Fiction - Satire

Ben, a black Jewish midget is justifiably cynical having spent his formative years attempting to escape imprisonment from his high school hall locker. Jerry, a Brad Pitt look alike is a self-proclaimed mathematical savant with a Cheetos fetish. They form an unlikely partnership when...

PhD student Dylan Cashew abandons his thesis on D. H. Lawrence for the uncertain world of top secret aerospace editing, college teaching and then independent publishing. Dogged and even mentored by Lawrence and others from parallel Dimensions, Dylan finds himself immersed in a publishing...

"PLUM RAINS ON HAPPY HOUSE" IS A TOUR DE FORCE OF CULTURE-CLASHING, SIDE-SPLITTING HUMOR! In Japan, the little inn called Happy House welcomes its guests ... unless it's rainy season. When the "plum rains" arrive, trying times of volatility and decadence begin for everyone....

As this classic Mark Twain short story states: This is the story which the Major told me, as nearly as I can recall it: In the winter of 1862-3, I was commandant of Fort Trumbull, at New London, Conn. Maybe our life there was...

This early work by Ring Lardner was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Treat 'Em Rough' is a selection of short stories written in letter form. Ring Lardner was born in Niles, Michigan in 1885....

The Battle of the Books is a satirical work by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1704. The book is a parody of a debate that took place in 1697 between French and English scholars over the relative merits of ancient and modern literature. In...

Dive into "Drowsy," a thought-provoking journey into a futuristic world envisioned by John Ames Mitchell. This classic work of science fiction blends sharp satire with delightful humor, painting a picture of a would-be utopia ripe with unexpected consequences. Through Mitchell's keen observations, "Drowsy" offers...

Experience Henry Fielding's satirical masterpiece, "Joseph Andrews Vol. 1," a picaresque journey through 18th-century England. This classic work of fiction offers a humorous and insightful look at society through the eyes of household employees. Fielding's sharp wit and keen observations create a delightful parody,...

The planet is becoming increasingly uninhabitable thanks to escalating climate change, dwindling resources, and the anarchy resulting from the breakup of the World Federation. Humanity faces a dilemma: which way to escape total disaster? There are two possible routes: the long one via interplanetary...

A boy, a small-time YouTube preacher, and a squirrel walk into the SuperMart...All Billy wanted was to run away, to get out from under the iron fist of his mother's tyranny. Now the store is in lockdown and everyone is after him. He never...

THE KILLER was a twisted psychopath who had spent a lifetime preparing for this one day. He needed to make a statement. Something Biblical. Epic. Comparable to the Friday when JFK was shot, or the Tuesday the Twin Towers fell; this day had to...

"It is a testament to her vivacious spirit that Patricia Carragon would think to personify cupcakes as a device to chronicle quotidian activities and as a mode to assuage the anxieties of her daily jaunts. Tasty diary entries mingle humor and contemplative musings in...

Schoolboy Tommy Tappett has written a story about Dinosaurs, Monsters and Everything. When the British Library asks for a copy, little Tommy finds he is up against a different sort of dinosaur.Author: Chris GreaveISBN-10: 0995586845ISBN-13: 9780995586840Publisher: Lightship Guides & PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/19/2018Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Blessed and burdened with a strange gift for empathy, Charissa Dryden-Burnet stands trial for eco-terrorism in her home town of Edmonton, escapes from a Canadian-owned island prison off the Florida coast, and journeys home to Canada across a continent altered by climate change and...

He's a man with a plan to dump a counterfeit marriage. But does he end up smartin' from his partin'?Milner is a man with a God complex. He has an unshakeable belief in his consummate ability to manipulate and control family and boardroom alike....

Good help is hard to find these days, even for someone as powerful as the horned and hooved, gloriously evil, master of the universe Mephistopheles. Having gone to the trouble of writing a manual on how to serve the Dark Lord in everyday life,...

