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• We Are Never Meeting in Real Life

  Essays

  Irby, Samantha,

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  Irreverent essays full of awkward encounters, brutal honesty, and wicked humor.

• Dear Committee Members

  Schumacher, Julie, 1958-

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  A witty academic satire told entirely through snarky letters of recommendations.

• The Guncle

  a Novel

  Rowley, Steven, 1971-

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  A flamboyant former sitcom star unexpectedly becomes guardian to his niece and nephew, with heart and hilarity.

• The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

  Rae, Issa,

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  Smart, funny essays about navigating the world as a self-described awkward introvert.

• Furiously Happy

  a Funny Book About Horrible Things

  Lawson, Jenny, 1979-

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  A memoir that mixes laugh-out-loud absurity with honest reflections on living with mental illness.

• Dear Girls

  Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life

  Wong, Ali,

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  Outrageous and heartfelt letters from the comedian to her daughters (and the rest of us).

• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)

  Kaling, Mindy

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  A funny, charming memoir full of behind-the-scenes stories and sharp observations.

• Born a Crime

  Stories From a South African Childhood

  Noah, Trevor, 1984-

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  A hilarious yet poignant memoir of growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa.

• Fool

  Moore, Christopher, 1957-

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  A bawdy, irreverent, and hysterical retelling of King Lear through the eyes of the court jester.

• Subpar Parks

  America's Most Extraordinary National Parks & Their Least Impressed Visitors

  Share, Amber,

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  National Park posters paired with snarky one-star reviews that will make you laugh-out-loud.

• Me Talk Pretty One Day

  Sedaris, David

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  Classic Sedaris: witty, sharp essays on life, language, and family.

• Hope Never Dies

  a Novel

  Shaffer, Andrew,

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  Joe Biden and Barack Obama team up as unlikely sleuths in this buddy-cop-style mystery comedy.

• Sure, I'll Join Your Cult

  a Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

  Bamford, Maria, 1970-

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  The comedian's offbeat, hilarious memoir about mental health, comedy, and belonging.

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001

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  A science-fiction classic filled with absurd, witty, intergalactic humor.

• The Inimitable Jeeves

  Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975,

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  Gentle laugh-out-loud British comedy starring bumbling Bertie Wooster and his clever valet.

• Everything's Trash, but It's Okay

  Robinson, Phoebe,

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  Hilarious essays that tackle dating, money, and life's messiness with candor.

• Dial A for Aunties

  Sutanto, Jesse Q.,

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  A rom-com meets murder mystery, with meddling aunties stealing the show.

• Bossypants

  Fey, Tina, 1970-

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  A witty, self-deprecating memoir from one of comedy's sharpest voices.

• I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are

  Bloom, Rachel, 1987-

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  The Crazy-Ex-Girlfriend creator reflects on anxiety, creativity, and weirdness with humor.

• Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

  the Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside

  Offerman, Nick, 1970-

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  The actor/humorist muses on nature, land, and life, with plenty of wiit.