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LOL: Humorous Books

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Author

Dewey Number

Description

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

Bryson, Bill

92 BRY

One of the funniest writers alive pens his memoir of growing up in the 1950s.

Bossypants

Fey, Tina

92 FEY

One of our funniest comedians pens her memoir.

Dumbfounded

Rothschild, Matt

92 ROT

Descendent of one of  wealthy American family pens his memoir.

Why Not Me?

Kaling, Mindy

92 KAL

Comedy writer and actor pens her memoir.

Little Failure

Shteyngart, Gary

92 SHT

Humor writer pens memoir of his family’s immigrant experience.

The Innocents Abroad

Twain, Mark

FIC TWA

Humor from the classic humorist.

I Don’t Know How She Does It

Pearson, Allison

FIC PEA

Laugh out loud tale of a mother trying to balance work and family.

One for the Money

Evanovich, Janet

FIC EVA

Evanovich’s first Stephanie Plum mystery—the author uses the crime genre to mine humor.

Skinny Dip

Hiaasen, Carl

FIC HIA

Another mystery writer who uses the genre to portray crazy antics and social satire.

Full Dark House

Fowler, Christopher

FIC FOW

Final mystery that mines humor more than blood and gore.

Hanging Up

Ephron, Delia

FIC EPH

 The Ephron’s find humor within the trials and tribulations of family.

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Eggers, Dave

FIC EGG

This book is not for everyone. Readers either love or hate Eggers.

Wonder Boys

Chabon, Michael

FIC CHA

 Chabon presents a hilarious and heartbreaking work—the story of the friendship between the "wonder boys"—Grady, an aging writer who has lost his way, and Crabtree, whose relentless debauchery is capsizing his career.

Straight Man

Russo, Richard

FIC RUS

If there is a duck on the cover, it’s going to be funny. From one of our best writers.

Dietland

Walker, Sarai

FIC WAL

This is not going to be for everyone,  but who can resist a revenge fantasy that takes on the beauty industry?

Then We Came To The End

Ferris, Joshua

FIC FER

Author takes on the humor of the workplace in the 21st century.

The Year of Voting Dangerously

Dowd, Maureen

324.973

Maybe you can laugh now…maybe not.

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Sedaris, David

814.54 SED

Everything Sedaris writes is funny. And he is coming to Vermont!

Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster

Barry, Dave

818.602

Barry focuses on parenting and grandparenting in his series of comic books.

I’ve Got Sand In All the Wrong Places

Scottoline, Lisa

818.602

Known as a mystery writer, Scottoline teams up with her daughter for her second book of humorous essays.