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by Allie Brosh
Nonfiction
Touching, absurd, and darkly comic – Allie Brosh’s “Hyperbole and a Half” showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations.
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by Miguel de Cervantes
Fiction
“Don Quixote” is considered by many to be the greatest work in the Spanish literary canon. Both humane and humorous, the two volume oeuvre centres on the adventures of the self-styled knight errant Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, Quixote’s credulous and chubby squire.
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by Bill Bryson
Nonfiction
Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine.
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by Nora Ephron
Nonfiction
A collection of essays offers a humorous look at the ups and downs of being a woman of a certain age, discussing the tribulations of maintenance and trying to stop the clock, menopause, and empty nests.
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by Tina Fey
Nonfiction
From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, comedian Tina Fey reveals all, and proves that you’re no one until someone calls you bossy.
Book: BCCLS
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by Douglas Adams
Fiction
It’s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly after to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and Arthur’s best friend has just announced that he’s an alien.
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by John Barth
Fiction
Based on a person who actually existed, Ebenezer Cooke, “poet and virgin”, is tasked with journeying to the new world to write a poem that sings the praises of the newly founded colony of Maryland.
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by John Kennedy Toole
Fiction
Ignatius J. Reilly is an obese, self-absorbed, hapless Don Quixote of the French Quarter, whose half-hearted attempts at employment lead to a series of wacky adventures among the denizens of New Orleans. This novel is a comic classic that won a Pulitzer Prize.
Book: BCCLS
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by Jerome K. Jerome
Fiction
Jerome, Harris, and George all suffer from working too much. Therefore, a vacation on the Thames is in order. Originally intended to be a travel guide, the witty jokes, humorous diversions, and realistic characters stole the focus of the novel.
by Mindy Kaling
Nonfiction
In this hilarious instant classic, the creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood.
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by Fredrik Backman
Fiction
Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers–including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian–discover their unexpected common traits.
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by Christopher Moore
Fiction
Read Moore’s light-hearted addition to the New Testament. Levi bar Alphaeus (aka Biff, Christ’s childhood pal) is tasked with shedding some light on the two missing decades in Christ’s life.
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by Issa Rae
Nonfiction
In this universally accessible New York Times bestseller, Issa Rae waxes humorously on what it’s like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits and black as cool.
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by Zadie Smith
Fiction
On New Year’s morning, 1975, Archie Jones sits in his car on a London road and waits for the exhaust fumes to fill his station wagon. He’s calling it quits, the deciding factor being the flip of a coin. When the owner of a nearby halal butcher shop (annoyed that Archie’s car is blocking his delivery area) comes out and bangs on the window, he gives Archie another chance at life and sets in motion this richly imagined, uproariously funny novel.
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by Kurt Vonnegut
Fiction
An apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny.
Book: BCCLS
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