The canonical list of punny book titles compiled by harold reynolds. Humorously related to the funny names, these titleauthor puns are sure to amuse. Id love to hear some of your best and brightest in the comments. If a title is interesting, most readers are quick to become intrigued, eager to delve in. They bring in the element of unintentional humor by. The best celebrity memoir titles books the guardian. The 60 greatest newspaper headline puns punny business by dave fawbert.
This list of puns will surely evoke the maximum number of. If you enjoyed these cheesy book puns, make sure to pass them along to. Examples of puns in literature a pun is a play on words, centering on a word with more than one meaning or words that sound alike. Books with numbers in the title books with numbers in the titles. One hundred alcoholic puns for book lovers or bookish. Oct 12, 2003 from don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time the 100 greatest nonfiction books the 2015 version of the 100 best novels. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Whether you are just looking for a laugh or searching for funny cat names for a newly adopted kitten, this. Famous book titles with a letter missing laughing squid. A book with a pun in the title take the 2020 popsugar reading. It was an apple with limited memory, just one byte. Some titles are innately ridiculous, for example i was tortured by the pygmy love queen. Probably why the fires have gone out that was once the first furious flames of marriage. Facial hair choices by cy burns falling panties by lucy lastic famous landmarks by brooke lynn bridge.
Facial hair choices by cy burns falling panties by lucy lastic famous landmarks by brooke lynn bridge famous pirates by buck kineer fast food by chi spurger fast food living by eaton run feeding the lions by anne t. The creators are probably slightly less proud of themselves than the creators of works with double meaning titles. With that in mind, here are the ten best book titles to get a reader stoked. Name puns all sorts of name pun humor on our pun name sites. Punning author names and book titles, plant style kelly jensen may 9, 2019 it might not be friday and indeed, friday might feel miles away but why not take a midweek break and enjoy a handful of excellent author name and book title puns, as seen through the. Most of them have to do with food, and the opportunities for puns are legion.
Punning author names and book titles, plant style book riot. It comes from a phrase in an essay by samuel johnson, i rejoice to concur with the common reader. The bib book club biblioteca, or bibliotheek are just two translations for libraryin this case, portuguese and dutch wordsand i think they make for a very nice library book club name children book club names. Twitter user darth has taken some of the cleverest titles and turned them into book covers. There are a few famous movies which properly harness the pun, often in ways that you had no idea about. To kill a mockingbird by harper lee, treasure island by robert louis stevenson, twelfth night by william shakespeare, the te. Those given to me may be altered to some degree to, imho, improve them, but all submissions will be duly credited. See more ideas about books, books to read and my books. So here are my favorite 10 funny punny titles in cozy mysteries that ive either read or are on my tbr to be read shelf. Havent read it yet, but i adore the pun in the title. A pun is most often used for humor, but puns can also make you think differently about a subject, particularly if it introduces ambiguity or changes the original meaning of the text. Good books that begin with a only vote for good books with a title that begins with the letter a. If you think a pun or pun category should be added, suggest it down below in the comments, i will add it probably. We have a list of puns to your rescue what would the english language be like, without these wonderful puns.
I accidentally handed my wife a glue stick instead of a chapstick. Oct 06, 2012 from dont hassel the hoff to a fart in a colander, the best bad book titles ever michael hogan sat 6 oct 2012 19. Did you know that many of the people on our site are authors. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Pun search results for book pun of the day funny puns. Over the years, ive shared several punny cat names on this blog. Those given to me may be altered to some degree to, imho.
Delighted, as ever with anything that makes no sense, i sent him back a few of my own. However, if even one of those puns can bring joy to your life or a punny name to a feline in search of an identity then all of this punning will be worth it. For example of a real punny cat name would be, a few years back i was asked to help someone name their kitten who had survived against all odds when found in a bad condition and i suggested sir vivor, that is punny because the cat was a survivor. One sunday during the pujo build up, a friend mailed me a list of 20 book names with alcohol related punning. I was going to buy a bestseller on phobias, but i was afraid it wouldnt help me. Check out these motivational quotes to start your day, awesome quotes for every situation, brainy quotes that will make you sound smart, and uplifting entrepreneur quotes. Cats are the heart and soul of internet humor and you might be forgiven for thinking that the internet was created primarily as a place to share funny pictures of cats. Theres an entire subgenre of cozy mysteries built entirely around puns for titles. Some of these take on classic books, some take on the reading life, and others are a bit of library humor. This is a book that has a whole bunch of puns that will keep you laughing for a long time. But a pun doesnt need to be something as insanely clever as shoving the word pun into things. Book puns, a humor site featuring funny book titles and name pun authors. Along with tea, an obsession with the weather and queuing, one of the things that makes britain great is its long.
