Satire

One missing letter. One eccentric inventor. One very smoky meeting with the Viceroy of India. John Fennil Wonder is an ambitious private secretary with a talent for involving himself in matters far beyond his authority. Determined to manage the affairs of the British Raj—and occasionally the...

PICKED FOR ROXANE GAY'S AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB 'If you're already missing HACKS, this will fill the void' Debutiful, 'The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2026' 'Funny, poignant, and positively delightful' GRAHAM MOORE, author of The Holdout 'A searing, hilarious farce' NIKESH SHUKLA, author of The...

Ferma animalelor este un roman alegoric scris de George Orwell, publicat în 1945. Povestea urmărește un grup de animale care se răscoală împotriva stăpânului lor, sperând să construiască o societate dreaptă, în care toate animalele să fie egale. La început, idealurile lor par să...

Mit 60 fängt das Leben erst richtig an – sagen zumindest die, die es noch nicht erreicht haben. Doch was bedeutet es wirklich, wenn die Brille plötzlich zum treuesten Begleiter wird, der Medikamentenschrank besser sortiert ist als die Werkstatt, und die Kinder endgültig durchschaut haben, dass Papa eben doch nicht alles kann? In seinen pointierten Beobachtungen nimmt der Autor mit viel Witz und Augenzwinkern den Alltag reiferer Herren unter die Lupe: vom Kampf gegen das Verschwinden der eigenen Haare bis zur Erkenntnis, dass ein Mittagsschläfchen kein Zeichen von Schwäche ist.

Efter romansuccesen TI KAMELER FOR AMEERA, hvor Ameera endte med at vælge den forbudte kærlighed, står hun nu med konsekvensen: et barn UDEN FOR ægteskabet. Ameera har et problem. Hun har allerede skuffet sine forældre og resten af den ægteskabsbegejstrede familie ved at aflyse sit...

Als der Tod bei ihrem Klassentreffen auf die Wette ihres Jugendrivalen eingeht, ahnt sie nicht, dass sie damit den Untergang allen Lebens auf der Erde besiegelt. Um diese Katastrophe zu verhindern, werden vier zufällig ausgewählte Personen auf eine Mission geschickt, um das Schicksal abzuwenden. Doch es gibt bereits auf der Erde Wesen, die glauben, als Gewinner aus dem Untergang hervorgehen zu können.

She's sunshine. He's frostbite. They've got 1,600 miles to go—and he's about to discover his new enemy might be his anonymous online soulmate. Oliver Fletcher has one goal, and he's not happy about it: get home for his brother's wedding. After extreme weather cancels every flight, his only...

We return to… Guy Secretan now disgustingly rich, nationally famous, and building a Swiss chalet-style mansion of alarming ambition. Mac MacCartney is thinking about leaving it again, while Caroline Todd contemplates whether she’ll ever get to be a mother. Martin Dear despite minimal effort, is somehow still not a doctor. Joanna Clore has served her time and is ready for action. Alan Statham is getting used to life working under Boyce, who is doing his level best to hold on to his department, his parking space, and his sanity. Sue White remains a law unto herself.

Welcome back to the Night Realm, where Queen Mortuana, Evil Mistress of the Night, rules with an iron fist and questionable judgment. When we last left our gloriously unhinged queen and her raven sidekick JoJo, the unlikely besties had fled to the woods for a simpler life. (Spoiler: it didn't last.) Now Mo's back on the throne, confronting her reign's greatest threat yet: turning 40 without an heir. No matriarch escapes the patriarchy.

Vendeur d’aspirateurs à La Havane, James Wormold accepte un jour une mission de renseignement au service de Sa Majesté. Il n’a rien d’un espion ? Qu’à cela ne tienne : il va s’improviser agent secret et s’inventer un réseau imaginaire. À partir de cette imposture minuscule...

Новые приключения Остапа Бендера: великий комбинатор гоняется за миллионом, который не принесет никому счастья. Роман, в котором сатира на советский быт сочетается с принятием новой советской морали.

Welcome to Apartment 4B. Your orientation has begun. Kyle Newton is a professional systems architect who builds automated workflows for a living. He understands logic, clean code, and operational efficiency. What he doesn't understand is why his smart home’s central router just issued him an...

Choose from over 20 possible endings in this Pick Your Poison Adventure story! You're broke. You have no way to pay your rent, and you're about to be evicted. Fortunately, your friend has offered you a job working as a waitress at a dinner party . . . at an isolated mansion way out on Peyton's...

From the author of The Portrait of a Mirror, a modern tragicomedy transforms the myth of Icarus into a blazing romp through bureaucracy, B-list fame, and college basketball . . . Phil is ordinary. A mid-level Washington lobbyist for a decidedly unsexy organization, unhappy in the way all mildly...

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