Humorous fiction

Set in London in 1968, A CURTAIN TWITCHER’S BOOK OF MURDER follows the lives of the inhabitants of a suburban London street. But this is no ordinary road. London, 1968. A suburban London street. But this is no ordinary road.“Ask anyone on Atbara...

Brilliant absurdist chronicle of a hapless outsider's struggle to do the right thing.Arnon Grunberg's fourteenth novel charts the downfall of Geniek Janowski, a Polish-German firefighter doing his best to be a good father, husband, lover and colleague,...

The Sunday Times number one bestselling debut novel ‘Absolutely outrageous. A total snigger-fest.’ SINDHU VEE'Unputdownable. Thoroughly enjoyable and twisted.' KATERINA DIAMOND Welcome to a hen do where revenge is served colder than a frozen...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. The only advice, indeed, that one person can give another about reading is to take no advice, to follow your own instincts, to use your own reason, to come to your...

The Number One Global Sensation*Foyle’s Fiction Book of the Year**Amazon Book of the Year**Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year**Fiction Book of the Year 2024 – British Book Awards* ‘Addictive’ Grazia‘Hugely entertaining’ Observer‘Provocative’...

‘A witty, heart-warming tale about woman’s best friend. You’ll love it!’ Nick Spalding‘A love story that honestly will just make you cheer… I loved it.’ Miranda Dickinson When your dog plays cupid…what could possibly go wrong?Loyal rescue pug Doug wants...

A heart-warming and hilarious novel about life, love, and the weight of all we leave unsaid, Duffy & Son is a quietly moving masterpiece from one of Ireland’s most gifted comic writers. Eugene Duffy is turning 70; his son Jim is turning 40...

The brand-new adventure from the beloved author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for. Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife, Jenny, out of her art gallery...

‘The perfect balance of romcom and drama!’ GRAZIA She kissed the groom. She’s not the bride…Edie thought she’d found The One…until he told her he was marrying someone else. And on the day of his wedding, when he kisses her, life really does go...

‘One of my favourite books of this year… the romantic and passionate scenes are some of the best I have ever read’ NetGalley Reviewer Will finding love break the family curse?Fact 1: Eva Mallory is the unluckiest woman in the world.Fact 2: Her...

'Hugely relatable!' Heat ________________________________Fans of Alexandra Potter and Marian Keyes will love Divorced Not Dead, a no-holds-barred, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud hilarious romcom about being fifty, but absolutely not yet dead yet! ...

‘What can I say, I loved this book. It has all my favorite tropes. Fake dating – check! Grumpy/ sunshine (reversed) check! One bed – check!’ Reader reviewWhen you can’t find the perfect date for the holidays you hire him! Hotshot lawyer Rebecca Madison...

There’s a fine art to murder… Hal Mulberry has long dreamt of owning the iconic painting, Buttermere at Dawn. And now the entrepreneur has got his hands on it, he’s determined to bring it back to the Lakes where it belongs and put it on show, turning...

‘Katherine Heiny's work does something magical: elevates the mundane so that it has the stakes of a mystery novel, gives women's interior lives the gravity they so richly deserve – and makes you laugh along the way’ Lena Dunham Maya’s dog is dying, and...

“I think we got off on the wrong foot, with you telling me I had to be killed and then me getting all upset about it. Let’s start again. My name is Jameela, and I’m a writer. What do you do, besides . . . assassinations Is that a hobby or more of a...

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES on Drama and UKTV Play ‘I was hooked from the first page, wonderful’ Reader review, ‘Brilliant, brilliant book … this was one of the best books I’ve read in a long time’ Reader review, ‘Entertaining, engaging and thoroughly...

‘Funny, touching and wise, I loved it’ Kit de Waal, bestselling author of My Name Is Leon Wendy is lonely, misunderstood but coping. After her mum died, all she wants is to drive the 255 bus around Uddingston with her regulars on board, remember to buy...

'Darkly witty' Red'Made in Chelsea if it got seriously dark' HeatMeet Kitty Collins.FRIEND. LOVER. KILLER. He was following me. That guy from the nightclub who wouldn’t leave me alone.I hadn’t intended to kill him of course. But I wasn’t displeased when...

It’s now or never… In the summer of 1960, eighteen-year-old Rose Featherstone took a trip to Memphis that changed her life. Now, Rose confesses to her granddaughter, Daisy, that she returned home with more than just memories all those years ago – she...

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come. Henry Skrimshander, newly arrived at...

When moving on means moving out… Surely there should be a rule book to guide you through the tumultuous twenties, or a ‘to do list’ at the very least? Fresh out of university in Manchester and struggling to climb the career ladder in London, Flick’s...

A perfect storm of comedic proportions erupts in a DC bookstore over the course of one soggy summer week—narrated by two very different women and punctuated by political turmoil, a celestial event, and a perpetually broken vacuum cleaner.Independent...

