British Literature: Humor

Seconds before Earth is demolished to make room for a galactic freeway, an earthman is saved by his friend. Together they journey through the galaxy.

In this science fiction spoof, a sequel to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Arthur Dent and his friends encounter new adventure and danger in their space travels

The people of Krikkit are planning to destroy the rest of the universe.

Further adventures of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, and the all new voidoid gang upon returning to Earth after eight years of crazed wanderings around the galaxy in this science fiction spoof which continues the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe."

Arthur Dent is forced to leave his idyllic life and travel on the back of a mysterious Perfectly Normal Beast to save the Earth and others.

Young Rebecca Bloomwood, a financial magazine writer whose perpetual shopping has dug her into a huge debt hole, tries to turn her life around when she meets the desirable Luke Brandon.

Lexi Smart wakes up after a car accident with no memory of the past three years, unaware of how she managed to land a gorgeous husband, the perfect job, and a fabulous house, and as she struggles to adjust to her unfamiliar life, she begins to wonder if she was ever really happy.

Lara Lington fears her imagination has gone into overdrive when she begins seeing the ghost of her great-aunt Sadie, who demands Lara find her missing necklace and in the process teaches Lara a great deal about herself, her heritage, and the importance of leading a fulfilling life.

Emma Corrigan must discover whether she has set herself on the road to ruin or romance when she arrives at work to find the handsome stranger she has confessed all her secrets to during a dangerously turbulent flight is the elusive CEO of Panther Cola, her place of employment.

Bargain shopper Becky Brandon is thrilled to be able to dress her two-year-old Minnie in designer clothes, but things get out of control when Minnie learns the word "mine," and a financial crisis requires Minnie and mom to find another outlet for their shopping energy.

Shopaholic Becky Bloomwood is enjoying her pregnancy, especially buying baby clothes and accessories, until she begins to suspect that her husband is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend, who also happens to be her obstetrician.

Ambitious young lawyer Samantha Sweeting stumbles into an entirely new way of life when a costly error at work has her fleeing to the countryside where she is mistakenly hired as a housekeepr--despite a complete lack of domestic skills--and finds love with the handsome gardener

Personal shopper Becky Bloomwood's life reaches the peak of perfection when her entrepreneurial boyfriend Luke proposes, but the couple sees trouble looming on the horizon when both their mothers try to seize control of the wedding plans.

Becky Bloomwood, a television financial expert in Britain and an out-of-control shopaholic, finds a whole new world of stores open to her when she moves to New York with her boyfriend, but her inability to check her spending puts her job and relationship at risk.

Pocket, the king's fool, and his simpleton apprentice, Drool, devise a way to clean up King Lear's mistakes with his kingdom, family, and fortune, only to learn about their own heritage amid murder, mistaken identities, ghostly appearances, and conniving daughters.

Charlie Asher, a neurotic and anxious hypochondriac who hates change, confronts the challenges of being a widower and a single parent when his wife dies of a freak medical condition on the day his new daughter, Sophie, is born

A red-headed vampire named Jody sets her sights on C. Thomas Flood, a night-clerking aspiring writer from San Francisco, and finds more than one way to satisfy her hunger

Marine behavioral biologist Nate Quinn has spent his entire career trying to decipher the songs of the humpback whales, and one day Nate and his team are shocked by a message they see on a whale's tail and wonder if they have finally unlocked the secret of the whales' language.

Tucker Case makes a living as a pilot for a cosmetics corporation; but when he crashes his boss's pink plane, he tries to conceal his identity by piloting shady secret missions for an unscrupulous medical missionary.

Presents a humorous imagining of Jesus Christ's life, told by his longtime friend, Biff, taking a fresh look at his relationship with Mary Magdelene, the roles of the disciples, his crucifixion, and the Resurrection.