Dark Humor

Raw & Poignant Portrayal of Life’s Messiness in Touching, Darkly Humorous Novel

There are stories meant to transport us out of reality and somewhere better, giving us a small reprieve from the harsh truths of our world. And then there are stories that reflect those harsh truths and amplify the messiness of reality. M.J. Boin De’s debut novel, Shit That We Should…

Katie BloomerNovember 1, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Welcome to the Next New Reality TV Show Full of Drama, Betrayal and … Lobster Fishing?

“Up and down the Maine coast, there’s a tough breed of men who make their living from the sea. They battle the wind and the weather and the tides, and sometimes, each other … Welcome to Tranquility. Welcome to Lobster Wars.” Words spoken by the voiceover at the beginning of…

Jim AlkonJanuary 17, 2023

Listicles Listicles - Featured Nonfiction

One Crisis After Another: 6 Stories of Finding the Fun in Life’s Misfortunes

Midlife crisis. Quarter-life crisis. Existential crisis. We’re not exactly setting ourselves up for success when we put so much emphasis on the “crisis” part of getting older. With the looming threat of an incoming catastrophe hanging over our heads, no wonder we fear the great unknown of our futures! If…

BookTribSeptember 13, 2022

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ITW Spotlight: Four 60-Year-Old Female Assassins Must Kill or Be Killed

New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn had her feet firmly planted in the past when her editor called with a challenge she couldn’t pass up: Write a book featuring an older badass woman. Raybourn accepted the challenge and made it even more difficult. She created four badass women, made them assassins, and for the first…

Dawn IusSeptember 13, 2022

Miscellany

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Premiered on FOX: Re-live it with Our Reads for Rosa

With her dark hair and pink highlights, she's mysterious, secretive, and highly intelligent. Last night, Rosa Diaz and the cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine returned to FOX. After last season's twisting finale that no one saw coming, we're all looking forward to seeing what Jake and Rosa will be up to! Despite the…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaSeptember 27, 2017

Fiction Thrillers

ITW Spotlight: A Deadly Day in the Life of Lemony Snicket

It’s almost impossible to discern whether that potentially controversial opinion is that of New York Times bestselling author Daniel Handler or the voice of his writing pseudonym Lemony Snicket — their personalities are so intricately combined, separating them is an exercise in futility. But one thing is for certain: both…

Dawn IusOctober 11, 2021

Fiction Thrillers

“Squeeze Me:” Widow-Eating Pythons Invade Palm Beach

"Scabrous and unrelentingly hilarious ... the Trump era is truly Carl Hiaasen’s moment." —Richard Lipez, The Washington Post I needed this book. You probably do too. It’s been six months and counting of apocalyptic anxiety and stress. The coming months do not promise to be much better. If you are in…

Casey BarrettSeptember 1, 2020

Fiction

You’ll Laugh and Cry Your Way Through This Taut Medical Satire

I think of myself as a relatively funny person (friend, family and professional colleague opinions to the contrary). But when it comes to public speaking, I’ll always remember a valuable tip: Never open with a joke unless you are absolutely, positively certain it will be funny. With so many of…

Jim AlkonNovember 4, 2021

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Mateo Askaripour’s “Black Buck” Cleverly Analyzes Race, Ambition, and Truth

Grab a cup of coffee and settle in with this one! Peppered with humor and chock full of guidance on how to excel in sales and life, author Mateo Askaripour exposes what goes on in the workplace with Black Buck (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). He aims for his black and brown…

Jennifer BlankfeinFebruary 4, 2021

Fiction

Sam Hooker’s “Peril in the Old Country” Is The Perfect, Dark Comedy Escape

His latest book, Peril in the Old Country, draws the reader into a kaleidoscope of absurdist humor, stunning imagery, and a fantastical plot. Hooker is an expert when it comes to dark humor, and it clearly shows. In a land where rules are everything - also known as the Old…

BookTribJune 5, 2018

Fiction

Author Emily Schultz Answers One Question about ‘The Blondes’

It's a beautiful spring day in the city as people stroll through the parks. Families are buying fresh greens from the farmer’s market, workers are hustling up and down Main St. to get to work. All seems well and good, until every blonde woman becomes a homicidal maniac. No, seriously. Emily Schultz uses allegorical…

Matt GillickApril 12, 2016

Author Discovery Zone

Jim Parry

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jim-Parry-Portrait-color-scaled-cropped300.jpg Jim Parry Top Ten Lists: Real Facts, Dark Humor Writer, blogger and apocalyptic comedian letting us know what the end of the world has in store for us. Jim Parry misspent his years at Harvard by helping start the Gargoyle, a humor magazine to compete with the Lampoon, and…

BookTribFebruary 7, 2020

Raw & Poignant Portrayal of Life’s Messiness in Touching, Darkly Humorous Novel

Welcome to the Next New Reality TV Show Full of Drama, Betrayal and … Lobster Fishing?

One Crisis After Another: 6 Stories of Finding the Fun in Life’s Misfortunes

ITW Spotlight: Four 60-Year-Old Female Assassins Must Kill or Be Killed

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Premiered on FOX: Re-live it with Our Reads for Rosa

ITW Spotlight: A Deadly Day in the Life of Lemony Snicket

“Squeeze Me:” Widow-Eating Pythons Invade Palm Beach

You’ll Laugh and Cry Your Way Through This Taut Medical Satire

Mateo Askaripour’s “Black Buck” Cleverly Analyzes Race, Ambition, and Truth

Sam Hooker’s “Peril in the Old Country” Is The Perfect, Dark Comedy Escape

Author Emily Schultz Answers One Question about ‘The Blondes’

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