Ergebnis für "Rebecca" in Satire

In Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why, acclaimed satirist Alexandra Petri offers perfectly logical, reassuring reasons for everything that has happened in recent American politics that will in no way unsettle your worldview. In essays both new and adapted from her viral Washington Post columns, Petri reports that the Trump administration is as competent as it is uncorrupted, white supremacy has never been less rampant, and men have been silenced for too long. The "woman card" is a powerful card to play! Q-Anon makes perfect sense!

“Deviously intelligent...Irresistible.” —The New York Times Book Review “Murder Bimbo is Gone Girl for the Luigi Mangione era.” —Catherine Lacey, author of Biography of X The exhilaratingly twisty story of a sex worker turned political assassin on the run, Murder Bimbo is a...

The Number One Global Sensation *Foyle’s Fiction Book of the Year* *Amazon Book of the Year* *Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year* *Fiction Book of the Year 2024 – British Book Awards* ‘Addictive’ Grazia ‘Hugely entertaining’ Observer ‘Provocative’ Mail on Sunday THIS IS...

Killer Affair by bestselling author Rebecca Chance explores British reality TV in this gripping thriller. A shocking betrayal deserves a wicked revenge . . . Stunning, charismatic Lexy O’Brien is the reigning queen of British reality TV. Her life in front of the camera is planned and...

Bad Twins by bestselling author Rebecca Chance explores vicious sibling rivalry in a gripping thriller full of family secrets, sizzling scandals, and lots of money. Never trust the face in the mirror . . . It’s no surprise to anyone that Jeffrey Sachs, billionaire CEO of his own hotel chain...

Marina is a divorced mother of three preschoolers. Lilah is a shy and lonely librarian. Opal is a broke post-menopausal fitness guru. These three women have absolutely nothing in common - except for the charming, attractive man who's been lying to all of them. Now that he's tied up in a basement...

'TRULY REMARKABLE, HILARIOUS, A TRIUMPH' EMMA THOMPSON 'ABSOLUTE HEAVEN' INDIA KNIGHT The debut novel from the Sunday Times-bestselling author of Why did you stay? ‘Pour yourself a drink, put on your lipstick, and pull yourself together.’ Constance released her grip from her daughter’s...

**A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 IN STYLIST, VOGUE, LIT HUB, NEW YORK TIMES PODCAST, DEBUTIFUL; SHEREADS; BUSTLE** 'Flays the political moment. At all levels, it is a blast' Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby 'An unhinged satire with 'cult hit' written all over it. Perfect for tearing...

Stoned and porn-addicted surfer Baxter Kent is terrified of women and anxious to make things work with a sex robot. Acid junkie Arden Coover has a useless philosophy degree and a doomed relationship he believes might save him. His younger sister Tess is considering, or resisting, a convenient but loveless marriage to a wealthy, narcissistic novelist. Ryland Richter, an alcoholic insurance executive with too much money and too few scruples, is seeking toxic solace in the arms of a dangerously unhinged subordinate.

In the vein of Such a Fun Age, a whip-smart, compulsively readable novel about two upper-class stay-at-home mothers—one white, one Black—living in a ""perfect"" suburb that explores motherhood, friendship, and the true meaning of sisterhood amidst the backdrop of America’s all-too-familiar...

New Yorker Best Book of 2025 Paris Review Favorite Book of 2025 "A glamorous, intriguing novel" (New York Times) about a jaded movie star and the two differently conflicted women in his orbit. Some people you meet them and you imagine this movie together. The two of you make a kind of movie and...

Life, liberty, and laughter! Rookie real estate agent Molly O’Malley’s latest client isn’t just looking for a home—she’s looking for a revolution. Liberty True, a firebrand history professor and unapologetic voice of the American Resistance, believes deeply in liberty and justice for all. When Homeland Security arrives on the scene, Molly finds herself at a dangerous crossroads. Rallying to her side? A Goth colleague who lives on the dark side, a charismatic cowboy preacher who lives on the light side, a sexy Englishman determined to be her white knight, and a dog with romantic problems.

Ein herrlich schräges, urkomisches Hörbuch für Jung und Alt - geschrieben von Oliver S. Hansert und erzählt von Rebecca Ibe - basiert auf wahren Begebenheiten. Leider. Volker ist zwölf. Also fast dreizehn. Und wie jeder normal gepolte Teenager mit WLAN, Netflix und tiefem inneren Ruhebedürfnis wünscht er sich für die Sommerferien genau eines: absolute Reizarmut. Zwei Wochen Nichtstun. Chillen. Dösen. Vielleicht mal ein Eis, vielleicht mal ein bisschen zocken - aber auf keinen Fall Stress. Mit niemandem. Und dann kommt alles ganz anders.

“Extremely funny.” --Bethanne Patrick, The Washington Post An exuberant comedy of manners set in the world of digital media, Sociable is a deliciously irreverent satire about the capriciousness of internet fame, the bewildering sexual mores of online dating, the preening male ego in the...

Yale Tishman es uno de los muchos amigos de Nico que se han reunido para honrar su memoria en una pequeña fiesta. A la misma hora, no muy lejos de allí, se celebra en una iglesia el funeral oficial, organizado por la familia, que ha dejado bien claro que sus amigos no son bienvenidos. Es Chicago, es 1985, y esos amigos son homosexuales. En otros tiempos, tal vez, Yale lo habría tenido todo para ser feliz: una relación estable, un grupo de amigos muy unido y una carrera prometedora. Sin embargo, es Chicago, es 1985, y el SIDA causa verdaderos estragos.

"This novel made me want to retire from contemporary reality. I loved it." —Zadie Smith A woman in a tailspin discovers that her boyfriend is an anonymous online conspiracy theorist in this “incisive” and “funny” debut novel that “brilliantly captures the claustrophobia of lives led...

'Knowing me Alan Partridge, knowing you... a-ha!' A lot of people say that, when it comes to drama and comedy, the pictures are so much better on the radio. As Alan Partridge says, 'all those people are wrong'. There's a new chat in town as the hit programme comes live from BBC Television...

 Paperback Hell takes a wry look at well-known genres riding high in the publishing charts and mercilessly lampoons them to hilarious effect. Featuring choice chapters culled from titles that bear a striking resemblance to something you've read before, it's the book show that seems determined to destroy the good name of literature. 

Modern technology is terrifying. The average smartphone carries out 3.36 billion instructions per second. The average person can carry out only one instruction in that time. Stop and think about that for a second. Sorry, that's two instructions; you won't be able to do that. But what if modern technology was... literally terrifying? What if there really was a ghost in the machine? Prepare to travel through the bad gateway as acclaimed actor, writer and comedian Tom Neenan (The Mash Report) finds out what horrors may be lurking in our apps and gadgets.

After years spent in the city, working with his business partner Randy on Bränd media, Ethan finds himself in the quiet, closed-off town of Starkfield. His wife Zenobia is perpetually distracted by the swirling #MeToo politics, the Kavanaugh hearings, and her duties to the feminist activism group she formed: All Them Witches. Ethan finds himself caught between their regular meetings at his home and the battle to get his livewire daughter Alex to sleep.