#Humorous Fiction

[in-the-stacks]

Presenting Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems. Reviewed by Victoria Tatum of The Book Traveler for In the Stacks.

http://www.inthestacks.tv/2023/07/the-book-traveler-dont-let-the-pigeon-stay-up-late-by-mo-willems

#Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late #Mo Willems #children's books #pigeons #bedtimes #picture books #humorous fiction #Books #Librarians #Reading #AmReading #MyLibrarian #Guest Librarian #In the Stacks #video book reviews #Librarian Book Reviews

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#ARC #CharlotteIllesIsNotADetective by #KatieSiegel #NetGalley #CozyMystery #LGBT #Humor #Contemporary #BookReview #KensingtonBooks

Imagine being a teen sleuth like #NancyDrew but grow up and want to move past that? For #CharlotteIlles, it's not that easy. #KatieSiegel #NetGalley #BookReview #kensingtonbooks #cozymystery #teensleuth #teendetective #June2023Books #newbooks #ARCReview

As a kid, Charlotte Illes’ uncanny sleuthing abilities made her a minor celebrity. But in high school, she hung up her detective’s hat and stashed away the signature blue landline in her “office”—aka garage—convinced that finding her adult purpose would be as easy as tracking down missing pudding cups or locating stolen diamonds. Now twenty-five, Charlotte has a nagging fear that she hit her peak…

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#Book Tok #Charlotte Illes is not a Detective #Contemporary Fiction #Contemporary Mystery #Cozy Mystery #Encyclopedia Brown #Girl Detective #Girl Sleuth #Humor #Humorous Fiction #Katie Siegel #Kensington Books #LGBT #Nancy Drew #NetGalley #Teen Detective #Teen Sleuth #Tik Tok #Trixie Belden

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11 Playful Books for Fans of P. G. Wodehouse 

[via BookBub Blog]

From his beloved My Man Jeeves to Piccadilly Jim, P. G. Wodehouse delighted his readers in the first half of the 20th century with a vast number of humorous books. Here are 11 modern books similar to the works of P. G. Wodehouse to brighten your day.

The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia

The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 ¼ Years Old by Hendrik Groen

The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

Tracy Flick Can’t Win by Tom Perrotta

The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson

How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang

#cheshire library #humorous fiction #fun fiction #book list

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Book Recommendations: Awkward Characters & Amusing Storylines

Love in Lowercase by Francesc Miralles

When Samuel, a lonely linguistics lecturer, wakes up on New Year’s Day, he is convinced that the year ahead will bring nothing more than passive verbs and un-italicized moments - until an unexpected visitor slips into his Barcelona apartment and refuses to leave. The appearance of Mishima, a stray, brindle-furred cat, leads Samuel from the comforts of his favorite books, foreign films, and classical music to places he’s never been (next door) and to people he might never have met (his neighbor Titus, with whom he’s never exchanged a word). Even better, Mishima leads him back to the mysterious Gabriela, whom he thought he’d lost long before.

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.

Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now - reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be "internet security officer," he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers - not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke.

When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained - and captivated - by their stories. By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself. What would he say...?

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding unnecessary human contact, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy.

But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen, the three rescue one another from the lives of isolation that they had been living. Ultimately, it is Raymond’s big heart that will help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one. If she does, she'll learn that she, too, is capable of finding friendship - and even love - after all.

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Don Tillman, professor of genetics, has never been on a second date. He is a man who can count all his friends on the fingers of one hand, whose lifelong difficulty with social rituals has convinced him that he is simply not wired for romance. So when an acquaintance informs him that he would make a “wonderful” husband, his first reaction is shock. Yet he must concede to the statistical probability that there is someone for everyone, and he embarks upon The Wife Project. In the orderly, evidence-based manner with which he approaches all things, Don sets out to find the perfect partner. She will be punctual and logical - most definitely not a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver.

Yet Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also beguiling, fiery, intelligent - and on a quest of her own. She is looking for her biological father, a search that a certain DNA expert might be able to help her with. Don's Wife Project takes a back burner to the Father Project and an unlikely relationship blooms, forcing the scientifically minded geneticist to confront the spontaneous whirlwind that is Rosie - and the realization that love is not always what looks good on paper.

This is the first volume in the “Don Tillman” series. 

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Crazy in Poughkeepsie  by Daniel Pinkwater, Aaron Renier (Illustrations) (Neddie & Friends, #6)

Mick is a good kid, but maybe he can use just a little guidance. But it’s unclear who will be guiding whom, because Mick’s brother came home from Tibet with the self-proclaimed Guru Lumpo Smythe-Finkel and his dog Lhasa―and then promptly settled both of them in Mick’s bedroom. (The thing about this kind of guru is that he doesn’t seem to know exactly what he’s trying to do. He sure does seem to be hungry, though.) Anyway, Mick agrees to something like a quest, roaming the suburbs with the oddest group of misfits: Lumpo and Lhasa; graffiti-fanatic Verne; and Verne’s unusual friend Molly. Molly is a Dwergish girl―don’t worry if you don’t know what that is yet―and she seems to be going off the rails a bit. Along the way, the gang will get invited to a rollicking ghost party, consult a very strange little king, and actually discover the truth about Heaven. Or a version of the truth anyway, because in a Daniel Pinkwater tale, the truth is never the slightest bit like what you’re expecting.