Vika Stakhanova's path to the Wall Street elite was not paved for her. Orphaned as a teenager during the collapse of the Soviet Union, Vika sets out for the Darwinian dreamscape that exists only in America. When the market crashes, she is poised to...

The finding of a brutally murdered body on a city beach sends Detective Chief Inspector Simon Webster on a hunt for the perpetrator of the dastardly deed. With the identity of the body established, the course of the investigation leads Simon into the spurious...

The fact is, you're probably not aware that someone is out there working overtime to keep you safe from the worst drinks ever devised, worse even than a kale martini or a Chlamydia on the Beach. And it's okay to admit it, because you're...

Athena Cervantes wants to be a writer - a real writer - and that means only one thing to her - she wants to be a great American novelist! Of course this ambition requires an MFA from a prestigious writing program. Check! And she...

This hilarious, original, tour de force takes NYT best-selling author Gloria Nagy's scalding, clear-eyed view of life in the absolute present and pulls out all narrative stops. Fast, furious, and laugh-out-loud funny, REMAIN CALM is a look at ourselves and the astonishing way life's...

When Henry First enters his restaurant in a competition that he cannot win, only a miracle - or a chance discovery - can save him. Henry First is a darkly funny and multi-layered novel, a fast-paced story where people do despicable things to one...

Power-mad Cesare Groznyy is in trouble. His scheming may have made him the president of an American university but his hubris has him pinned into a corner. He has enemies in his staff, in his family, and in his bed. Before long, the bitter...

Why is the English Department of the University of Surleighwick buying all the Romanian books it can lay its hands on? Why are private detectives spying on the staff? What is the riot squad doing in Hay-on-Wye? Find out the answers in THE SURLEIGHWICK...

"Extremely funny." --The Washington Post Elinor Tomlinson moved to New York armed with a journalism degree and a dream. Instead, she's working as a nanny and sleeping on a foam pad in a weird apartment. So when Elinor is offered a job at Journalism.ly,...

Propped up by vitamins and caffeine, Seattle Supermom Anna Moore thinks she has it all figured out. Three free range, organic-fed kids, a skyrocketing career as creative director at her advertising agency, and a stable marriage to a gaming nerd. But when she returns...

Indie rocker Garrett Sedgwick is a reclusive artist struggling to assert his identity to a sectarian fan base. Cynical graphic artist Neil Oberlin is given the task of sketching Sedgwick's next album cover. However, proximity to the brooding musician begins to compound Neil's own...

On the run for daring to criticize the medical profession, the Delphic Oracle and her crew stumble across Zeus on the way to a Horse Race. As if the ensuing mayhem of Werewolves being evicted from Hades, the hordes of heaven descending to kill...

Michael Milosovic, builder, amateur architect, developer, landowner and mayor of the Australian town Coddington St George (pop. 5,499) wants to be elected to the shire council and hence to the Queensland State Planning Committee. To achieve this ambition, he needs publicity. What better, he...

Nobody knew how and why Jane Dzhugashvili, a small and wrinkled Russian psychic, had landed in Noliar. Addicted to cigarettes, vodka, and curse words, she had firmly rooted herself into the old PA town like a stubborn old vine. When Dorothea Sishy disappears, two...

This is the story of a series of bad decisions involving ice cream trucks, Al-Qaeda, bibliomania, college towns, qat, needle-nose pliers, unhappy policemen, glow-in-the-dark bocce, black swans, the witness protection program, frozen pizza, and the CIA (or maybe it wasn't the CIA). Not necessarily...

This kindred spirit / doppelgänger / protégé of "Hideous Exuberance" incorporates non-linear plots; comical rants and disturbing inner monologues; stream of consciousness dream sequences; surrealistic scenarios and time-traveling characters. Revel in the chaotic confusion of sociopathic celebrities, suburban swingers, suicidal trust fund girls, decadent...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Freshly back from Europe with a new job, Samantha Svensson (Sven) reconnects with her old friends while managing a new role within the Big Super Ministry - where everyone is busy playing their own internal political games.After the HR Director ends up dead on...

