Fiction - Satire

A darkly comic, satirical reference book about writers who never made it into the literary canon A signal event of literary scholarship, The Biographical Dictionary of Literary Failure compiles the biographies of history's most notable cases of a complete lack of literary success. As...

"A hand wearing a fancy watch parted the office blinds, and J.D. felt nauseous with despair: suddenly he knew-even though he could not explain how-that all of his mojo had been permanently taken away."J.D. and George: thick as thieves since the fourth grade. J.D.,...

Author: David DvorkinISBN-10: 1736288679ISBN-13: 9781736288672Publisher: David DvorkinLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/05/2025Pages: 66Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

Author: Kate GreatheadISBN-10: 1420520261ISBN-13: 9781420520262Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/29/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

The Main is Montreal's teeming underworld, where the dark streets echo with cries in a dozen languages, with the quick footsteps of thieves and the whispers of prostitutes. It is a world where violence and brutality are a way of life. To the people...

Author: VoltaireISBN-10: 9362053136ISBN-13: 9789362053138Publisher: Sanage Publishing House LlpLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2024Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.25dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 7.3Point Value: 5Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 28450 / Candide

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket Step into a world where every misstep leads to hilarity and every encounter brims with charm-this is the madcap universe of Mr. Pickwick and his eccentric friends. As they roam the English countryside, their earnest attempts at exploration...

What most applicants go through. The ones that don't are nonexistent. It'd be hilarious if this book got a job!Rejection Letters of Future Employers is a witty, satirical take on what it means to survive in a world that often feels like a never-ending...

"I had this dream, Bulby. This fire ripping my chest apart. To rise above the mud. To snatch those distant stars. To take the hand fate dealt me and throw it back into its stupid face." - The viscountAnd so it goes for the...

"A wild philosophical ride that is as funny as it is timely and as mind expanding as it is mind bending." Daria Sommers, award-winning director, writer and producerStep into the twisted corridors of Bertram's Emporium, where the mundane meets the macabre in a carnival...

With biting wit, Aurora Stewart de Pe?a satirizes the creative industry she's spent years in. From the people who brought you the invention of advertising comes Julius Julius, a rambling architectural wonder, outpost of the very first ad man of ancient Pompeii, built on...

Two unlikely friends hatch an extraordinary scheme to expose the theater world in this wildly entertaining and sharply observed debut novel exploring perception, redemption, and how success shapes us all.Meet Relebogile Naledi Mpho Moruakgomo. Or, for short, Eddie: an aspiring playwright who dreams of...

YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED AT JEFFERSON'S. 10 PARTYGOERS, 24 HOURS. "A JAW-DROPPING SATIRE OF THE COLLEGIATE PARTY EXPERIENCE." Baker, Columbus, and John spread their clown costumes across the bed like they were preparing for war. Oversized polka-dot ties, rainbow suspenders, and greasepaint smeared...

One of China's first works of science fiction, New Story of the Stone is a belated twentieth-century sequel to the beloved eighteenth-century masterpiece Story of the Stone (more famously known as Dream of the Red Chamber). The story follows protagonist Jia Baoyu, borrowed from...

One of China's first works of science fiction, New Story of the Stone is a belated twentieth-century sequel to the beloved eighteenth-century masterpiece Story of the Stone (more famously known as Dream of the Red Chamber). The story follows protagonist Jia Baoyu, borrowed from...

Darkly funny and provocative, this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride follows two unlikely fugitives--an SAT tutor who finds her rich employers brutally murdered and the bound woman she frees from their mansion--an irresistible debut novel perfect for fans of The Guest and My Sister, the Serial...

Doctor Nigel Fetherstonhaugh (pronounced Fanshaw) leaves the dreary museum he curates in London for the job of a lifetime, head of works on paper in one of the world's biggest, most prestigious museums: the Algur and Elizabeth Paddocks Museum of Art and Antiquities in...

Single moms don't get second chances, right? In Hallmark movies, yes. In reality, doubtful. Especially when you have a five-year-old interrupting your "alone time" with the man of your dreams. Put your hand up if you've ever moved to a new place and found...

A propulsive page-turning thriller following the hit reality TV show Garden State Goddesses where secrets are uncovered, intense rivalries surface, and a startling murder propels a producer on a riveting quest for the truth.One of Huzzah's most popular shows, Garden State Goddesses, was in...

A grand, perturbing erotic novel in which the wealthy, amoral Karl records his sexual life and search for meaning in letters with a surprising legacy "Maybe all women wonder what men would be like without their posturing, but it seems to me Hilst had...

Written before the events of Jan. 6, 2021, the action in this satirical slant on American politics begins when a small, balding man is mistaken for eccentric cybersecurity genius Jason Oglethorpe. Both quickly become embroiled in conflicting plots by the Russians and Chinese to...

The Gilded Age by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner masterfully captures post-Civil War America, exposing the greed, corruption, and ambition beneath its glittering surface. Thissatirical classic blends humor and sharp critique, offering a vivid portrait of an era marked by rapid growth and...

America, 2046. The youngest of Millennials will be middle-aged. Their children, Generation Alpha (disparagingly referred to as the "Children of COVID"), will be just getting out of college. Twenty-two years of perpetual cynicism and emotional numbness will create a generation of timid, antisocial brainiacs....

Every day counts when you're chasing love, life, and a little bit of madness...Luke Milvaine is a drifting 30-something stuck in a dead-end job with an even deader love life. Then the sudden death of a school friend leaves him with a cockapoo puppy...

