Humour

How well do you know your words?Buxom used to mean obedientA cloud was a rockRaunchy originally meant dirtyBrimming with hidden histories and tanta...

Heres an accusation Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything. When it comes to language, it all depends on what your definition of is is. And one ...

This title includes an introduction by Sir Paul McCartney. First published in 1964 and 1965, In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works are a bri...

What happens to a vampire when he dies? How does somebody become a werewolf? How can you protect yourself from witches? All of these questions and ...

The mind behind the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes presents an addictive collection of improbable research all about us and you Marc Abrahams collects ...

'Anti-Social is brutally honest, exceptionally funny and terribly sad - a scything indictment of broken 21st century Britain. I could not put it do...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''Helen is the woman I want in my life when the shit hits the fan'' - Bryony GordonWhat do you do when your relationship...

'Deftly explores expectations of modern womanhood . . . Full of adventure and awe' Dolly AldertonPeople always said I'd find love where I least exp...

'I'm not looking for a man, let's start there' - RihannaIt's time to turn your sass level up to 100! This collection of words of wisdom from trailb...

DON''T MISS THE RAZOR-SHARP NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY PICK QUEEN BEE AND FAKING FR...

'I thank heaven for small mercies. The first of these is Rumpole' Clive JamesHorace Rumpole, the irrepressible barrister fuelled by cigars, Tennyso...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** A hilarious collection of Hercule Van Wolfwinkle's 'extremely realis...

The next hilarious, uplifting book from Abigail Mann, author of The Lonely Fajita! Heartwarming, charming and wit...

No.1 bestselling author Gill Sims is back with her eagerly awaited fourth and final Why Mummy novel. I just wanted them to sto...

I''d managed to puncture a hole between our universe and the parallel one where all the celebrities lived. ''The zaniest book I''ve read in eons. ...

In 2007, comedian and broadcaster, Dermot Whelan, arrived at a comedy festival in an ambulance. It was a hell of an entrance. He had had a panic at...

A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A SHORT HISTORY OF TRACTORS IN UKRAINIANAfter walking out on his wife to shack up with 'Brexi...

''Quirky, comic, honest'' MARIAN KEYES ''Funny and charming'' JUDY BLUME ''Wise and wonderful'' ALICE HOFFMAN ''Written with such humour and hea...

'Quirky, comic, honest' MARIAN KEYES'Funny and charming' JUDY BLUME'Wise and wonderful' ALICE HOFFMAN'Written with such humour and heart' STYLIST '...

A continental tour of Europe doesnt go quite as planned! When Stockwell Park Orchestra goes on tour to Europe, it proves a challenge for even the ...

In the vein of Lebowitz's Netflix limited series, Pretend It's a City --The Fran Lebowitz Reader brings together two of the famed author's bestsell...

You know you're having a midlife crisis when... ... all your clothes are made of leather - including your pyjamas. Have you taken a sudden liking ...

In this, his first collection of essays, Saunders trains his eye on the real world rather than the fictional and reveals it to be brimming with won...

THE HILARIOUS NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY SUMMER PICK FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FAKING FRIENDS AND TELL ME...

*From the 'anti-guru' author of the smash hit The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k and the New York Times bestseller Get Your Sh*t Together...

The hilarious second novel, and Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller, from author of the smash hit Why Mummy Drinks. Mond...

Slippers are meant to be chewed. Don't feel bad about it - it seems to really excite the humans.Carrying sticks ten times the size of your own body...

'The characters jump right off the page and into your heart.' Amazon reviewer, 5 starsNineteen-year-old Jennifer is regretting her hasty move into ...

Growing a baby? Got to name it? No sweat. Take naming inspiration from the ultimate, most kick ass men and women in history. This baby name book ...

From the bestselling author of Mr Toppit, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, comes a riotous, darkly comic story of siblings searching for the tr...

AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4'S BETWEEN OURSELVES, IN CONVERSATION WITH TARA FLYNNLaugh your socks off with this hilarious collection of tales, observati...

A hilarious and totally relatable book about the adventures of a single mum, for fans of Catastrophe and Motherland. Readers of Why Mummy Drinks, U...