Fiction - Satire

"The Gilded Age, Part 1," by Mark Twain & Charles Dudley Warner, is a biting satire of 19th-century American society. This enduring work of American literature offers sharp social commentary on the era's rampant materialism and political corruption. Through its fictional portrayal of businessmen...

Henry James's "The Death of the Lion" is a sharp and witty short story exploring the intoxicating, often absurd, world of literary celebrity. With his signature style, James delivers a brilliant satire on society's fascination with authors and the sometimes-shallow pursuit of artistic genius....

"The Reporter Who Made Himself King" by Richard Harding Davis is a thrilling journey into the world of 19th-century journalism and political intrigue. This adventure story follows the exploits of a resourceful reporter who finds himself caught in a web of power, ambition, and...

Stephen Leacock's "Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich" is a sharp and witty satire on wealth and capitalism. This collection of short stories casts a critical yet humorous eye on the lives of the idle rich and the financial world they inhabit. Leacock, a...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Faced with the threat of bankruptcy and on the advice of his ambitious lawyer, a young businessman, Godfrey Duke Jr., sole heir to the greatest name in American capitalism-his unrevered Aunt Alexandra Duke-goes on a crusade to the Holy Land to recapture it for...

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...

New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore channels William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe in The Serpent of Venice, a satiric Venetian gothic that brings back the Pocket of Dog Snogging, the eponymous hero of Fool, along with his sidekick, Drool, and pet monkey,...

What is wrong with the world when the disappearance of a single red baseball cap with an American political slogan on it-yes, one of those hats-can threaten the very existence of Canada? Yet isn't there something absurdly fitting about the fact that, at the...

Author: Harker McNairISBN-13: 9798989033652Publisher: Super SerialLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/07/2024Pages: 442Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.98d

Author: George Alec EffingerISBN-10: 1497640083ISBN-13: 9781497640085Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/16/2014Pages: 194Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.45d

Author: D. M. FlynnISBN-13: 9798218860325Publisher: La Republica BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/19/2026Pages: 268Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d

A dazzling and devastating satire of the interwar years, Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh captures the glittering chaos of London's Bright Young Things-a generation dancing on the edge of catastrophe. In the aftermath of the First World War, the world is changing faster than...

Satirical quotes for every dayWhether in everyday life or on special events: An appropriate quote can save any situation and provide new momentum. However, if you want to stand out from the crowd and show character, you need to demonstrate originality. My suggestion: humor....

Entitled, politically incorrect Jessica Puente goes from princess to pauper overnight when she loses her fabulous jet-setting job in the Great Recession. Jess must come of age again, find a job, and overcome her hubris.After a travel stint in Italy, Jess crash-lands in her...

KIRKUS REVIEW, AUGUST 8 2025 THE GRAFFITI KILLERby David Milnes ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/AReaders won't soon forget this dark little novel.Milnes' novel follows a disillusioned 69-year-old art afficionado who embarks on a quest to push back against a cultural "tide of trash."The creepy, nameless...

"Fierce, fun, wild, and enraging." --Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark"A real joy to read . . . Killer Potential earns Deitch a spot on the 'new novelists to watch' list." -- Associated PressAn electric debut...

The Holy Grail could change the world. But first, it will cause chaos in the lives of figure skaters Svetlana and Sasha Williamson. In Bulgaria, Svetlana is feuding with their adoptive parents, functioning alcoholics who refuse to stay in rehab. Determined to get them...

Between the kingdoms of Paflagonia and Crim Tartary, there lived a mysterious personage, who was known in those countries as the Fairy Blackstick, from the ebony wand or crutch which she carried; on which she rode to the moon sometimes, or upon other excursions...

'In life...you can choose to become a specialist or a generalist. But in love, please don't become a reluctant fundamentalist. Instead become a love scientist.' - Raghu Balakrishnan Raghu Balakrishnan is a laidback 25 year old, who quits his regular job as a financial...

Can an army of orangutan guerrillas save the Indonesian rainforest? Why is China creating a retirement haven in the South China Sea for rich despots? What happened when the British descendant of the oversexed first White Rajah of Borneo returned to claim his throne?...

They're trying to kill Bruce Benson. If he wants to survive, he'll have to save Vain Capital from itself. Portraying a world of political correctness run amok, Investing in Vain is a modern satire that distills the follies of our time with memorable one-liners,...

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, first published in New York on April Fool's Day 1857, is the ninth book and final novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book was published on the exact day of the novel's setting.Centered on the title character, The Confidence-Man...

"The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England" by P. G. Wodehouse is a hilarious tale of imagined invasion and national chaos. This satirical novel, subtitled "A Tale of the Great Invasion," delivers a masterclass in humor and parody as it explores the farcical possibilities...

Embark on an extraordinary adventure with Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," a timeless classic of satire and fantasy. This meticulously prepared edition invites readers to rediscover the allegorical voyages of a most unusual traveler. Journey to fantastical lands and encounter bizarre societies in this enduring...

This is a satirical novella about a newspaper correspondent who travels to hell and writes about his experiences. It is illustrated with cartoonish drawings.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as...

