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Books by Simon Rich
  | | Free-Range Chickens by Simon Rich Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2009 by Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-8129-7711-0, ISBN: 0-8129-7711-4 "After a riotous debut collection, Ant Farm, Simon Rich returns to mine more comedy from our hopelessly terrifying world. In the nostalgic opening chapter, Rich recalls his fear of the Tooth Fairy (“Is there a face fairy?”) and his initial reaction to the “Got-your-nose” game (“Please just kill me. Better to die than to live the rest of my life as a monster”). He gets inside the heads of two firehouse Dalmatians who can’t understand thei ..." |
 | | Hits and Misses(Reprint) Stories (Paperback) by Simon Rich Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2020 by Back Bay Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-316-46888-6, ISBN: 0-316-46888-6 |
 | | Miracle Workers(Tie-In Edition) by Simon Rich Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2018 by Profile Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-78816-059-9, ISBN: 1-78816-059-2 "TV tie-in to the major TV series starring Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi.How can you help mankind, when they won't help themselves? Welcome to Heaven Inc, and Craig's life.From the Sunsets Department and Geyser Regulation to the Department of Miracles, Heaven Inc has the earth covered. Unless someone is away from their desk. And these days, the CEO is kind of disillusioned. God knows he should be keeping an eye on the bad things hap ..." |
 | | Ant Farm And Desperate Situations by Simon Rich Paperback, 162 Pages, Published 2007 by Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-6588-2, ISBN: 1-4000-6588-7 "In "Ant Farm," former Harvard Lampoon president Simon Rich finds humor in some very surprising places. Armed with a sharp eye for the absurd and an overwhelming sense of doom, Rich explores the ridiculousness of our everyday lives. The world, he concludes, is a hopelessly terrifying place with endless comic potential. If your girlfriend gives you some love coupons and then breaks up with you, are the coupons still valid? What kind of pe ..." |
 | | Spoiled Brats(Reprint) Stories by Simon Rich Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2015 by Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-36865-0, ISBN: 0-316-36865-2 "From hipsters to widowed hamsters, this hilarious collection combines "gentle surrealism and smiley satire" to portray a generation of narcissists and the well-meaning boomers who made them that way (Telegraph UK). For years, Barney the Dinosaur told the nation's children they were special. Now they're all grown up and we're paying the price.From "one of the funniest writers in America" comes a collection of stories culled from the fron ..." |
 | | The Last Girlfriend on Earth(Reprint) And Other Love Stories by Simon Rich Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2014 by Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-21938-9, ISBN: 0-316-21938-X ""One of the funniest books you'll read this year."--Publishers Weekly Love can be messy, painful, and even tragic. When seen through the eyes of Simon Rich it can also be hilarious. In thirty short, sharp, ingenious stories, Rich conjures up some unforgettable romances: An unused prophylactic describes life inside a teenage boy's wallet; God juggles the demands of his needy girlfriend with the looming deadline for earth's creation; and ..." |
 | | What in God's Name(1st Edition) A Novel by Simon Rich Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2012 by Reagan Arthur Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-316-13373-9, ISBN: 0-316-13373-6 "God decides to close up shop on Earth -- unless two idealistic angels can make a miracle happen Welcome to Heaven, Inc., the grossly mismanaged corporation in the sky. For as long as anyone can remember, the founder and CEO (known in some circles as "God") has been phoning it in. Lately, he's been spending most of his time on the golf course. And when he does show up at work, it's not to resolve wars or end famines, but to Google himse ..." |
