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Hysterical Fiction

	The Doctor is Sick by Anthony Burgess	A scholarly doctor with a brain tumor escapes from the hospital before his operation and discovers the world beyond academe.
	Holidays On Ice by David Sedaris	Look to this collection of irreverent holiday shorts to help you laugh through the season’s misgivings.
	The World According to Garp by John Irving	An eccentric cast of characters forms the world view of T.S. Garp, the bastard son of a feminist icon.

Tepper Isn't Going Out	by Calvin Trillin	Murray Tepper enjoys reading in his car. Having paid the meter, this curbside pastime is perfectly legal yet riles other drivers vying for a spot. Is Tepper a genius or a menace?
Bubbles Unbound	by Sarah Strohmeyer	A beautician with journalistic aspirations discovers that she has flair, not just for hair, but for crime investigation as well. Part I in the Bubbles Yablonsky mystery series.
Fat Bald Jeff	by Leslie Stella	A disillusioned young professional and a geeky tech guy join forces to take down their boss.
Tortilla Flat	by John Steinbeck	Follow the amusing exploits of this gang of friends in 1930s Monterey, California.
Skinny Legs and All	by Tom Robbins	Jewish and Arab restaurateurs provoke thought and conversation when they jointly open an eatery across the street from the United Nations.
The Five-minute Iliad and Other Instant Classics: Great Books for the Short Attention Span	by Greg Nagan	Classics of mammoth proportions trimmed down to their witty best.
Who You Know	by Theresa Alan	This comedic first novel charts the exploits of three young women looking for love and entertainment in Boulder, Colorado.
Some Girls Do	by Leanne Banks	Riding waves during a major tropical storm, a South Florida con man discovers he’s being swindled by a group of thugs on his luxury casino liner.
My Ride With Gus	by Charles Carillo	Starting the New Year off on the wrong foot, a New York architect dumps his girlfriend, picks up a stiff and gets caught up in the wise guy world he thought he’d outrun. A mobster-ized, modern-day scrooge tale with rich characters and plenty of laughs.
A Whole World of Trouble	by Helen Chappell	Returning home for a funeral, a professional estate sale scavenger confronts her belated mother’s man-chasing past and finds value in the twisted claustrophobia of small town life.
Caramelo	by Sandra Cisneros	A young Mexican-American woman relates her family’s trials and travels. This stirring, sometimes heart-wrenching novel is filled with laugh-out-loud moments.
Must Love Dogs	by Claire Cook	A 41 year-old divorcee dodges bad dates and embarrassing family situations while looking for love in the personal ads.
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy	by Douglas Adams	What is an “ugly bag of mostly water”? Read this funny-book-list, sci-fi favorite to find out. Don’t miss any in Adams’ four-book Hitchhiker series.
What To Do About Annie	by Millie Criswell	Annie finally resolves to give up on Joe, the priest she loves. Meanwhile, Joe prepares to leave the priesthood so that he can be with Annie.
Bridget Jones’s Diary	by Helen Fielding	An entertaining peek at a year-in-the-life of a young British woman, looking to improve her status.
Bibliophilia: A Novella and Other Stories	by Michael Griffith	In the title novella in this witty collection, a supposedly prim and proper librarian and a confused international student discourage college students from wanton liaisons amongst the stacks.
Shopaholic Ties the Knot	by Sopie Kinsella	Third in the zany Shopaholic series. Don’t miss Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Takes Manhattan.
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy	by Mabel Maney	The gentleman spy’s sister attempts to fill his incapacitated shoes in this hilarious Bond spoof.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal	by Christopher Moore	Biff, best friend of Jesus, has been resurrected to write a new, complete gospel relating the tale of the Messiah’s early years.
A Confederacy of Dunces	by John Kennedy Toole	This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the hilariously sad story of Ignatius Reilly, a disgusting yet occasionally brilliant mama’s boy.
Wigfield	by Amy Sedaris	A hilarious look at small-town life and the business of writing (from the trio responsible for Comedy Central’s Strangers with Candy ).
Naked Brunch	by Sparkle Hayter	A bored secretary has been having some exciting dreams lately. She soon realizes, however, that her nocturnal flights of fancy are actually morning-after memories of true lycanthropic adventures.
Tricky Business	by Dave Barry	Riding waves during a major tropical storm, a South Florida con man discovers he’s being swindled by a group of thugs on his luxury casino liner.
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