The Cult of Truland is a contemporary satire in the page-turning tradition of Christopher Buckley and Carl Hiaasen. Set in the world of Hollywood and celebrity media, it tracks the scandals, crimes and lustful relationships of paparazzi icon Jake Truland, a true hero of...

Swift's A Modest Proposal is one of the most renowned satires in English literature. Included here with that eighteenth-century classic is Lawrence Rowe's Another Modest Proposal. Rowe's sequel offers a gruesome but poignant solution to the persistent problem of poverty. Penetrating and chock-full of...

In a dark night of the soul a bourgeois citizen runs away from home: his life has been a lie, a waste, a wilful delusion. For forty days and forty nights he suffers and shivers alone in a derelict Notting Hill villa. Then, the...

Brian is a public servant. He is his career and his career is him. He spends his days besieged by coworkers that he believes he is far better than. The politicians put demands on his time and sanity that he wishes he could live...

Author: Audie HarrisonISBN-13: 9798993797618Publisher: Spine Bender PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/27/2026Pages: 248Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Author: Jake KorellISBN-13: 9798999639011Publisher: Jk Lawlz LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/24/2026Pages: 422Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.61lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

Author: MarkhamISBN-13: 9798349645518Publisher: Wink & Grimace PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2026Pages: 372Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d

Author: Tom BradleyISBN-13: 9798987844984Publisher: Hybrid Sequence MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/2026Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.71d

Author: Evelyn WaughISBN-10: 1515469751ISBN-13: 9781515469759Publisher: Rediscovered BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2026Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

I wanted to tell her there was still a bright side to her situation. Conveniently, it involved me from the very beginning.In an America where abortion is outlawed, and miscarriage means execution, Edward is fortunate to be a man. He is conventionally attractive, well-educated,...

In a provocative novel addressing contemporary immigration by the sharply observant Lionel Shriver, a New York family takes in a Honduran migrant--who may or may not be the innocent paragon she claims to be.Gloria Bonaventura, a divorced mother of three living with her 26-year-old...

Who says you can't have s'more than one?Marshmallow's new neighbors aren't just gorgeous-they're decadent, dangerous, and very much after her.Chocolate's a rich, commanding force who likes to savor every slow, deep taste.Graham's the kind of heat that seeps in until you're melting from the...

"Murder Bimbo is Gone Girl for the Luigi Mangione era, and Rebecca Novack is one of our funniest and most acerbic new writers." --Catherine Lacey, author of Biography of X The exhilaratingly twisty story of a sex worker turned political assassin on the run,...

For fans of Monika Kim and Rachel Yoder, a twisted debut horror novel in which a disgraced movie star returns to Hollywood 10 years after the kidnapping of her young daughter, intent on seeking revenge.NOTHING FEELS BETTER THAN REVENGE.Ten years ago, Lila Devlin was...

Sleeping in the Daytime is the first of three novellas that chronicle the deterioration of a Gen X punk growing up in the 1980s and 1990s in the Pacific Northwest. Jack is the byproduct of the music scene and accompanying drug culture present at...

A Crisis in Community College Leadership: The Phillip Dolly Affair is literary in development but grounded in "chaotic" community college daily experience. The novel is comic, satiric, quasi-politically correct, edgy, and richly descriptive of community college life, leadership foibles, and cultural themes. This hyperbolic...

A hardened sleuth plumbs the darkest corners of the city-and his mind-in this existential modern Noir.Winter. 2018. William Keele's back in town and he's barely getting by. Rents are up and wages are down and dirty cops are a dime a dozen. So when...

On a distant island, reality show contestants battle for bragging rights and a slot on next week's episode. They've perfected their dramatic roles and are prepared to do whatever it takes to win. There's the take-no-prisoners Marine sergeant, the gay hairdresser, the ruthless lawyer,...

Skubalon Storm is a comic satire, revealing the origins and consequences of Texas' 2027 hapless secession from the so-called United States. Moments before the breakaway is announced, Governor Peter Phelt learns that Texas has been expelled from the Union because it is unbearably obnoxious...

Author: Virginia FeitoISBN-10: 1324097787ISBN-13: 9781324097785Publisher: Liveright Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/16/2026Pages: 208Format: Paperback

This year's Humor issue features Grand Prize winner Steve Holland plus Allan M. Heller, Shauna Hicks, David Margolis, Lyss Buchthal, Eva Kappel, Martin Settle, Brad G. Philbrick, Meredith Meyer, Dar Thomas, Liz Kelner Pozen, Adam Archer, K.Z. Steel, Richard D. Key, Aili Whalen, Geoffrey...

Nasparnival(TM) explodes the absurdity of contemporary America with sharp satire, wild humor, and Kafkaesque twists. Follow Colt Cortez, a former Hollywood child star turned would-be U.S. senator, as he and his eccentric crew navigate a chaotic world where book bans, school shootings, drug epidemics,...

Take a moment to immerse yourself in some of the crazy, real-life situations that lawenforcement officers face on a daily basis. Imagine you're there and you have to navigatethrough some of the ickiest, most nervewracking things you can't even imagine can exist in thisworld....