This Week in Humor — Week of June 1, 2026

A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman added 7,548 ratings this week — more than any other Humor title and remarkable for a book published this year. Here's what else moved.

With 25% growth, Murder by Design by Lee Goldberg outpaced every other 2026 release in the genre by a significant margin.

Most Read Humor Books This Week

A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman

Published: May 12, 2026

It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks.

Stats: 31,142 → 38,690 (+7,548) — A Parade of Horribles is the fastest-growing book in the Humor genre this week, with a significant increase in ratings.

Murder by Design by Lee Goldberg

Published: June 1, 2026

Edison Bixby is a brilliant insurance investigator who solves baffling crimes by figuring out how the design of the man-made world around us makes them possible.

Stats: 3,008 → 3,763 (+755) — Murder by Design is the second-fastest-growing book in the Humor genre, with a notable increase in ratings.

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

Published: May 1, 1996

Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? Nora Ephron reminds us that comedy depends on anguish.

Stats: 90,358 → 90,531 (+173) — Heartburn has seen a steady increase in ratings, despite being published 30 years ago.

Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

Published: September 23, 2014

Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Employees arrive to find broken Kjerring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets, and smashed Liripip wardrobes.

Stats: 130,227 → 130,374 (+147) — Horrorstör has seen a small increase in ratings, despite being published 11 years ago.

An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin

Published: November 23, 2010

Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the NYC art world by storm.

Stats: 116,449 → 116,529 (+80) — An Object of Beauty has seen a minimal increase in ratings, despite being published 15 years ago.

Rising in Humor

I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything by Joanna Stern

Published: May 12, 2026

What happens when intelligent machines aren’t just in our pockets but are also driving our cars, making our decisions, folding our laundry, and educating our kids?

Stats: 215 → 263 (22%, +48) — I Am Not a Robot is the fastest-growing book in the Humor genre this week, with a significant increase in ratings.

La intriga del funeral inconveniente by Eduardo Mendoza

Published: April 8, 2026

Vuelve Eduardo Mendoza con un nuevo caso del detective sin nombre, el investigador más divertido de la literatura española.

Stats: 441 → 479 (8.6%, +38) — La intriga del funeral inconveniente is the second-fastest-growing book in the Humor genre, with a notable increase in ratings.

Alan Opts Out by Courtney Maum

Published: June 2, 2026

Alan Anderson is a powerful advertising executive who has built a successful life and thriving business by making people buy stuff they don’t actually need.

Stats: 129 → 149 (16%, +20) — Alan Opts Out is a debut book with a significant increase in ratings, indicating a strong start.

Other books have been omitted due to space constraints.

Humor Pick of the Week

Pick of the Week goes to A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman. With 7,548 new ratings this week, it's the fastest-growing Humor book, outpacing every other 2026 release in the genre. This significant increase in ratings suggests that readers are drawn to the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and its unique blend of humor and adventure.