Laugh-out-Loud Books

Our Laugh-out-Loud Books Collection highlights titles that bring levity to literature through satire, dark humor, or hilarious dialogue. Representing genres ranging from romantic comedies to classic children's titles, this Collection features titles to tickle every reader's funny bone.

Vietgone

by Qui Nguyen

Publication year 2015

Genre Play, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Hope, Love, Memory, Regret, Language, Race, Future, The Past, Family, Friendship, Self Discovery, Community, Education, Immigration, Nation, War, Fate, Justice, Music, Safety & Danger, Trust & Doubt

Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, Drama, Comedy & Satire, Education, Education, World History, Dramatic Literature, Humor

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Welding with Children

by Tim Gautreaux

Publication year 1999

Genre Short Story, Fiction

Themes Family, Perseverance, Hope, Regret, Childhood & Youth, Daughters & Sons, Grandparents

Tags Humor, Education, Education, Southern Literature

Tim Gautreaux’s “Welding with Children” debuted in the March 1997 issue of The Atlantic. Gautreaux was born in Louisiana, and his novels and short stories, like this one, draw from his experience of growing up in a Southern, blue-collar family. His characters include a range of rural Louisiana residents, many of whom struggle with societal and generational changes. Gautreaux has received numerous awards, most notably the 1999 Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Book Award for... Read Welding with Children Summary

We Should Hang Out Sometime

by Josh Sundquist

Publication year 2014

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Forgiveness, Shame & Pride, Disability

Tags Humor, Inspirational, Coming of Age, Romance, Disability, LGBTQ+, American Literature, Modern Classic Fiction, Biography

Josh Sundquist is a cancer survivor, Paralympic ski racer, motivational speaker, and stand-up comedian. Sundquist’s memoir Just Don't Fall: How I Grew Up, Conquered Illness, and Made It Down the Mountain was published in 2010 and became a national bestseller. While his first memoir showed how he was able to overcome health challenges to become a sporting hero, his second book We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story (2014) deals with the most... Read We Should Hang Out Sometime Summary

What If? 2

by Randall Munroe

Publication year 2022

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Animals, Appearance & Reality, Climate, Environment, Plants, Food, Objects & Materials, Place, Space, Education, Order & Chaos, Science & Technology

Tags Science & Nature, Humor, World History

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Whatshisface

by Gordon Korman

Publication year 2018

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Loneliness, Coming of Age, Friendship, Self Discovery, Community, Art

Tags Children`s Literature, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, Magical Realism

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When Life Gives You Lululemons

by Lauren Weisberger

Publication year 2018

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Friendship, Loneliness, Nostalgia, Femininity, Midlife, Love

Tags Humor, Realistic Fiction

When Life Gives You Lululemons is a novel by American author Lauren Weisberger. Originally published in 2018 by Simon & Schuster, the novel is the third installment in Weisberger’s The Devil Wears Prada universe. The title is preceded by the bestselling 2003 novel The Devil Wears Prada and its 2013 sequel, Revenge Wears Prada. In this third novel, Weisberger continues Emily Charlton’s story, years after leaving her life and career at the fashion magazine Runway... Read When Life Gives You Lululemons Summary

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

by Maria Semple

Publication year 2012

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Mothers

Tags Humor, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction

Where’d You Go, Bernadette, published in 2012, is the second novel by Maria Semple, a former television writer who worked on shows such as Mad About You and Arrested Development. A bestseller praised by numerous critics as one of the best books of the year, Where’d You Go, Bernadette is a fast-paced comic novel with a complex narrative structure. The book follows an epistolary format, meaning the text is largely composed of letters, emails, and... Read Where'd You Go, Bernadette Summary

White Teeth

by Zadie Smith

Publication year 2000

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Future, Fate

Tags British Literature, Humor, Modern Classic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classic Fiction

White Teeth is an award-winning novel by Zadie Smith, published in 2000. The novel, which was developed into a four-part miniseries for British audiences in 2002, follows two men from different backgrounds who meet and become friends during World War II.Plot SummaryWhite Teeth opens on New Year’s Day, 1975, with the attempted suicide of a middle-aged Englishman named Archie Jones. Following his failed marriage, and in despairing of his generally mundane existence, Archie flipped a... Read White Teeth Summary

Why I Live at the P.O.

by Eudora Welty

Publication year 1941

Genre Short Story, Fiction

Themes Family, Social Class

Tags Southern Literature, Race & Racism, Southern Gothic, Education, Education, US History, World History, Historical Fiction, Humor, Classic Fiction

“Why I Live at the P.O.” is a short story written in 1941 by Eudora Welty, an author and photographer from the American South. The story’s narrator, Sister, narrates her family’s reaction as her sister, Stella-Rondo, leaves her husband and returns to the family’s home in China Grove, Mississippi, surprising her family with a young child in tow. As conflict unfolds among the family members, Sister moves into the post office where she works, seeking... Read Why I Live at the P.O. Summary

Winger

by Andrew Smith

Publication year 2013

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Shame & Pride, Sexual Identity, Masculinity, Coming of Age

Tags Humor, Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, LGBTQ+, Bullying, Sports, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance

Winger is a young adult novel written by American author Andrew Smith and first published in 2013. It belongs to the genre of contemporary early 21st century teen fiction and garnered recognition from the American Library Association (ALA), Publishers Weekly, and the Junior Library Guild. Because of Winger’s storyline involving LGBTQIA+ issues, it was also chosen as part of the ALA’s 2014 Rainbow List in 2014, made up of books for children and young adults... Read Winger Summary