Author: Michael EliasISBN-13: 9798899760686Publisher: Sticking Place BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/08/2026Pages: 244Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d

Author: Shawn Wayne LanghansISBN-10: 4824136547ISBN-13: 9784824136541Publisher: Next ChapterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/17/2026Pages: 152Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d

The kidnap of a rebellious heiress leads Inspector Nightjar into a steampunk underworld of brain love, greed, and revolution. Can the Raven Method uncover the big Truth? What powers Thousand Tower City? Why are books telling unfamiliar stories? How cosy is anarchy? Steve Aylett...

The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed "rags-to-Rolex" life when her secretive past comes roaring into the spotlight--in this much-anticipated debut novel from Deesha Philyaw, author of the award-winning hit short story collection The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.From...

A Metaphysical Literary Fiction Novel of Seafood, Satire, and SurvivalIn the chaotic underworld of Lower Manhattan's culinary scene, Jim Herough Bois runs a seafood restaurant like no other-serving up insects, oysters, and existential dread with a side of dark humor. His restaurant, Herough, isn't...

Memories and Mementoes, loosely based on current events, is a wondrous Christmas story that focuses on a family devastated by a series of political, personal and psychosocial events that threaten their very existence.Henri, an environmentalist, is trying to establish a corridor for the safe...

If you bought this book to pass the bar exam, return it immediately-you're already disbarred from common sense.This is not legal advice. It's far more useful. It's a handbook for turning everyday profanity into polished, pompous, lawyer-approved savagery. Why say "shut the f*** up"...

In The Mad, originally published in Shona as Mapenzi and awarded the Zimbabwe Book Publishers Association Award, Mabasa's pen runs riot, using sarcasm, humor, and a disjointed writing style that gels with its troubled and unpredictable characters. Set in the second decade of Zimbabwe's...

The final novel by a titan of post-Soviet literature, this fantastical thriller about fakes and imposters in Russian history is both a rewrite of Greek myth and a spiritual sequel of sorts to The Brothers Karamazov. Vladimir Sharov was one of the most significant...

At a surreal desert festival that blends the bizarre with the intoxicating, Joni, a spoiled socialite, is drawn into a world where reality and fantasy blur. Surrounded by dazzling lights, eccentric characters, and relentless beats, she chases the ultimate thrill-only to find herself trapped...

Enter the deranged depths of one man's obsession with pigeon poop and its so-called connections to civilization. Amateur philosopher Robert Guano has dedicated his life to studying feces in all its forms, descending into madness in pursuit of unraveling its hidden truths. In this...

This book chronicles the systemic exploitation of Africans by her leaders through established institutions. These institutions are diverse (political, religious, financial, etc) but their aim is the same. These institutions were established through the support of foreign powers whose interest many of these institutions...

Dive into the hilariously chaotic world of "Tory Tea Party: A Whimsical Political Brew," where the stately passageways of British governance are flipped on their head in a wildly entertaining escapade within the esteemed walls of Parliament. Rally behind the lovably clumsy Prime Minister...

We can view Blevins as contemporary with Melville's Confidence Man. Or perhaps with Roberto Bolano's The Savage Detectives. Kathy Acker? Or, my favorite: B. Traven's The Death Ship with its motto above the entry to the engine room: "Abandon all hope, ye who enter...

Fiction. "Open MULTIFESTO anywhere, careful reader, and your feet will come unmoored from the ground, your liver will be eaten by hungry jackals, substituting for an eagle, and your eyes, feeding your brain phrases such as 'I am reading a book, ' will grow...

A planet in chaos, a leader in denial, and a woman who won't be owned.Planet Hy Man is a planet as pure as a baby's belly button until a spaceship arrives full of celibate men and women hungry for all things 'earthy'.They hurl themselves...