Book page: https://tachyonpublications.com/product/crazy-in-poughkeepsie/

My Review (5*) This book is brilliant, delightful, funny, and a bit weird. It's a short novel featuring a boy called Maurice, his bizarre family, a guru from Himalaya who was born in New Jersey, a couple of friends of Maurice. They are all in a small town called Poughkeepsie and I loved them all. There's plenty of humour, a fascinating world building, and a great cast of characters. I loved them all even if the Guru was a favorite. The author is an excellent storyteller and kept me turning pages and entertained. I laughed a lot and I was happy this is part of a series because there's a lot of other book I will read. Highly recommended. Many thanks to Tachyon Publications for this ARC, all opinions are mine

The Authors: Daniel Manus Pinkwater is an author of mostly children's books and is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio. He attended Bard College. Well-known books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange Splot. Pinkwater has also illustrated many of his books in the past, although for more recent works that task has passed to his wife Jill Pinkwater. Website: https://www.pinkwater.com/

AARON RENIER is the author of three graphic novels for younger readers; Spiral-Bound, Walker Bean, and Walker Bean and the Knights of the Waxing Moon. He is the recipient of the Eisner award in 2006 for talent deserving of wider recognition, and was an inaugural resident for the Sendak Fellowship in 2010. He teaches drawing and comics when he is not working on his own comics and illustration projects. Website: http://www.aaronrenier.com/

Illustration and cover via Edelweiss

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Book Blitz: Just A Hat by Shana Khubiar

Just A Hat by Shana Khubiar was just added to the top of my to-be-read pile – this YA coming of age story feels timely and heartwarming, and we’re featuring it on today’s book blitz with Lone Star Book Blog Tours!Read on to learn more about this debut novel and enter the giveaway for a chance to win your own copy! (They’re giving away three of them – yay!) JUST A HATBy SHANAH KHUBIAR Young…

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#1970s #Book #Books #coming of age #humorous fiction #jewish fiction #Lone Star Lit #YA

[hazzavazza]

Fishbowl by Bradley Somer!!

I thought this was a really good book!! Surprisingly the fish was a very small part in this book. There's a little drawing of the fish on every page that moves as you flick through and that's cool!! I liked all the different characters and how each chapter swapped from the different perspectives; each character was unique and ties in really well with the story. This book is a great glimpse into what can happen in only 30 minutes.

SPOILERS UNDERNEATH!!

When I first started reading the book, I wasn't sure if I liked it or not. I could understand why people didn't finish the book. The first bit was a little philosophical and I couldn't work out what it had to do with a goldfish, but I realised what it meant pretty quickly. The writing style was good and it's all pretty fast-paced!! You get to see a range of different views on the same event, and how one characters actions affect the others.

For a book called Fishbowl, the fish's perspective was probably my least favourite. His chapters are mainly about how he's falling and keeps forgetting everything. I wouldn't say it's bad but definitely a little repetitive after a while; compared to the other characters, I just found it a little boring.

Out of all the characters, Garth was probably my favourite. The suspense of what was inside his secret package was exciting and one of the reasons I kept reading. His story doesn't have much action, but him and the caretaker, Jimenez, together were really nice. Jimenez is portrayed as unimportant and ignored so seeing Garth appreciate what he does was great!!

I thought it was really good!!! I would definitely recommend, and would read again!!

#book review #reading #bookblr #hazzas bookshelf #best book ive read in a while #novel #humorous fiction #domestic fiction

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Humorous Fiction: "The Trump Bobblehead" by Mark Tulin on ALMA Magazine

I’m thrilled to have this political/humorous short story published in ALMA Magazine. Please read The Trump Bobblehead. “You don’t have to worry about me,” I said, pulling down my sleeve to cover my Om tattoo. “I’m very patriotic. I collect Ronald Reagan commemorative coins.” Read "The Trump Bobblehead", a humorous fiction piece by Mark Tulin, @Crow_writer https://t.co/lWNZp8wUVF— ALMA MAGAZINE…

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#Bobblehead Doll #Conspiracy Theories #humorous fiction #politics #Right Wing #Trump

[writeouswriter]

The point of fiction is actually to put that guy in a situation™️, and he might try to tell you the point is to then get him out of the situation, WRONG, second situation

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[fictionophile]

"The Christmas Appeal" by Janice Hallett - Book Review @AtriaBooks @simonschuster #TheChristmasAppeal #BookReview

What a needed diversion this novella turned out to be! I am one of the few readers who has not yet read “The Appeal” which also features the Fairway Players amateur dramatic ensemble of characters. The action of this novella revolves around the preparation and rehearsals for the Christmas pantomime. A British tradition which has not migrated over to my side of the ‘pond’. It was written in an…

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#Christmas reading #England #humorous fiction #recommended reading

[agirlwiththoughtsandnegativity]

”oh so how did you get into writing?-“ no, writing got into me. Actually it infiltrated my brain, starting with the slow takeover of my room with books to the extremely fast claiming of my notes app and now there’s no way to stop it and no way for me to stop.

