Humour collections & anthologies

  • The best of Matt 2023

    £8.99

    The last twelve months seen through the eyes of the brilliantly funny cartoonist Matt.

  • The wheel is spinning but the hamster is dead

    £10.99

    Join wordsmith Adam Sharp as he journeys around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense. Learn unusual insults from France (You are a potato with the face of a guinea pig), how to hurry someone up in the US (You’re going as slow as molasses in January) and what they call a shark in Vietnam (fat fish). Full of fascinating, ridiculous and hilarious translations from around the world, Adam has rounded up the very best of what every corner of the globe has to offer.

  • The Times letters to the editor 2023

    £9.99

    The perfect gift for anyone with a shrewd sense of humour.

    Decidedly absurd, and always entertaining, revel in the very best letters to The Times.

  • Giles

    £14.99

    Giles enthusiasts will be thrilled with this latest collection of classic cartoons. Capturing Giles’s trademark style and British humour, the 2024 annual focuses on gatherings, from the pub to sports events to family get-togethers. Fans of Giles will be delighted to receive this brand-new collection, which includes 150 cartoons from the archives of the one of the biggest selling daily newspapers in the world, the Daily Express, whose work led to him being voted the best cartoonist of the 20th century.

  • I’m a Plant Lady Sorry Not Sorry Book

    £9.95

    Hey, #plantlovers! This unapologetic book is the ultimate salute to plant lady-ness in all its green-thumbed glory.  Chock-full of leafy, dirt-lovin’ truth bombs, it embraces and honors your plant-nurturing nature. Because guess what? Being a plant lady is awesome. DUH.  So come out, be proud, and let your botanical-freak flag fly. Sorry not sorry!  Great for lovers of succulent gifts, funny gardeners, or your favorite plant mom / dad!  File under: plant books for adults, plant care, plant lover gifts for women & plant people of all stripes! Hardcover; 5.25 x 5.25 inches, 96 pages; written by Knock Knock.

  • I’m a Cat Lady Sorry Not Sorry Book

    £9.95

    Hey, #catlovers! This unapologetic book is the ultimate salute to cat lady-ness in all its nine-lives living glory. Chock-full of fluffy, four-legged truth bombs, it embraces and honors your cat-whispering nature. Because guess what? Being a cat lady is the best. DUH. So come out, be proud, and let your super-cute furball flag fly. Sorry…

  • Haywire

    £10.99

    ‘Our greatest living satirist’ Sunday Times

    ‘The most screamingly funny living writer’ Mail on Sunday

    From the bestselling and award-winning author of Ma’am Darling and One Two Three Four, a selection of Craig Brown’s finest writing collected together for the first time.

  • Undoctored

    £9.99

    ‘This is Going to Hurt’ was the publishing phenomenon of the century, read by many millions, loved by at least fifty of them, and adapted into a major TV series. But it was only part of the story. By turns hilarious, heartbreaking, and humbling, ‘Undoctored’ is about what happens when a doctor hangs up his scrubs, but medicine refuses to let go of him. It’s about an extraordinary medical school education. It’s about opening old wounds and examining the present-day scars. It’s about hospital admissions and personal ones. It’s about blowing up your life and stitching it back together. It’s about being a doctor and being a patient.

  • Reacher’s Rules

    £9.99

    My name is Jack Reacher. No middle name, no address. I’ve got a rule. People mess with me at their own risk. This book contains advice from the maverick former Army cop. Topics covered include hand-to-hand combat, travelling light, cracking codes, handling weapons, conquering your deepest fears and understanding women.

  • Alan Titchmarsh’s Fill My Stocking

    £12.99

    A great raconteur and entertainer, Alan Titchmarsh gets together every Christmas with family and friends to celebrate the season and performs much-loved anecdotes, stories, poems and sketches – old and new. ‘Fill My Stocking’ combines these well-known favourites with his own self-penned festive pieces, each beautifully illustrated with his own watercolour vignettes. Collected together for the first time, this is the perfect stocking filler for his legions of fans.

  • Britain’s Best Political Cartoons 2022

    £14.99

    In ‘Britain’s Best Political Cartoons 2022’ the nation’s finest satirists turn their eyes and their pens to the biggest, funniest and most poignant news stories of the year so far. Bringing much needed humour to a tumultuous year in politics, this companion features the work of Peter Brookes, Steve Bell, Morten Morland, Nicola Jennings, Christian Adams, Dave Brown, Brian Adcock and many more, alongside captions from Britain’s leading cartoon expert. The result is a razor-sharp, witty and essential companion to another year like no other.

  • The Herald Diary 2022/23

    £9.99

    Whilst the past year has been almost as unpredictable as the British weather, we can be certain of one thing. The readers of the Herald will send the newspaper’s Diary column letters containing oddities such as an appearance of the Hollywood sign in Scotland and spinach-themed banquet faux pas among other incidents glimpsed, overheard and undertaken that simply had to be shared. And with 2022 being no exception, you will find this edition to be a treasure trove of comedy gold, describing a variety of unfortunate events, silly circumstances and downright foolishness to make you groan, wince and, of course, laugh out loud. So, whether you enjoy the suffering of a man with a hot flush, the banter of Ronnie Barker or you just want to know how a cat could win an Oscar, the Herald Diary is well worth a read.

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