Scholastic research shows that humor in books is the top characteristic kids look for when making their reading selections. According to the Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report, more than 50 ...

Books are influential. They have the power to make you cry, dream, escape reality and catapult you on new adventures. Books also have the magical ability to bring on smiles and laughs when they’re ...

Picking the funniest book you've ever read is just about as difficult as it gets for a reader. But that's exactly what we made PW staff members do, and the results are as varied as can be. Help us add ...

I am concerned about how my book club scheduled for next Thursday at the time of this writing is going to go. Given that I’ve been telling people what to read for better than a decade in these pages, ...

What even is a “comedy book”? It’s not a distinction used on signs hanging over a shelf in many (if any) bookstores, and it’s not a term publishers, editors, or critics use. It’s kind of an umbrella ...

When you’ve had your fill of gloomy headlines and perfectly curated Instagram lives or you’re simply craving a good laugh, a book that offers a well-timed dose of humor can shift your whole outlook.

Reading during times of strife — however you choose to define that — can serve two important functions: education and self-medication. Comedy books have always been a means to those ends, and 2021 ...

Author Gloria Squitiro chatted about her humor fiction book “C’mon Funk Move Your Ass: How a Demure Little Wife Made Her Husband a Big City Mayor.” Author Gloria Squitiro chatted about her humor book ...

Bandi Shatakam, a humorous book by Dr Shankar Narayana, uses 116 poetic verses to highlight road safety issues. Released in ...

DULUTH — Therapist Glenn Maloney recently published a book that explores using humor as an intervention in a clinical setting — an otherwise taboo concept in the mental health field. As a licensed ...