Browsing: Satire

From a giant of American literature comes a dazzling collection imagining humanity’s future on the Red Planet. “A modern classic” (The Washington Post) with over 67,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

A “brilliant and compelling” classic (The Spectator) from a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize–winning author hailed as “one of America’s greatest writers” (The Times): In the Deep South, the Bundren family bears the body of wife and mother Addie on a laborious journey to Jefferson, Mississippi.

A “rip-roaring… classic” tale (Publishers Weekly): In 1930s Los Angeles, Mildred strives for a better life — but her love for her selfish daughter could be her undoing. “Nobody has quite pulled it off the way Cain does” (Tom Wolfe).

With nearly 1,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Tired of the routines of royalty, Queen Elizabeth runs away on her own adventure — while panic ensues at the palace! “A charmer” (People) and “a delightful escape” (USA Today).

With over 3,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Joe Winder clashes with the Florida underworld when he sets out to solve the kidnapping of a pair of endangered voles! “Nonstop hilarity… Highly recommended” (Library Journal).

Zadie Smith’s dazzling debut caught critics grasping for comparisons and deciding on everyone from Charles Dickens to Salman Rushdie to…

Fifty years after its original publication, “Catch-22 “remains a cornerstone of American lit-erature and one of the funniest–and most celebrated–novels…

A “brilliantly funny” novel (Publishers Weekly starred review) from a New York Times bestselling author! Joined by an old flame and an eccentric sidekick, lovable serial killer Serge blazes his way through Florida to take down shady companies in this riotous adventure.

When Palmer Stoat notices the black pickup truck following him on the highway, he fears his precious Range Rover is…

“Witty and thought-provoking” (People): When 50-something Clover wakes up one morning to discover that she’s invisible, she sets out to find other women like her. A “humorous, touching story of how Clover reclaims her sense of self” (O, The Oprah Magazine).