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if you like humor try these authors. Mainstream | Satire | Fantasy / Sci Fi / Paranormal | Mystery | Women's Fiction |NonFiction Mainstream Satire Sarah Bird T. Coraghessan Boyle Michael Chabon Christopher Buckley Coerte V.W. Felske Douglas Coupland Carrie Fisher Eric Dezenhall Nick Hornby Mark Leyner John Irving Christopher Moore David Nicholls P.J. O'Rourke Chuck Palahniuk Charles Portis Mark Twain P.G. Wodehouse Fantasy / Science Fiction / Paranormal Marta Acosta Eric Garcia Douglas Adams Matt Haig Ilona Andrews Molly Harper Piers Anthony Tom Holt Gerry Bartlett Jesse Petersen Dakota Cassidy Terry Pratchett MaryJance Davidson Kurt Vonnegut Jasper Fforde St. Charles City-County Library District – Your Answer Place! http://www.youranswerplace.org/if-you-humor Mystery Susan Wittig Albert Janet Evanovich Donna Andrews Bill Fitzhugh Michael Bond Kinky Friedman Rhys Bowen Gemma Halliday Dorothy Cannell Joan Hess Dixie Cash Carl Hiaasen Toni McGee Causey Lisa Lutz Kate Collins Alexander McCall Smith Jennifer Colt Kasey Michaels Diane Mott Davidson Spencer Quinn Lindsey Davis Ben Rehder Tim Dorsey Laurence Shames Ruth Dudley Edwards Sarah Strohmeyer Donald E Westlake Women's Fiction Mary Kay Andrews Jan Karon Hester Browne Sophie Kinsella Jill Conner Browne Sue Margolis Sandra D. Bricker Steve Martin Meg Cabot Laurie Notaro Claire Cook Ann B Ross Jennifer Cruisie Nancy Thayer MaryJance Davidson Adriana Trigiani Helen Fielding Jennifer Weiner Katie Fforde Lauren Weisberger Fannie Flagg Rebecca Wells Jane Heller Effie Leland Wilder Janice Kaplan Laura Zigman NonFiction Woody Allen Dan Jenkins Dave Barry Diana Joseph Erma Bombeck Garrison Keillor Bill Bryson Chuck Klosterman Augusten Burroughs Norma Livo George Carlin Bill Maher Adam Carolla Michael Moore Stephen Colbert PJ O'Rourke Bill Cosby David Rakoff St. Charles City-County Library District – Your Answer Place! http://www.youranswerplace.org/if-you-humor Ellen DeGeneres Joan Rivers Nora Ephron Amy Sedaris Tina Fey David Sedaris Carrie Fisher Jon Stewart Al Franken James Thurber Frank B. Gilbreth Calvin Trillin John Grogan Sarah Vowell Justin Halpern Dan Zevin Chelsea Handler St. Charles City-County Library District – Your Answer Place! http://www.youranswerplace.org/if-you-humor .

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