Humorous fiction

  • Pride and Preston Lin

    Creator

    Dudley, Christina Hwang

    Abstract

    In this modern-day retelling of Pride and Prejudice, the quick-witted and contrarian Lissie Cheng must navigate societal pressures and her growing attraction to the rich and enigmatic Preston Lin. Kirkus' Best of 2024 Picks — Library Journal's Best Books of 2024 — Named Booklist's Top 10 Romance Fiction of 2024. Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews. "In a world with so many Pride & Prejudice adaptations, a new one has to be truly special to stand out, and this one is.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    LaVergne

    Third State Books

    [United States]

    Third State Books

    Not specified
  • A confederacy of dunces

    Creator

    Toole, John Kennedy

    Abstract

    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork - the novel astonishes with its inventiveness - it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue." - The New York Times Book Review. A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    LaVergne

    Grove Press

    New York

    Grove Press

    Not specified
  • Rejection

    Creator

    Tulathimutte, Tony

    Abstract

    Longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award in Fiction - A New York Times Best Book of the Year. "A master comedian with a virtuoso prose style has produced an audacious, original and highly disturbing book...an incandescent satire." - Giles Harvey, The New York Times Magazine. From the Whiting and O. Henry-winning author of Private Citizens ("the first great millennial novel," New York Magazine), an electrifying novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    William Morrow

    [New York, N.Y.]

    William Morrow

    Not specified
  • Margo's got money troubles

    Creator

    Thorpe, Rufi

    Abstract

    "Margo's Got Money Troubles is the feel-good novel we need right now." - The Washington Post "[An] enormously entertaining and lovable book. " -Nick Hornby, New York Times Book Review A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world-from the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    William Morrow

    New York, NY

    William Morrow

    Not specified
  • Dreadful

    Creator

    Rozakis, Caitlin

    Abstract

    The New York Times-bestselling sharp-witted, debut high fantasy farce featuring killer moat squid, toxic masculinity, evil wizards, and a garlic festival – all at once. Perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, K. J. Parker, and Travis Baldree. It's bad enough waking up in a half-destroyed evil wizard's workshop with no eyebrows, no memories, and no idea how long you have before the Dread Lord Whomever shows up to murder you horribly and then turn your skull into a goblet or something. It's a lot worse when you realize that Dread Lord Whomever is... you.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Titan Books

    London

    Titan Books Limited

    Not specified
  • You'd look better as a ghost

    Creator

    Wallace, Joanna

    Abstract

    National bestseller. "Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny." – Clare Mackintosh, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Party. A comic thriller following the trials and tribulations of Claire, a part-time serial killer, who is keen to keep her favorite hobby a secret—despite the efforts of a determined blackmailer. The night after her father's funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn't know it, but it's not a chance meeting. One mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put-out serial killer.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Books

    New York

    Penguin Books

    Not specified
  • The witchstone

    Creator

    Neff, Henry H.

    Abstract

    An unforgettable, high-stakes, laugh-out-loud funny novel—The Witchstone blends the merciless humor of The Good Place with the madcap fantasy of Terry Pratchett. Meet Laszlo, eight-hundred-year-old demon and Hell's least productive Curse Keeper. From his office beneath Midtown, he oversees the Drakeford Curse, which involves a pathetic family upstate and a mysterious black monolith.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • The wedding people

    Creator

    Espach, Alison

    Abstract

    New York Times bestseller. A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club pick. A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. It's a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she's actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn't here for the big event.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Henry Holt and Co.

    New York

    Henry Holt and Company

    Not specified