Kings of B'more is a YA book but it made me smile and even laugh in a few places. Currently reading Simu Liu's memoir We Were Dreamers and it's not ha-ha funny but it's a quick and interesting read. A lot of thought-provoking stuff about parenting, immigration, etc. but also stuff about breaking into the entertainment field.

I’m a no bumping this to get more funny book ideas…

Anonymous wrote:Agree Finlay Donovan books.

I love Iona Iverson’s Guide to Commuting.

Thank you for recommending Iona Iversons guide to commuting, I loved it!

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry.

I enjoyed Guncle as well.

A Natural History of the Senses - Diane Ackerman

I would recommend The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth.

In a steam-powered world, Miss Constance Haltwhistle is the last in a line of blue-blooded rogues. Selling firearms under her alias, the “Brass Queen,” she has kept her baronial estate’s coffers full. But when US spy J. F. Trusdale saves her from assassins, she’s pulled into a search for a scientist with an invisibility serum. As royal foes create an invisible army to start a global war, Constance and Trusdale must learn to trust each other. If they don’t, the world as they know it will disappear before their eyes

It's hilarious.

I got these recs from this site, but I just finished Cassandra in Reverse last night and before that read (and REALLY loved) The House in the Cerulean Sea. Both would work well in a book club.

Anonymous wrote:An Elderly Lady is up to no Good.

It is about an elderly lady who is up to no good. And no one suspects her. The book is short.

Thanks PP, and to OP for starting the chain. Loving this one right now!

The first Veronica Speedwell book, A Curious Beginning, by Deanna Raybourn. It's a funny, Victorian-era mystery.

The Rosie Project
Novel by Graeme Simsion

I just read Tom Lake and really loved it.

Do This For Me by Eliza Kennedy

Class Mom by Laurie Gelman

I will add another vote for remarkably bright creatures

But I just read On Earth as it is on Television and will add that to the recommendations.

Confederacy of Dunces

Anonymous wrote:How about the Finlay Donovan books - set in Fairfax, VA - I forget the first one, maybe Finlay Donovan is Killing It? Super light murder mystery.

I was just going to recommend this series. There’s even a message board that seems to be inspired by DCUM. The books are really enjoyable.