Jean Shepherd 
Fistful of Fig Newtons 

Shall we promenade? Dear Reader, Welcome to the definitive guide to navigating the social season. Learn about etiquette in all its forms. Within these abundant leaves you will be gifted with all the …

[STARRED REVIEW] Readers will find themselves delighted, intrigued, and often moved by the love, pain, and wonder of these finely written drabbles thoroughly extraordinary. Kirkus The inter …

You can have a lot of laughs in ten years, which is why we have collected the very best of the amusing stories encountered by the readers of The Herald Diary column over the past decade. …

You can never take what you love too seriously and The Periodic Table of Football celebrates this fact. Welcome to The Periodic Table of Football. Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you’ll find Pelé …

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica}span.s1 {font: 8.5px Helvetica} A gift book for anyone who has experienced the misery of commuting by rail. A laugh out loud rant …

A good-humored guide to the many idiosyncrasies of boats and boaters, this offbeat guide explains, with the help of whimsical drawings, topics such as how to use the head, understanding marine dress …

People of Few Words – Volume 2 is the second collection of work by contributors to the Short Humour Site from across the world. It contains one piece of 500 word ”Short Humour” by each of fifty …

Fifty Short Humour stories from contributors to The Writers” Showcase of The Short Humour …

The perfect Christmas gift for any food or poetry lover, this scrumptious illustrated hardback contains over 50 poems about every type of food imaginable. Food is the one thing that unites us all …

While patrolling his territory, Simon’s Cat dips into the lives of the many dogs in his neighbourhood, including crazy poodles, a lovestruck bulldog and a pack of mischievous puppies. With …