Funny? Beautiful?
First we are told that women in science spend too much time crying and falling in love. Now this.
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner recently said that "the hardest artist to find is a beautiful, funny woman". He predicted that the comment would get him in trouble. He was right about that at least.
Funny is subjective. So is beautiful. Here are some humour books written by women. Are the authors beautiful? Does it matter? Are they funny? Check them out and decide yourself.
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A Field Guide to Awkward Silences by Alexandra Petri
• eBook
Gawky: Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase by Margot Leitman
Has Anyone Seen My Pants? by Sarah Colonna
• eAudiobook
• eBook
How Not to Calm a Child on a Plane: and Other Lessons in Paren'ting from a Questionable Source by Johanna Stein
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I Can't Believe it's Not Better: a Woman's Guide to Coping with Life by Monica Heisey
Laughing All the Way to the Mosque by Zarqa Nawaz
• eBook
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae
• eBook
People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann
• eAudiobook
• eBook
If your funny bone isn't tickled yet, here's another list of books to check out:








One thought on “Funny? Beautiful?”
Fabulous list and a brilliant idea for a post!
I’ve placed some holds and can’t wait to have a laugh!!