Title: Zoey’s Zany Life Author: Mikayla Lowery Genre: MG Fiction / Humor Zoey’s Zany Life, by Mikayla Lowery, is intended as a book for a middle grade/pre-teen audience, most likely girls, but not necessarily as boys could enjoy it as well. It should not be mistaken as the typical coming-of-age story, but instead as one… Read More Zoey’s Zany Life – Editorial Review
Title: Uber Diva Author: Charles St. Anthony Genre: Humor Part-memoir, part-guide, Uber Diva is an entertaining look at what it takes to be an Uber driver. Told from the perspective of the self-proclaimed Uber Diva, who is sidelined from the ridesharing business after a drunk driver totals her car and sends her to the hospital, it is helpful… Read More Uber Diva – Editorial Review
Title: Let Loose & Laugh: Priceless Stories on Navigating Life With a Sense of Humor Author: Gerry Usrey Genre: Non-fiction / Humor Let Loose & Laugh: Priceless Stories on Navigating Life with a Sense of Humor by Gerry Usrey is a collection of short, humorous, true stories. The author recounts times of failure… Read More Let Loose & Laugh – Editorial Review
Title: The Great Cyprus Think Tank Author: Larry Lockridge Genre: Satire / Humor Canadian Bart Beasley narrates this second book in Lockridge’s Enigma Quartet series, which capably functions as a standalone read.
Title: Just a Typo Author: John Bennardo Genre: Humor Fiction Set in modern times, this novel focuses on the struggles faced by Mo Riverlake, a game show host who has become a celebrity after years of making jokes at the expense of most everyone around him—all in good fun, or so he… Read More Just a Typo – Editorial Review
Title: Think Before You Ink and Other Cautionary Tales Author: Alison Bossert Genre: Essays, Humor, and Satire This short volume features twenty-one stories and essays, some humorous, some serious, but all lighthearted, pithy, and amusing. They share a common point-of-view—that of a single career woman who has come to value time and relationships more than technology… Read More Editorial Review – Think Before You Ink
Title: I Am the Messenger Author: Markus Zusak Genre: Literary Fiction/YA Ed Kennedy knows he’s a nobody. However, after the nineteen-year-old cab driver thwarts a bumbling bank robbery attempt, Ed is selected by an unknown party to make a difference in the lives of people he’s never met before. His leads? Nothing more than addresses and… Read More I Am the Messenger – Book Review
Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Penguin Press (June 16, 2015) Rating: 7/10 Reading Sara Review: I might be late to the game with this book because most Ansari fans have probably already read this book. I recommended it on my Holiday Gift Guide for your single brother–but I will also recommend it to you–because it… Read More Modern Romance – Book Review
So, full disclosure: I’m a pretty big The Office fan, and I watch The Mindy Project. So, yeah, I like Mindy Kaling’s brand of humor. It’s sort of self-effacing in a girl power-ish kind of way. If you’re not familiar with her work, she’s basically a comedy screenwriter and actress who was on The… Read More Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? – Book Review
The Book Review Directory 