#short story #writing #poetry #books #fiction #orginal writing #writer #writers on tumblr #writeblr #writing memes #writing humor #writing problems #writer problems #writer stuff #writers life

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Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack #AudiobookReview #NetGalley #MacMillanAudio #CozyMystery

I just listened to a fantastic contemporary #cozymystery that's also a behind-the-scenes look at publishing world. #EveryTimeIGoOnVacationSomeoneDies is laugh out loud funny, and a good mystery, too! #Bookreview #audiobook #macmillanaudio #netgalley

Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for. All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries series―is that too much to ask? Clearly, because when an attempt is made on the real Connor’s life―the handsome but infuriating con…

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The Feral Writer lol

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Book Recommendations: Must-Read Humorous Fiction

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola 

Sharp-tongued (and secretly soft-hearted) Kiki Banjo has just made a huge mistake. As an expert in relationship-evasion and the host of the popular student radio show Brown Sugar, she’s made it her mission to make sure the women of the African-Caribbean Society at Whitewell University do not fall into the mess of “situationships”, players, and heartbreak. But when the Queen of the Unbothered kisses Malakai Korede, the guy she just publicly denounced as “The Wastemen of Whitewell,” in front of every Blackwellian on campus, she finds her show on the brink

They’re soon embroiled in a fake relationship to try and salvage their reputations and save their futures. Kiki has never surrendered her heart before, and a player like Malakai won’t be the one to change that, no matter how charming he is or how electric their connection feels. But surprisingly entertaining study sessions and intimate, late-night talks at old-fashioned diners force Kiki to look beyond her own presumptions. Is she ready to open herself up to something deeper?

A Thousand Miles to Graceland by Kristen Mei Chase

Grace Johnson can’t escape the feeling that her life is on autopilot—until her husband announces he’s done with their marriage. Grace has a choice: wallow in humiliation . . . or reluctantly grant her outlandish mother’s seventieth birthday wish with a road trip Graceland. Buckle up, Elvis. We’re on our way.

Now the two are hightailing it from El Paso to Memphis, leaving a trail of sequins, false eyelashes, and difficult memories in their wake. Between spontaneous roadside stops to psychics, wig mishaps, and familiar passive-aggressive zingers, Grace is starting to better understand her Elvis-obsessed mama and their own fragile connection. She may even have another shot at love. Apparently the King really does work in mysterious ways. But after all these years, will it ever be possible for Grace and her mom to heal the hurts of the past?

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Meet Yinka: a thirty-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman with a well-paid job, good friends, and a mother whose constant refrain is "Yinka, where is your huzband?"

Yinka's Nigerian aunties frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, her work friends think she's too traditional (she's saving herself for marriage!), her girlfriends think she needs to get over her ex already, and the men in her life...well, that's a whole other story. But Yinka herself has always believed that true love will find her when the time is right. Still, when her cousin gets engaged, Yinka commences Operation Find-A-Date for Rachel's Wedding. Aided by a spreadsheet and her best friend, Yinka is determined to succeed. Will Yinka find herself a huzband? And what if the thing she really needs to find is herself?

The Singles Table by Sara Desai

After a devastating break-up, celebrity-obsessed lawyer Zara Patel is determined never to open her heart again. She puts her energy into building her career and helping her friends find romance through the wedding season. She's never faced a guest at the singles table she couldn’t match, until she crosses paths with the sinfully sexy Jay Donovan.

Former military security specialist Jay has no time for love. His life is about working hard, staying focused, and winning at all costs. When charismatic Zara crashes into his life, he's thrown into close contact with exactly the kind of chaos he wants to avoid. Worse, they're stuck together for the entire wedding season.

So they make a deal. She'll find his special someone if he introduces her to his celebrity clients. But when their arrangement brings them together in ways they never expected, they realize that the perfect match might just be their own.

#humorous fiction #fiction #romance #chick lit #Library Books #Book Recommendations #book recs #reading recommendations #Reading Recs #TBR pile #tbr #to read #Want To Read #Booklr #book tumblr #book blog #library blog

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Tales from a Roundabout-Volume 1 by Jeff Stanger | Book Review | #Satire #HumorousFiction @jeffstanger

Tales from a Roundabout-Volume 1 by Jeff Stanger | Book Review | #Satire #HumorousFiction @jeffstanger "Tales from a Roundabout" is a riotously funny collection of short stories penned by Jeff Stanger. Set in Carmel, Indiana, a city infatuated with art, status, and traffic circles, the book delivers a dose of hilarity when you need it most. #ShortStories #Humor #Satire #BookReview #BookSeries #Bookstagram #Booskstodon

Tales from a Roundabout-Volume 1 by Jeff Stanger | Book Review | #Satire #HumorousFiction @jeffstanger Book Details ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Purchase Links for Tales from a Roundabout-Volume 1 Amazon-OneLink for all countries     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Thoughts on Tales from a Roundabout-Volume 1 “Tales from a Roundabout” is a riotously funny collection of short stories penned by Jeff Stanger.…

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