Humor

A comic novel is usually a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader, sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative, sometimes above all other considerations. It could indeed be said that comedy fiction is literary work that aims primarily to provoke laughter, but this isn't always as obvious as it first may seem. ...more

After the Fall
Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die
The Second World
Don’t Tell the President: The Best, Worst, and Mostly Untold Stories from Presidential Advance
Unsettling Salad! (Jasper Rabbit's Creepy Tales!)
Please Look After the Dragon, Vol. 1
The Miracle of Matzah Pizza: A Biblical Tall Tale
I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200
Definitely Maybe Not a Detective
The Hitch
Gone Viral
Majareta
Vivian Dies Again
Still Smitten: Short-Form Comics About Long-Term Love
A Sea Monster Conundrum (The Misfits)
  • Dad Can You Not? by Chip Leighton
    Dad Can You Not?: A Dad's Guide to Being Less Cringey

    Release date: Apr 21, 2026
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    Giveaway dates: Feb 26 - Mar 26, 2026

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  • Dress Your Baby In Sage and Taupe by Hayley DeRoche
    Dress Your Baby In Sage and Taupe: A Handbook for the Sad Beige Parent
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    Release date: Apr 21, 2026
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    Giveaway dates: Feb 26 - Mar 26, 2026

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  • Adulting for Amateurs by Jess H. Gutierrez
    Adulting for Amateurs: Misadventures of a Geriatric Millennial
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    Release date: Apr 21, 2026
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  • Faking Cinderella (Small Town Sisterhood #3)
    Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)
    Die Känguru-Rebellion (Die Känguru-Chroniken, #5)
    La muy catastrófica visita al zoo
    Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan, #2)
    How to Age Disgracefully
    Slags
    And Then There Was You
    Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane
    The Highland Fling
    The Wizard's Cat (The Wizard's Butler, #2)
    Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief (Ernest Cunningham #4)
    Two Bodies Are Better Than One (Lorraine Highsmith Mysteries Book 1)
    Bridesmaid by Chance (Bridesmaid for Hire, #3)
    The Burnout
    Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice DavidsonDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisFirst Grave on the Right by Darynda JonesDead to the World by Charlaine HarrisNice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
    Humorous Paranormal Books
    1,455 books — 2,044 voters
    Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee JonesThe 5th Wave by Rick YanceyReal by Katy EvansBranded by Abi KetnerThe Law of Attraction by N.M. Silber
    New Series (2013)
    1,069 books — 2,313 voters

    A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K.  RitzThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    All-Time Awesome Books
    12,518 books — 8,247 voters

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyDog Days by Jeff KinneyRodrick Rules by Jeff KinneyThe Last Straw by Jeff KinneyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
    Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
    2,073 books — 2,429 voters
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonGood Omens by Terry PratchettA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreChoke by Chuck PalahniukAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
    Best Dark Humor
    729 books — 1,635 voters

    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    Bossypants
    Me Talk Pretty One Day
    Good Omens
    Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
    Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
    Yes Please
    The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
    The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
    Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
    Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
    Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
    When You Are Engulfed in Flames
    Naked
    Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things

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