture out into the world.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Penguin Audio

    Non spécifié
  • The Jane Austen Dating Agency

    Creator

    Woodifield, Fiona

    Abstract

    Sophie Johnson is young, intelligent and attractive. So, when she lands the dream position of Sales Executive at a leading fashion magazine, it appears she has it all. But in reality, she hates her job, is sick of her controlling mother and is a dating disaster. Then she discovers The Jane Austen Dating Agency, an exclusive club for ladies who want to meet real gentlemen and believes her luck has changed. And when Sophie meets Darcy Drummond, she thinks her dreams have come true.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United Kingdom]

    Bloodhound Books

    Non spécifié
  • The importance of being earnest

    Creator

    Wilde, Oscar

    Abstract

    This final play from the pen of Oscar Wilde is a stylish send-up of Victorian courtship and manners, complete with assumed names, mistaken lovers, and a lost handbag. Jack and Algernon are best friends, both wooing ladies who think their names are Ernest, that name which inspires absolute confidence. Wilde's effervescent wit, scathing social satire, and high farce make this one of the most cherished plays in the English language ...

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Venice

    L.A. Theatre Works

    Non spécifié
  • The good, the bad, and the dumped

    Creator

    Colgan, Jenny

    Abstract

    A laugh-out-loud novel about a woman determined to track down her exes in hopes of repairing her failing love life--from the New York Times bestselling author of 500 Miles from You."I loved this book!"--Sophie KinsellaWe all look up our exes on-line ... but should we? Posy Fairweather is over the moon when her boyfriend Matt proposes in what is probably the most romantic way possible--on top of a mountain, in a thunderstorm, like something from a Nicholas Sparks novel. But a few days later he dumps her.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperAudio

    Non spécifié
  • The faceless old woman who secretly lives in your home : a welcome to night vale novel

    Creator

    Fink, Joseph

    Abstract

    From the New York Times bestselling authors of Welcome to Night Vale and It Devours! and the creators of the hit podcast, comes a new novel set in the world of Night Vale and beyond. In the town of Night Vale, there's a faceless old woman who secretly lives in everyone's home, but no one knows how she got there or where she came from ... until now.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Non spécifié
  • The cheat sheet

    Creator

    Adams, Sarah

    Abstract

    Hi, my name is Bree Camden, and I'm hopelessly in love with my best friend and star quarterback Nathan Donelson (so is half of America, judging by the tabloids and how much the guy dates). The first step is admitting it, right? Except, I can never admit it to him because he clearly doesn't see me that way, and the last thing I want is for things to get weird between us. Nothing but good old-fashioned no-touching-the-sexiest-man-alive platonic friendship for us! Everything is exactly how I like it! Yes. Good.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Holland]

    Dreamscape Media

    Non spécifié
  • The bounty

    Creator

    Hamilton, Steve

    Evanovich, Janet

    Abstract

    Type A special agent Kate O’Hare and international criminal Nick Fox have brought down some of the biggest bad guys out there. But now they face their most dangerous foe yet - a vast, shadowy international organization known only as the Brotherhood. Directly descended from the Vatican Bank priests who served Hitler during World War II, the Brotherhood is on a frantic search for a lost train loaded with

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.I.]

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Non spécifié
  • The big Kahuna

    Creator

    Evanovich, Peter

    Evanovich, Janet

    Abstract

    A stoner, an Instagram model, a Czech oligarch, and a missing unicorn. Nick Fox and Kate O'Hare have their work cut out for them in their weirdest, wildest adventure yet in this latest entry in the New York Times bestselling series by Janet and Peter Evanovich. Straight arrow FBI Agent Kate O'Hare always plays by the rules. Charming Con Man Nicholas Fox makes them up as he goes along. She thinks he's nothing but a scoundrel. He thinks she just needs to lighten up. They're working together to tackle the out-of-bounds cases ordinary FBI agents can't touch.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York, NY]

    Penguin Audio

    Non spécifié
  • The alchemist and an amaretto

    Creator

    Marie, Annette

    Abstract

    As a guild bartender, I can handle pretty much anything-mages, sorcerers, witches, the occasional demon. But show me anything family-related and I'd rather run for the hills. It doesn't even have to be my family. So I have no idea why I thought spending the holidays with Aaron's mom and pop was a good idea. Meeting his famous parents is already terrifying enough, but I've got a bigger problem. Students of his family's renowned mage academy are being attacked on the grounds-and somehow no one has seen a single assailant?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Tantor Audio

    Non spécifié