The best new humour books books of 2025 (chosen by humour books authors)

Loved by 7 people

My Friends

By Fredrik Backman ,

Loved by 3 people

Victorian Psycho

By Virginia Feito ,

Loved by 2 people

Wooing the Witch Queen

By Stephanie Burgis ,

Loved by 2 people

Vera, or Faith

By Gary Shteyngart ,

Descartes' Demon

By Ross Hightower , Deb Heim,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Loved by 2 people

Run for the Hills

By Kevin Wilson ,

Loved by 2 people

Empire of the Dawn

By Jay Kristoff ,

Descartes' Demon

By Ross Hightower , Deb Heim,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Party Planning Can Be Murder

By Kerry Schafer , Kerry Anne King ,

Loved by 1 person

Joyful Recollections of Trauma

By Paul Scheer ,

Loved by 1 person

Tilda Is Visible

By Jane Tara ,

Descartes' Demon

By Ross Hightower , Deb Heim,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Party Planning Can Be Murder

By Kerry Schafer , Kerry Anne King ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

Loved by 1 person

Hey You Assholes

By Kyle Seibel ,

Loved by 1 person

Two Old Fools Fair Dinkum

By Victoria Twead ,

Party Planning Can Be Murder

By Kerry Schafer , Kerry Anne King ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

Descartes' Demon

By Ross Hightower , Deb Heim,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Party Planning Can Be Murder

By Kerry Schafer , Kerry Anne King ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

Loved by 1 person

This American Woman

By Zarna Garg ,

Loved by 1 person

A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever

By Rob Reiner , Christopher Guest , Michael McKean , Harry Shearer

Loved by 1 person

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil

By Oliver Darkshire ,

Loved by 1 person

Fundamentally

By Nussaibah Younis ,

Descartes' Demon

By Ross Hightower , Deb Heim,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Party Planning Can Be Murder

By Kerry Schafer , Kerry Anne King ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

Loved by 1 person

It's Only Drowning

By David Litt ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

Loved by 1 person

Death and the Dragon

By David Hankins ,

Loved by 1 person

Counting Backwards

By Binnie Kirshenbaum ,

Loved by 1 person

Don't Trust Fish

By Neil Sharpson , Dan Santat (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

When We Were Real

By Daryl Gregory ,

Loved by 1 person

When the Moon Hits Your Eye

By John Scalzi ,

Descartes' Demon

By Ross Hightower , Deb Heim,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Party Planning Can Be Murder

By Kerry Schafer , Kerry Anne King ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

Loved by 1 person

Clementine Crane Prefers Not To

By Kristin Bair ,

Loved by 1 person

One Night at Kedasi

By Ashton Macaulay ,

Loved by 1 person

She's A Lamb!

By Meredith Hambrock ,

Loved by 1 person

Spent

By Alison Bechdel ,

Loved by 1 person

The Fourth Consort

By Edward Ashton ,

Loved by 1 person

Tartufo

By Kira Jane Buxton ,

Loved by 1 person

Lorne

By Susan Morrison ,

Loved by 1 person

The Road to Tender Hearts

By Annie Hartnett ,

Loved by 1 person

I Know How This Ends

By Holly Smale ,

Loved by 1 person

One Man's Laughter

By Eric Ugland ,

Descartes' Demon

By Ross Hightower , Deb Heim,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Party Planning Can Be Murder

By Kerry Schafer , Kerry Anne King ,

Holy Crap

By John J. Jessop ,

Loved by 1 person

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

By Jesse Q. Sutanto ,

Loved by 1 person

My Year of Really Bad Dates

By Rachel J. Lithgow ,

Loved by 1 person

Discontent

By Beatriz Serrano , Mara Faye Lethem (translator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Hazel Says No

By Jessica Berger Gross ,

Loved by 1 person

Caught Up

By Navessa Allen ,

Loved by 1 person

We Could Be Rats

By Emily Austin ,

The best new humour books books of 2025

Chosen by authors and readers who love humour books.

My Friends

Victorian Psycho

Wooing the Witch Queen

Vera, or Faith

New books from our members

Descartes' Demon

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Run for the Hills

Empire of the Dawn

New books from our members

Descartes' Demon

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Party Planning Can Be Murder

Joyful Recollections of Trauma

Tilda Is Visible

New books from our members

Descartes' Demon

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Party Planning Can Be Murder

Holy Crap

Hey You Assholes

Two Old Fools Fair Dinkum

New books from our members

Party Planning Can Be Murder

Holy Crap

New books from our members

Descartes' Demon

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Party Planning Can Be Murder

Holy Crap

This American Woman

A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil

Fundamentally

New books from our members

Descartes' Demon

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Party Planning Can Be Murder

Holy Crap

It's Only Drowning

New books from our members

Holy Crap

Death and the Dragon

Counting Backwards

Don't Trust Fish

When We Were Real

When the Moon Hits Your Eye

New books from our members

Descartes' Demon

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Party Planning Can Be Murder

Holy Crap

Clementine Crane Prefers Not To

One Night at Kedasi

She's A Lamb!

Spent

The Fourth Consort

Tartufo

Lorne

The Road to Tender Hearts

I Know How This Ends

One Man's Laughter

New books from our members

Descartes' Demon

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Party Planning Can Be Murder

Holy Crap

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

My Year of Really Bad Dates

Discontent

Hazel Says No

Caught Up

We Could Be Rats