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Family loyalties, office politics and the need to look respectable give comic fiction plenty to work with. This shelf brings together stories grounded in recognizable social life, where a character's habits or blind spots can be as revealing as a spectacular mistake.

Cover of Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Mary Jane

Jessica Anya Blau

Coming of age · Situational comedy

Cover of Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe

Coming of age · Dark comedy

Cover of I See You've Called In Dead by John Kenney

I See You've Called In Dead

John Kenney

Workplace comedy · Dark comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Altarcation by Hal Katkov

Altarcation

Hal Katkov

Family comedy · Farce

Cover of Fight Night by Miriam Toews

Fight Night

Miriam Toews

Diary & letters · Family comedy

Audiobook

Cover of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

Marina Lewycka

Family comedy · Farce

Audiobook

Cover of Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Nothing to See Here

Kevin Wilson

Family comedy · Dry wit

Audiobook

Cover of Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

Mad Mabel

Sally Hepworth

Dry wit

Cover of Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo

Nobody's Fool

Richard Russo

Banter · Dry wit

Audiobook

Cover of House Arrest by Noa Yedlin

House Arrest

Noa Yedlin

Family comedy · Dark comedy

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