A joyful love story set against the backdrop of lockdown – perfect for fans of The FlatshareDo you believe in love before first sight? Lockdown is putting Sophia’s life on pause – just as she planned to put herself out there and meet someone. When the...

Coward, scoundrel, lover and cheat, but there is no better man to go into the jungle with. Join Flashman in his adventures as he survives fearful ordeals and outlandish perils across the four corners of the world. As the Light Brigade prepare to charge...

A GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST 2023WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2018‘The real inexplicable gorgeous brilliant thing’ MAX PORTER'She has arrived in a class of her own' SARAH PERRY'Funny, playful and utterly bravura' MELISSA HARRISON The...

'Clever, sexy and joyful. I loved it' BETH O'LEARY'A fizzing roller-coaster of a rom-com. The sexiest book you'll read all year and the most heartening’ CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE‘A very relatable take on love that will pull at your heartstrings’ RED Bette...

A hilarious and heartwarming read perfect for fans of Judy Leigh, Caroline James and Maddie Please! As Margaret Adams buries her late husband she comes to a shocking realisation – she was widowed long before Bob dropped dead on the ninth hole at his...

The brand new feel-good, funny and fabulous book from the No.1 bestseller!Starting again never felt so good! The worst day of her life could be the best thing that’s ever happened.Kim Jacobs believes that she is happily married, until her husband tells...

THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe Times Popular Fiction Book of the Year‘A heartbreaker of a book’ THE TIMES'Alarmingly relatable' MARIAN KEYES‘Hilarious and profound’ DOLLY ALDERTON The hottest debut novel of 2023 from Schitt’s Creek and Smothered...

The bold and boundlessly original debut novel from the Oscar®-winning screenwriter of Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Synecdoche, New York.‘Riotously funny’ New York Times‘Just as loopy and clever as his movies’...

A Buchanan brother finds a love to treasure in this scintillating historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands... After escaping from the English soldiers who attacked her home and imprisoned her in a dungeon, Lady Elysande de...

Undertaker Nina Sherwood is full of good advice. For example, never wear lip gloss when you’re scattering ashes. Nina is your average 30-year-old with a steady job, a nice home – and dead bodies in her basement. As an undertaker, she often prefers the...

‘Joyful, romantic and life-affirming.’ Red Magazine‘It had me totally gripped.’ Beth O’Leary, author of The Flatshare‘A love story that is guaranteed to make you smile.’ CloserWhat if you almost missed the love of your life? Nadia gets the 7.30 train...

Don't miss this heartwarming rom-com from the Kindle bestselling author of Summer at the Santorini Bookshop!***This summer will change everything! Aria Summers knows what she wants.A life on the road with best friend Rosie and her beloved...

The International Bestseller!‘I absolutely adored it. It is the funniest rom-com I've read in a very long time … Andrea stole my heart … I cannot wait to get my hands on whatever Lauren Ho writes next’ Beth O’Leary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The...

The Sunday Times bestseller‘Funny, touching and unpredictable’ Jojo MoyesEleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive – but not how to live Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive – but not how to liveEleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears...

A madcap new novel from the author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO START AGAIN. AND AGAIN.It’s always awkward when five thousand kronor goes missing. When it...

The second Scott Pilgrim volume! Scott Pilgrim has two girls on the go. When he’s with Knives Chau, he feels like he can erase his past and start over. When he’s with Ramona Flowers, he’s ready to accept all that, grow up and move on. But like all adult...

Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind…’Based on a lecture given at Cambridge and first...

A laugh-out-loud read from the Sunday Times bestselling author of If I Never Met You Anna Alessi – history expert, possessor of a lot of hair and an occasionally filthy mouth – seeks nice man for intelligent conversation and Mills & Boon moments...

What happens when the one that got away comes back? Find out in this sparkling comedy from #1 bestseller Mhairi McFarlane ‘Think of the great duos of history. We're just like them.’‘You mean like Kylie and Jason? Torvill and Dean? Sonny and Cher?’‘I...

A brilliant debut about a devoutly Orthodox Jewish man who discovers in middle age that he's not, in fact, Jewish, and embarks on a remarkable road trip to come to grips with his fate; it's Chaim Potok's The Chosen meets Planes, Trains and...

“Martens’ work would be impressive in any era, but it is particularly timely today. It is wonderful to come upon an author who faces into the horrific absurdities of modern life without flinching, a stylist who delivers his most powerful satiric points...

From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a hilarious horror satire about a family of professional killers responsible for the most atrocious events in history and the young brothers that are destined to take over.Meet Otto and Cecil. Two brothers...

‘I absolutely adored Under Your Spell the sweetest, sexiest, funniest romance. It was such a treat!’ Marian Keyes'So witty and smart. I am thoroughly under Laura Wood’s spell' Hannah Grace'For any fans of Emily Henry, this is a romantic read...

Ah, Hollywood! Famous for celebs, sun…and murder cults! The Privy Council is the most exclusive club in town, headed by the entertainment industry’s top mogul, a ruthless exec who enlists his famous underlings to kill the people who stole from him, two...