Laugh it up

You're bound to crack a smile at these funny reads.

Updated January 15, 2025
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The best of me
Sedaris, David
Paper Book
"Genius... It is miraculous to read these pieces... You must read The Best of Me." --Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book Review A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A CNN and Christian Science Monitor...
Furiously happy : a funny book about horrible things
Lawson, Jenny
Paper Book
In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what...
One for the money
Evanovich, Janet.
Paper Book
Trenton native Stephanie Plum is out of work, out of money, and out of luck. So she blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one. He's also the...
The princess bride : S. Morgenstern's classic tale of true love and high adventure
Goldman, William
Paper Book
William Goldman's beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers in a deluxe limited edition featuring sprayed edges and a new cover perfect for fans of the movie and the book alike. A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing,...
Squeeze me : a novel
Hiaasen, Carl
Paper Book
"If you could use some wild escapism right now, Hiaasen is your guy." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times   From the author of Skinny Dip and Razor Girl, a hilarious, New York Times best-selling novel of social and political intrigues, set...
Swamp story : a novel
Barry, Dave
Paper Book
Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author--and actual Florida Man--Dave Barry returns with a "hilariously funny" (Steve Martin) caper full of oddballs and more twists and turns than a snake slithering away from a gator. Jesse Braddock is trapped in a...
A walk in the woods : rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bryson, Bill.
Paper Book
God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a gruelling hike along the world's longest continuous footpath--The Appalachian Trail. The 2,000-plus-mile trail winds through 14 states, stretching along the east coast of the...
Where'd you go, Bernadette : a novel
Semple, Maria
Paper Book
A misanthropic matriarch leaves her eccentric family in crisis when she mysteriously disappears in this "whip-smart and divinely funny" novel that inspired the movie starring Cate Blanchett (New York Times). Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's...

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