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A hilarious, bite-sized tribute to the baffling, bizarre, and endearing things people say when surrounded by books. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops.

  • lighthearted
  • amused
  • cozy-yet-chaotic
  1. 01

    Weird things customers say in bookshops

    Jennifer Campbell

    A hilarious, bite-sized tribute to the baffling and wonderful oddities of the reading public.

    Shares:
    • wry
    • deadpan
    • affectionate
    • exasperated
  2. 02

    The diary of a bookseller

    Shaun Bythell

    A wry, charmingly episodic glimpse into the dusty, eccentric reality of running a secondhand bookshop in Scotland.

    Shares:
    • wry
    • affectionate
  3. 03

    And Another Thing

    Jeremy Clarkson

    A wry, anecdotal romp through the absurdities and perplexities of modern social customs.

    Shares:
    • lighthearted
    • amused
    • wry
  4. 04

    You're all just jealous of my jetpack

    Tom Gauld

    A deadpan, delightfully nerdy collision of high literature and sci-fi tropes that feels like sharing an inside joke with your favorite librarian.

    Shares:
    • wry
    • deadpan
    • affectionate
  5. 05

    Your Head Is a Houseboat

    Campbell Walker

    A hilarious, heavily illustrated manual for decluttering your brain and making peace with the weirdos living inside it.

    Feels:
    • quirky
    • comforting
    • playfully chaotic
  6. 06

    The Book of Bunny Suicides

    Andy Riley

    A darkly hilarious, purely visual exploration of absurdly elaborate cartoon rabbit demises.

    Shares:
    • deadpan
  7. 07

    What the Hell Did I Just Read

    David Wong

    A hilarious and chaotic plunge into a terrifying, illusion-filled mystery where incompetence is just as dangerous as the monsters.

    Feels:
    • bizarre
    • unsettling
    • zany
  8. 08

    How to be a woman

    Caitlin Moran

    A riotous, unapologetic manifesto disguised as a memoir that makes you laugh out loud while dismantling the patriarchy.

    Feels:
    • energetic
    • raucous
    • empowering
  9. 09

    Weird but true!

    National Geographic Kids

    A high-energy, visually popping explosion of bizarre trivia that makes learning feel like a game.

    Feels:
    • energetic
    • curious
    • bright
  10. 10

    Letters of note

    Shaun Usher

    An intimate, voyeuristic stroll through centuries of human connection, captured in the private correspondence of the famous and the forgotten.

    Feels:
    • nostalgic
    • reflective
    • voyeuristic
  11. 11

    Shopaholic takes Manhattan

    Sophie Kinsella

    A dizzying, glamorous romp through New York City that balances laugh-out-loud chaos with surprising emotional warmth.

    Shares:
    • lighthearted
    • wry
  12. 12

    Talk to the Hand- The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door

    Lynne Truss · 2005

    A delightfully cranky, highly relatable manifesto for anyone exhausted by the sheer audacity of the modern public.

    Shares:
    • wry
    • exasperated

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