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NPR's 2019 List of 100 Favorite Funny Books

The results of NPR's summer poll of its listeners' favorite funny book. Books are listed by category: Memoirs, Essays, Comics & Cartoons, Novels, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Kids' Books & YA, Poetry, Classics, Short Stories.
The original article & links to the list is here:
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/20/752044550/we-did-it-for-the-lols-100-favorite-funny-books
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Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
1
Trevor Noah
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
2
Hunter S. Thompson
Bossy Pants (Tina Fey)
Bossy Pants
3
Tina Fey
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America (Firoozeh Dumas)
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
4
Firoozeh Dumas
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck
5
Ephron
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
Wishful Drinking
6
Carrie Fisher
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
7
Jenny Lawson
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
8
Mindy Kaling
My Life as a Goddess (Guy Branum)
My Life as a Goddess
9
Guy Branum
Priestdaddy (Patricia Lockwood)
Priestdaddy
10
Patricia Lockwood
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
11
Augusten Burroughs
Life Among the Savages (Shirley Jackson)
Life Among the Savages
12
Shirley Jackson
The Last Black Unicorn (Tiffany Haddish)
The Last Black Unicorn
13
Tiffany Haddish
Ayoade on Ayoade (Richard Ayoade)
Ayoade on Ayoade
14
Richard Ayoade
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
15
Amy Poehler
I Was Told There'd Be Cake (Sloane Crosley)
I Was Told There'd Be Cake
16
Sloane Crosley
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
17
David Sedaris
Assassination Vacation
Assassination Vacation
18
Half Empty
Half Empty
19
Cool, Calm and Contentious (Merrill Markoe)
Cool, Calm and Contentious
20
Merrill Markoe
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life (Samantha Irby)
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life
21
Samantha Irby
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries (Erma Bombeck)
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries
22
Erma Bombeck
You Can't Touch My Hair (Phoebe Robinson)
You Can't Touch My Hair
23
Phoebe Robinson
I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé (Michael Arceneaux)
I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé
24
Michael Arceneaux
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, (W.Kamau Bell)
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender,
25
W.Kamau Bell
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (Scaachi Koul)
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
26
Scaachi Koul
So Sad Today (Melissa Broder)
So Sad Today
27
Melissa Broder
The Fran Lebowitz Reader (Fran Lebowitz)
The Fran Lebowitz Reader
28
Fran Lebowitz
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl (Issa Rae)
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
29
Issa Rae
Vacationland (John Hodgman)
Vacationland
30
John Hodgman
You'll Grow Out of It (Jessi Klein)
You'll Grow Out of It
31
Jessi Klein
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
Nimona
32
Noelle Stevenson
Hark! a Vagrant (Kate Beaton)
Hark! a Vagrant
33
Kate Beaton
Almost Completely Baxter (Glen Baxter)
Almost Completely Baxter
34
Glen Baxter
The Complete Far Side (Gary Larson)
The Complete Far Side
35
Gary Larson
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Roz Chast)
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
36
Roz Chast
The Great Outdoor Fight (Chris Onstad)
The Great Outdoor Fight
37
Chris Onstad
Woman World (Aminder Dhaliwal)
Woman World
38
Aminder Dhaliwal
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
39
Allie Brosh
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Ryan North)
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
40
Ryan North
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