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Margo's Got Money Troubles has introduced us all to one of the most original novels of the past few years. The coming-of-age story is full of family drama, social satire, and dark comedy. Rufi Thorpe's novel proves that some of life's biggest disasters can also be its funniest moments.
If you loved Margo’s sharp wit, bad choices, strange family life, and wild situations like the rest of us, read these books next. We've picked a few accidental murder mysteries and dark academia fever dreams dripping with satire, heart, and dark humor.
Margo's Got Money Troubles
by Rufi Thorpe
Now a series from A24 & Apple TV+ starring Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, & Nick Offerman!
A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world--from the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen.
Margo Millet, raised by a Hooters waitress and an ex–pro wrestler, struggles to find her footing after a brief affair with her English professor leaves her pregnant.
At 20, she’s broke, jobless, near eviction, and raising an infant alone. When her estranged father, Jinx, moves in to help with childcare, Margo launches an OnlyFans to get quick cash, applying his wrestling tips about persona and audience. Her account becomes a surprise hit, but she must confront the costs of internet fame while learning to control her own story.
Last Night Was Killer
by Mary Pauline Lowry
"An inventive mystery loaded with humor, heart, and found family." --People Magazine
"I have never had so much fun watching a fictional character try to figure out if she killed someone or not. Wild, outrageous, silly, smart, Tilly is a heroine for the ages and Mary Lowry writes like no one else. A damn delight." --Rufi Thorpe, Author of Margo's Got Money Troubles
A suspenseful, bighearted, and laugh-out-loud story of a single mom trying to do it all--including solve a murder she may or may not have committed.
Balancing both heart and hilarity, and with a witty take on the struggles of modern motherhood, Last Night Was Killer is a charming introduction to the most unlikely--and likable--of sleuths.
We Love You, Bunny
by Mona Awad
"Dark academia clan, rise up! We Love You, Bunny feels like Han Kang's The Vegetarian meets...Heathers." --People
The highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark, and delirious novel set in the Bunny-verse--a world that Margaret Atwood declared "soooo genius."
Frankenstein by way of Heathers, We Love You, Bunny is both a prequel and a sequel, and an unabashedly wild and totally complete stand-alone novel. Open your hearts, Bunny, to another dazzlingly original and darkly hilarious romp in the Bunny-verse from the queen of the fever-dream, Mona Awad.
I See You've Called in Dead
by John Kenney
Obituary writer Bud Stanley isn't really living his best life. He's fallen into a funk after a divorce. (She left him for another man, who, in fairness, was far more interesting.)
He's not doing his job well. He's given up on dating. And he's about to be fired for accidentally publishing his own obituary one mildly drunken night (though technically the company can't legally fire a dead person).
As Bud awaits his fate at work, he does the only logical thing: He goes to the wakes and funerals of total strangers to learn how to live again.
Man Overboard!
by Kathleen Rooney
From the nationally bestselling author of Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, comes a funny and moving novel in which a former college swimmer falls off a cruise ship and must keep treading water as memories and regrets wash over him--perfect for fans of Where'd You Go, Bernadette; Florence Adler Swims Forever; and The Wedding People.
"Man Overboard! is destined to be the best book of the summer." --Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The View from Lake Como
Patrick "Kick" Kilpatrick hates the ocean. Has always been terrified of it. And now he's in a real pickle.
Man Overboard! is an inventive, slyly hilarious, and inspiring novel about what it means to be alive and stay alive, and what keeps us going no matter how choppy the waves of our journey become. Hold on for dear life!
Victorian Psycho
by Virginia Feito
"Simmering with rage, propulsive and laugh out loud funny" (Catriona Ward), Victorian Psycho hacked its way into the hearts of readers and critics alike.
In this gruesome tale, Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess. But long, listless days spent within the estate's dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family, and Winifred struggles to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. Blissfully, Christmas is coming, and she has very special gifts planned for these dear, ugly souls.
One of the most horrifyingly beloved novels of the year, Victorian Psycho "lives up to its literary namesakes, delivering unrelenting gore and shock" (Jac Jemc, New York Times Book Review) and affirming Virginia Feito as a master of the darkest craft.
Rejection: Fiction
by Tony Tulathimutte
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION - A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
"A master comedian with a virtuoso prose style has produced an audacious, original and highly disturbing book . . . an incandescent satire." --Giles Harvey, The New York Times Magazine
From the Whiting and O. Henry-winning author of Private Citizens ("the first great millennial novel," New York Magazine), an electrifying novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos.
Sharply observant and outrageously funny, Rejection is a provocative plunge into the touchiest problems of modern life. The seven connected stories seamlessly transition between the personal crises of a complex ensemble and the comic tragedies of sex, relationships, identity, and the internet.
People Watching in the Desert
by Cali Adeline
"Beneath all the sharp humor⎯and believe me, this book is funny⎯is a wise, deftly-crafted portrait of the importance of connection, and the surprising ways we grow when we learn to open our hearts." ⎯ Grant Ginder, author of So Old, So Young
A funny and big-hearted novel for readers of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Remarkably Bright Creatures, about a lonely young woman who prefers to observe the world rather than participate in it, and the seismic repercussions that follow when she steps out of her own bubble.
Let's Not Go Overboard Here
by Erica Hendry
"A missing socialite! A glamorous yacht! A grief-mad protagonist! This hilarious book has f*cking everything!" --Heather Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Mormon
In this twisty, uproarious debut, a pop culture obsessive uses her reality TV expertise to investigate a suspicious disappearance aboard a yacht ... while falling for a hot deckhand and avoiding confronting her best friend's untimely passing--perfect for fans of The Wedding People and Traitors.
This is a story about a definitely dead girl, a possibly dead girl and a living dead girl. All aboard.
Safari Murder Party
by Rachel Moore
In this darkly funny, slightly unhinged, heart-pounding thriller, two office rivals must team up to escape wild animals and even wilder coworkers on a corporate retreat gone wrong.
Fletcher Spence is dying for a promotion. And her colleagues are more than happy to oblige.
While Fletcher battles her own ambitions and her unexpected attraction to Waylon, her power-hungry, bloodthirsty colleagues will do anything to stop them from escaping with their lives. Everyone knows the media industry is cutthroat, but in this safari party, it's never been more true.
Honey
by Imani Thompson
A dark, provocative, adrenaline-rush of a novel about a graduate student who murders bad men and justifies it in the name of feminism, by a bold new voice in fiction.
"Might be the most-anticipated debut novel of the year thanks in part to its perfect-for-Hollywood premise."--Esquire
"A darkly comic novel about the tricky politics of race, sex, violence and love . . . the entertaining (and quietly damning) read you'll need to kick off spring."--Elle
What do these books have in common?
If your ideal read makes you laugh at situations you probably shouldn't find funny, you're in good company. Dark humor fiction, also known as black comedy or dark comedy, thrives in the uncomfortable spaces. These books tackle grief, murder, identity crises, and even serial-killer tendencies with a sharp wit.
What is dark humor fiction?
Dark humor books use comedy to explore serious, uncomfortable, or taboo subjects. The best black comedy books don't make light of tragedy. They use humor to expose the absurdity of life, human flaws, and the chaos that often accompanies modern existence.