Humor Books

Books tagged with humor use comedy as a primary tool, whether through witty dialogue, absurd situations, or a narrator with impeccable timing. The tone can range from lighthearted and whimsical to bitingly sardonic, but the goal is always to make you laugh.

128 books
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole book cover
Comedy

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole, 1980
A Confederacy of Dunces book cover

A Confederacy of Dunces

A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch by Sarah Hawley book cover
Comedy

A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch

Sarah Hawley, 2023
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby book cover
Literary Fiction

A Long Way Down

Nick Hornby, 2005
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson book cover
Philosophy

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson, 2003
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson book cover
Non-Fiction

A Walk in the Woods

Bill Bryson, 1997
Acid for the Children by Flea book cover
Non-Fiction

Acid for the Children

Flea, 2019
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman book cover
Comedy

Anansi Boys

Neil Gaiman, 2005
Artemis by Andy Weir book cover
Non-Fiction

Artemis

Andy Weir, 2017
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter book cover
Young Adult

Better Than the Movies

Lynn Painter, 2021
Beware of Chicken by CasualFarmer book cover
Fantasy

Beware of Chicken

CasualFarmer, 2023
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce book cover
Comedy

Big Nate: In a Class by Himself

Lincoln Peirce, 2010
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce book cover
Comedy

Big Nate: In a Class by Himself

Lincoln Peirce, 2010
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin book cover

Big Swiss

Jen Beagin, 2023
Black Sheep by Brynne Weaver book cover
Romance

Black Sheep

Brynne Weaver, 2022
Booth by Karen Joy Fowler book cover
Romance

Booth

Karen Joy Fowler, 2023
Bridge of Birds book cover

Bridge of Birds

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis book cover
Young Adult

Bud, Not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis, 1994
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver book cover
Romance

Butcher & Blackbird

Brynne Weaver, 2023
Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini book cover
Historical Fiction

Captain Blood

Rafael Sabatini, 1931
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey book cover
Comedy

Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey, 1997
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey book cover
Comedy

Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey, 1997
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk book cover
Comedy

Choke

Chuck Palahniuk, 2001
City of Thieves by David Benioff book cover
Non-Fiction

City of Thieves

David Benioff, 2008
Closing Time by Joseph Heller book cover
Comedy

Closing Time

Joseph Heller, 1994
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede book cover
Comedy

Dealing with Dragons

Patricia C. Wrede, 1990
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney book cover
Comedy

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney, 2007
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid by Jeff Kinney book cover
Comedy

Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid

Jeff Kinney, 2019
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams book cover
Fantasy

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams, 1987
Dork Diaries by Rachel Renée Russell book cover
Comedy

Dork Diaries

Rachel Renée Russell, 2009
Dork Diaries by Rachel Renée Russell book cover
Comedy

Dork Diaries

Rachel Renée Russell, 2014
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman book cover
Science Fiction

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman, 2020
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld book cover
Literary Fiction

Eligible

Curtis Sittenfeld, 2016
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin book cover
Contemporary Fiction

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Emily Austin, 2021
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer book cover
Contemporary Fiction

Everything Is Illuminated

Jonathan Safran Foer, 2002
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon book cover
Non-Fiction

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon, 2015
Forever Never book cover
Romance

Forever Never

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert book cover

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Talia Hibbert, 2019
Go Hex Yourself

Go Hex Yourself

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett book cover
Comedy

Going Postal

Terry Pratchett, 2004
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett book cover
Comedy

Guards! Guards!

Terry Pratchett, 1989
He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtaloon book cover
Fantasy

He Who Fights with Monsters

Shirtaloon, 2021
Holes by Louis Sachar book cover
Young Adult

Holes

Louis Sachar, 1988
In a Jam by Kate Canterbary book cover

In a Jam

Kate Canterbary, 2022
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey book cover
Literary Fiction

It Happened One Summer

Tessa Bailey, 2021
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini book cover
Comedy

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Ned Vizzini, 2000
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl book cover
Comedy

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl, 1961
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain book cover
Non-Fiction

Kitchen Confidential

Anthony Bourdain, 2000
Lease on Love book cover

Lease on Love

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver book cover
Romance

Leather & Lark

Brynne Weaver, 2024
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus book cover
Historical Fiction

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus, 2022
Lights Out by Navessa Allen book cover
Romance

Lights Out

Navessa Allen, 2024
Lights Out by Navessa Allen book cover
Romance

Lights Out

Navessa Allen, 2024
Lights Out by Navessa Allen book cover
Romance

Lights Out

Navessa Allen, 2024
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera book cover
Literary Fiction

Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera, 2024
Living with a SEAL by Jesse Itzler book cover
Non-Fiction

Living with a SEAL

Jesse Itzler, 2015
Love at First Spite book cover

Love at First Spite

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood book cover
Literary Fiction

Love on the Brain

Ali Hazelwood, 2022
MASH by Richard Hooker book cover

MASH

Richard Hooker, 2008
Made in America by Sam Walton book cover
Comedy

Made in America

Sam Walton, 1992
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe book cover
Literary Fiction

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe, 2024
Matilda by Roald Dahl book cover
Comedy

Matilda

Roald Dahl, 1988
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews book cover
Comedy

