Browsing: Humor

From the Academy Award–winning screenwriter and director of Sleepless in Seattle comes a collection of hilarious and heartfelt essays on aging — covering everything from raising teenagers to unwelcome wrinkles. This read makes the “truth about life so funny when it should be so grim” (The Sunday Times).

In this “bittersweet fable of the golden years” (Kirkus Reviews), Ella, who has a terminal illness, takes to the open road with her husband, who has Alzheimer’s disease. “Like life itself: joyous, painful, funny, moving… and not to be missed” (Booklist).

A New York Times bestseller! Honey Santana is on an unconventional mission in the Florida wilderness — and doesn’t know she’s being followed. “Old fans and newcomers alike should delight in Hiaasen’s 11th novel… Another hilarious Florida romp” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

“Deserves a place on the same shelf as Lord of the Flies, Cat’s Cradle, and Catcher in the Rye” (The Christian Science Monitor): A New York Times bestselling author delivers a classic Beowulf adaptation told from the perspective of monster Grendel. “An extraordinary achievement” (The New York Times).

With over 28,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Middle-aged postal worker Henry Chinaski grapples with the trials and tribulations of a stalled life in this “amazing, hilarious, and unfalteringly entertaining account of a man trapped in a kind of Catch 23” (The Sunday Times).

A “brilliant satirist” (Providence Journal), the author of Florida Roadkill and Orange Crush delivers more murder and mayhem in the…

Sunshine State trivia buff Serge A. Storms loves eliminating jerks and pests. His drug-addled partner Coleman loves cartoons. Hot stripper…

A New York Times bestselling translation of one of the world’s greatest literary masterpieces! Join knight Don Quixote and his squire on an adventure through Spain both hilarious and tragic. “An honest, robust, and freshly revelatory Quixote for our times” (Publishers Weekly).

A New York Times bestseller told with irrepressible wit and verve: Delve into the tempestuous personal life and career of Rue McClanahan, one of the stars of the Emmy Award–winning series The Golden Girls, with this fascinating memoir. “Fans will relish her sweet and tart memories” (Publishers Weekly).

From a New York Times bestselling author comes a series debut that’s “fresh, confident, intelligent, and amusing” (Sue Grafton): Atlanta cop Callahan Garrity left the force to launch her housecleaning business — but when a client’s nanny vanishes, she dusts off her sleuthing skills!