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A new collection of stories capturing the travails of aging millennials from “one of the funniest writers in America” (NPR)   From the Thurber Prize–winning author of New Teeth, hailed as “a triumph of sustained humor” (Sarah Lyall,  New York Times Book Review), comes a hilarious and powerful collection of short stories chronicling the plight of aging millennials. Super Mario turns forty and is forced to “take-a stock” of his life and how “mes...

A hilarious yet reassuring back-to-school picture book by humorist, novelist, and TV writer Simon Rich - a clever and sweet follow-up to I'm Terrified of Bath Time, where finally a child's backpack gets to have its say about first-day-of-school jitters!

And so begins a hilarious dip into the choppy waters of a nightly ritual that parents and children alike often dread. Filled with soapsuds, rubber duckies, and existential angst, Simon Rich's debut picture book is a splashy tale of cleanliness-and survival. This irreverent read-aloud treat about facing fear and embracing adventure might just change the way you see bath time (and your bathroom) forever.

Laugh till you cry in this new collection of stories from the award-winning "Serena Williams of humor writing" (New York Times Book Review) about raising babies and trying not to be one.Called a "comedic Godsend" by Conan O'Brien and "the Stephen King of comedy writing" by John Mulaney, Simon Rich is back with New Teeth, his funniest and most personal collection yet.Two murderous pirates find a child stowaway on board and attempt to balance pi...

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Simon Rich, "one of the funniest writers in America, " (NPR), is back with a new collection of stories anchored by the heartwarming and hilarious tale of a true American screwball: Babe Ruth. Rich is known for his ability to wring humor and levity from American tragedy--the plight of Paul Revere's horse, a child's tragic misunderstanding--and his writing makes the most of a uniquely American desire for humor that doesn't sear, but gently warms...

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A collection inspired by a former Saturday Night Live writer's real experiences in Hollywood, chronicling the absurdity of fame and the humanity of failure in a world dominated by social media influencers and reality TV stars.

Simon Rich is outrageously, lavishly gifted'- Caitlin Moran'Simon Rich is the funniest writer alive'- Matt Haig'How fabulously funny'- Lauren Laverne'One of my favourite authors'- B J NovakFrom a bitter tell-all by a horse who made a man famous and then got left behind to a gushing magazine profile of one of your favorite World War II dictators, these stories trawl through history to skewer our obsession with fame and fortune - all the way fro...

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In a collection drawing comparison to James Thurber and P.G. Wodehouse, stories skewer Western culture's obsession with fame and fortune by way of bitter horses, flattered dictators and film critics confined to prisons of their own makings.

Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, August 2012. First Back Bay trade paperback edition, August 2013" -- Title page verso.

This TV tie-in to the major series starring Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi imagines heaven as a white-collar office, embattled and disorganised as any other, crossing the rich observations of work from "Then We Came To The End" with the pop culture irreverence of "Family Guy". *Also appeared in July Buyer's Notes*

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Welcome to Heaven, Inc., where the founder and CEO has been phoning it in. When God decides to retire, he announces that he'll destroy EarthNunless two hardworking angels can answer one prayer before the scheduled Armageddon.

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Having skewered the problems of falling in and out of love in The Last Girlfriend on Earth, Simon Rich's next book is another subject we can all relate to: parents and their kids. From the perils of raising an actual monster in Manhattan - it's pretty hard to find teachers who really understand the talents of a five-year-old with horns and a taste for blood - to Sell Out, the story of Simon's ancestor, returned to life decades after an industr...

Seymour Herson is the least popular student at Glendale, a private school in Manhattan. Hes painfully shy, physically inept, and his new nickname, Chunk-Style, is about to enter common usage. But Seymours solitary existence abruptly ends when he meets the new transfer student: Elliot Allagash, evil heir of Americas largest fortune.Elliots rampant delinquency has gotten him expelled from dozens of prep schools, but despite his best efforts, he ...

From 'one of the funniest writers in America' comes a collection of stories culled from the front lines of the millennial culture wars. Rife with failing rock bands, student loans, and participation trophies, SPOILED BRATS is about a generation of narcissists-and the well-meaning boomers who made them that way.