Deadpan follows the misadventures of a vaguely anti-semitic West Virginia Buick dealer who wakes up one day transformed into the world's most popular Jewish comedian. Steeped in magical realism, the narrative confronts pivotal issues of our day: identity, intolerance, tribalism and the redemptive force...

Author: Michelle MillerISBN-10: 0143108239ISBN-13: 9780143108238Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/27/2016Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d

Newly reissued for the modern reader, Martin Amis's Success is "a terrifying, painfully funny, Swiftian exercise in moral disgust" (The Observer). Foster brothers Terrance Service and Gregory Riding could not be more different from one another--Terry "a quivering condom of neurosis and ineptitude" and...

Mortal Coils is a collection of five short fictional pieces written by Aldous Huxley in 1921.The title uses a phrase from Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1: ... To die, to sleep, To sleep, perchance to dream; aye, there's the rub, For in that sleep...

The Butchers Apprentice is the story of 'life' unfolding pensively in the abattoir through the eyes of the old Butcher and his children and their experiences in the selfish world of needs.Author: Yashica MishraISBN-10: 8668117521ISBN-13: 9798668117529Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/24/2020Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 8.00h...

Holy Water is a work of humorous fiction, suitable for all readers due to its tasteful use of innuendo over crude language. A satirical tale of religion, business and family ties, we meet Alphonso when he is at the peak of his career as...

Imagine the look on your brother's face when they see you reading this book. If you're really looking for the top 10 ways to kill your brother, stop what you are doing and seek psychiatric help immediately For the rest of you, bring some...

No one in the forgotten town of Colmera Springs has paid taxes in 160 years. Clarice's new employer is determined to change that. Armed with rubber stamp and ballpoint pen, Ryan Conner, Tax Collector, drags Clarice up to the sleepy locale for a few...

Charles Tremayne is a spy out of his time. After a long career spent rescuing prisoners from the KGB or helping defectors across the Berlin Wall the world has changed. The Wall has gone and no longer is there a need for a Russian...

Christopher Beha delivers a cutting send-up of our cultural obsession with celebrity--a deliciously witty, and ultimately tender, novel about the absurdity of fame and the complexity of love sure to appeal to fans of Maria Semple and Jess Walter.A sharp-edged satire with heart, Arts...

The sunny Florida Keys, early 1980s. Catch of the day, square groupers. A true paradise where every hour is happy-until it goes to pot.A chartered snorkel trip to see the John Pennekamp Park's underwater Christ of the Abyss statue delivers something unexpected-four bales of...

The Office meets Six Feet Under meets About a Boy in this coming-of-middle-age tale about having a second chance to write your life's story. Bud Stanley is an obituary writer who is afraid to live. Yes, his wife recently left him for a "far...

A book about sleeping, static electricity, and blind fish that live in caves by the New York Times Bestselling author of The Internet is a Playground and creator of 27B/6. "Unapologetically absurd." Reader's Digest "Showcases Thorne's signature wit and biting satire." Sydney Morning Herald...

Author: John B. KeaneISBN-10: 1781178917ISBN-13: 9781781178911Publisher: Mercier PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/06/2025Pages: 98Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 7.00h x 4.37w x 0.20d

An unabridged, unaltered edition, to include the Prologue and all Letters written from the perspective of the archangel Satan who is briefly banished from heaven and decides to visit Earth. A series of commentaries in essay and short story form, it was written during...

In a groundbreaking theatrical experience gone horribly wrong, a deadly night reveals the dark consequences of blurring the lines between performance and reality. When Come Knocking came to Los Angeles, the interactive theater production that took over six floors of an abandoned building was...

Originally published in 1809, Knickerbocker's History of New York is a satirical review of the city's colonial history. Written by renowned author Washington Irving under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, the book is a humorous and incisive critique of the myths and legends that have...

Lottie's just been dumped, or at least she thinks she has.With a university reunion looming she has nothing to show for the past ten years except a part-time job in her friend's plant shop and a jar of pickled gherkins. To console herself Lottie...

Richard S. Hillman lives happily with his wife in a Florida condo. The Hillmans have travelled the world with Semester-at-Sea and have lived in New York, Brazil, Jamaica, and Venezuela. Richard has published eight texts on Latin America and the Caribbean as well as...

"Looking for something serious in the single scene is like keeping your clothes on for the orgy," Jennifer laments to her only serious romantic prospect and only prospect she won't take seriously, as her best friend Joel eagerly anticipates his first day of work...

Author: Patricia Marie Krentcil, Joseph P. KerrISBN-13: 9798230005704Publisher: Beamish Boy ProductionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/05/2024Pages: 206Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Author: J. P. RiegerISBN-10: 1965514057ISBN-13: 9781965514054Publisher: Flock PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/2024Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.51d

Single moms don't get second chances, right? In Hallmark movies, yes. In reality, doubtful. Especially when you have a five-year-old interrupting your "alone time" with the man of your dreams. Put your hand up if you've ever moved to a new place and found...

The sunny Florida Keys, early 1980s. Catch of the day, square groupers. A true paradise where every hour is happy-until it goes to pot.A chartered snorkel trip to see the John Pennekamp Park's underwater Christ of the Abyss statue delivers something unexpected-four bales of...

From the author of Pink Glass Houses, another delicious beach read about rich people behaving badly! The Namaste Club is a sly and hilarious send-up of the wellness industrial complex, rich ladies doing yoga, and all things fabulous and Florida.Just inland from Florida's sun-splashed...

A psychologically complex, genre-bending story collection from the author of Disorientation that reimagines narrative, one story at a time A mail order bride from Taiwan is packed up in a cardboard box and sent via express shipping to California, where her much older husband...