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Family loyalties, office politics and the need to look respectable give comic fiction plenty to work with. This shelf brings together stories grounded in recognizable social life, where a character's habits or blind spots can be as revealing as a spectacular mistake.

Cover of Wilt by Tom Sharpe

Wilt

Tom Sharpe

Campus novel · Dark comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Boomsday by Christopher Buckley

Boomsday

Christopher Buckley

Dark comedy · Satire

Audiobook

Cover of Snap by Susin Nielsen

Snap

Susin Nielsen

Situational comedy

Cover of Straight Man by Richard Russo

Straight Man

Richard Russo

Campus novel · Satire

Audiobook

Cover of The Guncle by Steven Rowley

The Guncle

Steven Rowley

Family comedy · Banter

Audiobook

Cover of Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Maria Semple

Family comedy · Banter

Audiobook

Cover of How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley

How to Age Disgracefully

Clare Pooley

Farce · Situational comedy

Audiobook

Cover of The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

The Spellman Files

Lisa Lutz

Private eye & detective · Family comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

Situational comedy

Audiobook

Cover of City of Others by Jared Poon

City of Others

Jared Poon

Urban fantasy · Workplace comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

Kirsten Miller

Satire · Situational comedy

Cover of Discontent by Beatriz Serrano

Discontent

Beatriz Serrano

Workplace comedy · Dark comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg

Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man

Fannie Flagg

Coming of age · Diary & letters

Cover of The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis

The Best Laid Plans

Terry Fallis

Satire · Situational comedy

Cover of The Fraud by Zadie Smith

The Fraud

Zadie Smith

Dry wit · Satire

Audiobook

Cover of Sandwich by Catherine Newman

Sandwich

Catherine Newman

Family comedy · Banter

Audiobook

Cover of The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

Anna Johnston

Farce · Situational comedy

Audiobook

Cover of We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad

We Love You, Bunny

Mona Awad

Campus novel · Absurdism

Audiobook

Cover of Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Crazy Rich Asians

Kevin Kwan

Family comedy · Romantic comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

Jitterbug Perfume

Tom Robbins

Absurdism · Wordplay

Cover of Office Preserves by Galen Surlak-Ramsey

Office Preserves

Galen Surlak-Ramsey

Workplace comedy · Dark comedy

Cover of Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston

Diary of a Somebody

Brian Bilston

Cozy mystery · Diary & letters

Cover of The Talk of Pram Town by Joanna Nadin

The Talk of Pram Town

Joanna Nadin

Dry wit

Cover of The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley

The People on Platform 5

Clare Pooley

Situational comedy

Audiobook

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