Between Heaven and Mirth
James Martin, SJ
Hardcover, 272 pp., $25.99
HarperOne (October 4, 2011)

From The Colbert Report’s “official chaplain” James Martin, SJ, author of the New York Times bestselling The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, comes a revolutionary look at how joy, humor, and laughter can change our lives and save our spirits. A Jesuit priest with a busy media ministry, Martin understands the intersections between spirituality and daily life.

Operation Bonnet
Kimberly Stuart
Paperback, 272 pp., $14.99
David C. Cook (February 1, 2011)

Twenty-year-old Nellie Monroe has a restless brilliance. She wants to be a private investigator, even though her tiny hometown offers no hope of clients. Until she meets Amos Shetler, an Amish dropout carrying a torch for the girl he left behind. So Nellie straps on her bonnet and goes undercover to get the dish. But though she’s brainy, Nellie is clueless when it comes to real life and real relationships. Soon she’s alienated her best friend, angered her college professor, and botched her case. Operation Bonnet is a comedy of errors, a surprising take on love, and a story of grace.

Stuff Christians Like
Jon Acuff
Paperback, 208 pp., $12.99
Zondervan (April 1, 2010)

Using the same humor and honesty that galvanized more than a million online readers from more than 200 countries, blogger Jonathan Acuff brings his insightful take on Christianity to the book world with Stuff Christians Like. From prayer shot blocks to Metro worship leaders, no stone is left unturned in this hilarious look at faith.

No Really My Name is Brother Billy Bob Bohannon
Bill W. King
Paperback, 216 pp., $13.99
Tate Publishing (October 27, 2009)

Meet Bro. Billy Bob ‘The Baptist’ Bohannon: preacher, songwriter, poet. No Really My Name Is Brother Billy Bob Bohannon is Billy Bob’s comical collection of tales about his colorful family, friends, and church families. You’ll love his lighter-side stories like “Uncle Buddy Lee Lightfoot and Cre-amation.” You’ll snicker at his unusual Bible knowledge through stories such as “The Story of Lot and Lottie” and “Noah, Termites, Methuselah, and Joan of Ark.” Bro. Billy Bob is sure to enrich your life with his infectious blend of scripture, spirituality, and silliness.

A Day in the Life of Becky the Unfortunate
Carrie Cobb
Paperback, 96 pp., $9.99
Tate Publishing (October 27, 2009)

In A Day in the Life of Becky the Unfortunate, author Carrie Cobb brings the woes of middle school to life in a fun, humorous story about Becky, a shy, mild-mannered, clumsy girl, who spends her days studying and trying not to embarrass herself—especially in front of Jake Matthews. She usually finds safety in her best friends, but when Ashton and her associates start rumors about Becky, her day spirals out of control, and she finds herself in the most unfortunate situations.

The Magical Life
Barb E. Call
Paperback, 152 pp., $11.99
Tate Publishing (October 6, 2009)

Here is a fun, witty read about life’s ups and downs; a book about experiences that in one moment, make us feel grateful to be alive, and in the next, tempted to strangle whoever came up with the expression, “Don’t worry, be happy!”

Looking Good, Being Bad:
The Subtle Art of Churchmanship
Adrian Plass
Hardcover, 160 pp., 16.99
Authentic (March 2009)

Plass’s humour is the finest sort – healing with laughter’s tonic even as it cuts to the heart of our motivations with its knife-edge of truth. A superb, illustrated book from this well-loved author which gently and humorously challenges the Churchman or woman in us all as we treat the church as if it should be made in our own image.

Hard Aground Again
Eddie Jones
Paperback, 172 pp., $14.95
Winoca Press; 1st edition (February 6, 2007)

Noah had 100 years to plan his cruise and he still ran aground at the end. The Apostle Paul dreamed of harbor-hopping the coast of Italy but wrecked on a reef and had to swim ashore. Even the great and powerful Moses got stuck in the weeds of the Nile. Running aground is nothing to be ashamed of, but staying stuck is. In Hard Aground… Again, columnist Eddie Jones uses the sailing lifestyle as a unique way of looking at life, family, and God. For anyone who feels their hopes have been sitting high and dry, these meditations will turn the tide.

The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book
Chuck Norris and Todd DuBord
Paperback, 305 pp., $12.99
Tyndale House Publishers (October 7, 2009)

Chuck Norris facts are a quirky, extremely popular Internet phenomenon that has entertained fans from all over the globe. In the last several years, Chuck Norris has been asked repeatedly, “Which facts are your favorites?” For the first time ever, in The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book, Chuck gives readers not only his favorite “facts,” roundhouse-kicked by the man himself, but also the stories behind the facts and the code by which Chuck lives his life. Enjoy the fanciful and the inspirational from one of the world’s great action heroes.

When Did I Stop Being Barbie
& Become Mrs. Potatohead?
Mary Pierce
Paperback, 236 pp., $12.99
Zondervan (September 1, 2003)

Embrace your inner Mrs. Potato Head! She knows how to laugh like only those who have discovered the humor, heart, and wisdom of true womanhood can laugh. Give her room to romp with this hilarious collection of zany, true-life stories by Mary Pierce. If you love to laugh your socks off over the foibles and absurdities of life, this book is for you. Mrs. Potato Head’s hormones are out of whack. Her memory is held together by sticky notes. But she’s got a sense of humor that just won’t quit, and she’s learned to accept and enjoy herself as she is—because God does.