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Jesse Andrews, 2012
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson book cover
Comedy

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

James Patterson, 2011
Mile High by Liz Tomforde book cover
Romance

Mile High

Liz Tomforde, 2023
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks book cover
Romance

Morbidly Yours

Ivy Fairbanks, 2023
Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher book cover
Comedy

Nine Goblins

T. Kingfisher, 2013
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson book cover
Literary Fiction

Nothing to See Here

Kevin Wilson, 2019
Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer book cover
Historical Fiction

Off to Be the Wizard

Scott Meyer, 2013
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor book cover
Fantasy

Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl

Andrea Lawlor, 2017
Payback's a Witch book cover

Payback's a Witch

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan book cover
Fantasy

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan, 2006
Practice Makes Perfect book cover

Practice Makes Perfect

Pretend I'm Dead book cover

Pretend I'm Dead

Pucked Over by Helena Hunting book cover
Romance

Pucked Over

Helena Hunting, 2016
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe book cover
Non-Fiction

Say Nothing

Patrick Radden Keefe, 2019
Sinners Retreat
Romance

Sinners Retreat

Lauren Biel
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett book cover
Science Fiction

Small Gods

Terry Pratchett, 1992
Stiff by Mary Roach book cover

Stiff

Mary Roach, 2003
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd Gilbert book cover
Non-Fiction

Stumbling on Happiness

Daniel Todd Gilbert, 2006
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert book cover
Comedy

Take a Hint, Dani Brown

Talia Hibbert, 2020
The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths book cover
Comedy

The 13-Story Treehouse

Andy Griffiths, 2017
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett book cover
Fantasy

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Terry Pratchett, 2001
The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas book cover

The American Roommate Experiment

Elena Armas, 2022
The BFG by Roald Dahl book cover
Comedy

The BFG

Roald Dahl, 1980
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff book cover
Mystery

The Bandit Queens

Parini Shroff, 2023
The Big Over Easy book cover

The Big Over Easy

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center book cover

The Bodyguard

Katherine Center, 2022
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by Liz Pichon book cover
Comedy

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

Liz Pichon, 2011
The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella book cover
Romance

The Burnout

Sophie Kinsella, 2023
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer book cover
Literary Fiction

The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer, 1400
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett book cover
Fantasy

The Colour of Magic

Terry Pratchett, 1983
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio book cover
Romance

The Decameron

Giovanni Boccaccio, 1954
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter book cover
Young Adult

The Do-Over

Lynn Painter, 2022
The Fake Mate book cover

The Fake Mate

The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek book cover

The Good Soldier Svejk

Jaroslav Hasek, 2018
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams book cover
Science Fiction

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams, 2016
The Impossible Fortress book cover
Young Adult

The Impossible Fortress

The Innocent by Harlan Coben book cover

The Innocent

Harlan Coben, 2005
The Light Fantastic book cover

The Light Fantastic

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood book cover
Romance

The Love Hypothesis

Ali Hazelwood, 2021
The Martian by Andy Weir book cover
Science Fiction

The Martian

Andy Weir, 2016
The Mayor of Noobtown
Fantasy

The Mayor of Noobtown

Ryan Rimmel
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren book cover

The Paradise Problem

Christina Lauren, 2024
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster book cover
Fantasy

The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster, 1961
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz book cover
Non-Fiction

The Plot

Jean Hanff Korelitz, 2021
The Primal Hunter by Zogarth book cover
Fantasy

The Primal Hunter

Zogarth, 2022
The Princess Bride by William Goldman book cover
Romance

The Princess Bride

William Goldman, 1973
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion book cover
Fantasy

The Rosie Project

Graeme Simsion, 2014
The Sellout by Paul Beatty book cover
Literary Fiction

The Sellout

Paul Beatty, 2015
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas book cover
Romance

The Spanish Love Deception

Elena Armas, 2021
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson book cover
Self-Help

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Mark Manson, 2016
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman book cover
Mystery

The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman, 2020
The Wedding People by Alison Espach book cover
Contemporary Fiction

The Wedding People

Alison Espach, 2024
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett book cover
Comedy

The Wee Free Men

Terry Pratchett, 1994
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis book cover
Comedy

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Stephan Pastis, 2013
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis book cover
Comedy

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Stephan Pastis, 2013
Tom Gates: The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by Liz Pichon book cover
Comedy

Tom Gates: The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

Liz Pichon, 2011
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto book cover
Mystery

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Jesse Q. Sutanto, 2023
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) book cover

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor book cover
Science Fiction

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Dennis E. Taylor, 2016
We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons book cover
Literary Fiction

We Were the Universe

Kimberly King Parsons, 2024
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon book cover
Comedy

Wonder Boys

Michael Chabon, 1995
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur book cover
Literary Fiction

Written in the Stars

Alexandria Bellefleur, 2020
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett book cover
Fantasy

Wyrd Sisters

Terry Pratchett, 1988
Year Zero by Rob Reid book cover
Non-Fiction

Year Zero

Rob Reid, 2013
Yearbook by Seth Rogen book cover

Yearbook

Seth Rogen, 2021
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle book cover
Romance

You Deserve Each Other

Sarah Hogle, 2020
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