Humorous / English literature / British literature

Viral

by Mike Jeavons

What is the worst thing that could happen to an introvert? For Chad McKenna, it’s discovering that his bully of brother, Sam, has uploaded a video of him jerking off to the internet. Thankfully, Chad knows...

Iron Bird

by Robert Woodshaw

Remember Animal Farm? Remember the Seven Commandments? Well, this time it’s the creatures in the zoological gardens that are attempting to manage their own affairs. And instead of a critique of communism the...

The Third Wheel

by Michael J. Ritchie

English teacher Dexter feels like he’s being taunted by the universe. Everywhere he turns he’s accosted by wedding invitations, housewarming parties and tables for two. Every last one of his friends is settling...

How to Be Famous

by Caitlin Moran

A Library Journal Best Book of 2018

Johanna Morrigan (aka Dolly Wilde) has it all: she is nineteen, lives in her own flat in London, and writes for the coolest music magazine in Britain. Her star is rising, just...

An English Guide to Birdwatching

by Nicholas Royle

Silas and Ethel Woodlock retire to spend their twilight years by the sea, only to find themselves traumatised by herring gulls. London journalist Stephen Osmer writes a provocative essay about two people called...

Charlotte Street

by Danny Wallace

“Unmissable...will have you laughing out loud and melt your heart, all at once.”

—Cosmopolitan (UK)

Danny Wallace is a British writer, producer, and award-winning journalist whom GQ (UK) calls, “One of...