If a title is drab and unexciting, some readers may expect the book to be the same and lose interest. I started this list to help my fellow readers locate a decent list of books that their titles begin with the letter a. These funny book titles are all made up of course but theyre sure to get you giggling. Find below over 70 fabulousand sometimes downright terriblebook puns. I love all donna andrews novels and ive read all 16 book in her most famous cozy mystery series. Top 100 american literature titles perfection learning. Below are listed a large number of book title puns, sorted according to. Daft authors and book titles mumblingnerds mumbling blog. My friend gave me a book about puns for my birthday and i. List of book titles taken from literature wikipedia. May 01, 2010 sometimes you see a translated book where you wonder why they wanted to do that to the title. Oneliners so corny only the funniest of fathers can enjoy them.
See more ideas about books, book title and my books. The 12 best cozy book title puns of 2016 criminal element. Added it, really any kind of word play will be welcomereversals, substitutions, purposeful malapropisms. One hundred alcoholic puns for book lovers or bookish puns. My battery had an alkaline problem, so it went to aa meetings. Our list features david bowie, kanye west, lorde, butthole surfers, saltnpepa, snoop dogg, red. In the beginning the main character is neither earnest or ernest, but by the end of the play he is both. It contains hundreds of book titles with humorous name pun authors. Cozy mysteries arent the only books to take advantage of a good pun. Many of these are pretty lame, so if you have any improvements. Romance is in on the secret, and wow is this a great entry for the list. Lope feelin lucky by bette defarm feeling much better by angie oplasty. The top 50 famous movie quotes how many do you know. Like with the double meaning title, its usually stubbornly resistant to translation to other languages, resulting in the need for a completely different title.
Below are listed a large number of book title puns, sorted according to authors last name. These works have titles which are puns of some sort. I had a novel idea for a new book but got in a bind so i shelved it. He kept asking for more, and him being truly m and me being truly s, the list just grew on and on, from 30 to 42 to finally 100. The top 100 most punny and funny cat names huffpost. The worst translations of book titles language librarything. The authors lawyer defended her rights in the book case. Silly book titles silly book titles there are several ways to view the topic of silly book titles. In other cases its the combination of title and author that brings a smile to our face, for instance by forestry by teresa green. Cunning linguistic feats the programme particularly enjoyed included. Call me ishmael is one of the most famous opening sentences of any novel. About a month before he died, my uncle had his back covered in lard.
Which famous person from the same state do you love most. Have fun with this collection of funny book title jokes. Though we have no clue how many copies books like fancy coffins and goodbye testicles sold, were pretty sure their titles made more buzz than the content. I did my best to check imdb, as far as i can tell these have all these porn movies based on porn puns actually been made. I tried to find 10 more really good puns that made me laugh, but no pun in 10 did. Author picture of tara block 31 december 2019 by tara block.
You covered almost everything, you clever, witty genius, you covered everything except his head. Oct 07, 2014 one sunday during the pujo build up, a friend mailed me a list of 20 book names with alcohol related punning. A book called current trends in wiring your house turned out to be a shocking failure. Titles taken from works by william shakespeare do not appear here. A site devoted to name puns literally hundreds of pun names. The following is a partial list of book titles taken from literature. Humour, puns and wordplay silly author names of senseless book titles. Ive taken many of our name puns and some others, and created name pun author jokes where the title of the book relates to the authors name in a humorous way. Aug 22, 20 these are not puns, these are names with cat phrases and such. The student was an aggressive learnerhe hit the books. True, and wait until you see the titles of their books. A pun is built right into the title of oscar wildes play the importance of being earnest. Books with titles that are perfectly fitting for the book and that would be easily translatable no puns etc. The book about teflon contained no frictional characters.
Of course i think ive made up about half of these, but theyve probably all been done before. Find below over 70 fabulousand sometimes downright terrible book puns. Top 100 american literature titles listed below are the top 100 titles for the american literature classroom, ranked in order of popularity, chosen by american literature teachers from across the country. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This site contains hundreds of book titles with humorous name pun authors. Famous puns include puns in romeo and juliet, but plenty of others exist as well. The best puns are created unintentionally, and manage to evoke maximum number of laughs. Go forth, fellow bookworms, and find some good cozy mystery titles. Find a cosy nook, booklovers the 2020 popsugar reading challenge is here. Can you pass this disney quiz where every answer starts with the letter a. From fay weldon to donald rumsfeld, the cleverest plays on words for the names of memoirs. Weve compiled 30 album title puns that flip, chop and mangle words for hilarious, clever results. Now that weve covered how bad puns are made, lets look at some good puns in the world around us specifically, puns in pop culture.