 | | Elliot Allagash(Reprint) A Novel by Simon Rich Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2011 by Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-8129-8039-4, ISBN: 0-8129-8039-5 "Seth Meyers Reviews Elliott Allagash Seth Meyers is completing his ninth season on Saturday Night Live, his fourth season as head writer, and his fourth season as anchor of "Weekend Update." Meyers heads a writing staff that has won three Writer's Guild Awards as well as a Peabody for the show's 2008 election coverage. Read his review of Elliot Allagash: We hired Simon Rich at SNL because of his amazing short fiction. When he ..." |
 | | Elliot Allagash(1st Edition) A Novel by Simon Rich Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2010 by Random House Dolby ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-6835-7, ISBN: 1-4000-6835-5 "Simon Rich dazzled readers with his absurdist sense of humor in his hilarious collections Ant Farm and Free-Range Chickens. Now comes Rich’s rollicking debut novel, which explores the strangest, most twisted, and comically fraught terrain of them all: high school.Seymour Herson is the least popular student at Glendale, a private school in Manhattan. He’s painfully shy, physically inept, and his new nick-name, “chunk style,” is in danger ..." |
 | | Miracle Workers A Novel by Simon Rich Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2019 by Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-48636-1, ISBN: 0-316-48636-1 "God decides to close up shop on Earth--unless two idealistic angels can make a miracle happen. Welcome to Heaven, Inc., the grossly mismanaged corporation in the sky. For as long as anyone can remember, the founder and CEO (known in some circles as "God") has been phoning it in. Lately, he's been spending most of his time on the golf course. And when he does show up at work, it's not to resolve wars or end famines, but to Google himself ..." |
 | | Spoiled Brats by Simon Rich Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2014 by Serpent's Tail ISBN-13: 978-1-78125-283-3, ISBN: 1-78125-283-1 "Having skewered the problems of falling in and out of love in The Last Girlfriend on Earth, Simon Rich's next book is another subject we can all relate to: parents and their kids. From the perils of raising an actual monster in Manhattan - it's pretty hard to find teachers who really understand the talents of a five-year-old with horns and a taste for blood - to Sell Out, the story of Simon's ancestor, returned to life decades after an ..." |
 | | I'm Terrified of Bath Time by Simon Rich, Tom Toro Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 2022 by Little, Brown Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-316-62833-4, ISBN: 0-316-62833-6 "A bathtub, who is just as terrified of bath time as the little girl who bathes in him, offers suggestions on how to make the experience better for both of them." |
 | | Hits and Misses Stories by Simon Rich 240 Pages, Published 2018 by Little, Brown ISBN-13: 978-0-316-46887-9, ISBN: 0-316-46887-8 "From a bitter tell-all by the horse Paul Revere rode to greatness to a gushing magazine profile of everyone's favorite World War II dictator, these stories roam across time and space to skewer our obsession with making it big--from the days ..." |
 | | Hits and Misses by Simon Rich Published 2018 by Serpent's Tail ISBN-13: 978-1-78283-386-4, ISBN: 1-78283-386-2 "'Simon Rich is outrageously, lavishly gifted' - Caitlin Moran 'Simon Rich is the funniest writer alive' - Matt Haig 'How fabulously funny' - Lauren Laverne 'One of my favourite authors' - B J Novak From a bitter tell-all by a horse who made ..." |
 | | Elliot Allagash by Simon Rich 277 Pages, Published 2016 by Diversion Books ISBN-13: 978-1-68230-641-3, ISBN: 1-68230-641-0 "It was the longest conversation we had ever had, and I often replayed it in my head. Ever since that day, I made sure to bring extra pencils to detention in case she needed one. On the face of it, our relationship was pretty superficial: I gave her one pencil each week in exchange for two Laffy Taffys. But there was more going on than a simple economic transaction. I would have given Jessica pencils for free, even if there weren't ..." |
 | | Spoiled Brats Stories by Simon Rich 224 Pages, Published 2014 by Little, Brown ISBN-13: 978-0-316-36863-6, ISBN: 0-316-36863-6 "And a family of hamsters struggles to survive in a private-school homeroom. Surreal, shrewd, and surprisingly warm, these stories are as resonant as they are hilarious. *Jimmy So, Daily Beast" |
 | | The Last Girlfriend on Earth(1st Edition) And Other Love Stories by Simon Rich Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2013 by Reagan Arthur Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-21939-6, ISBN: 0-316-21939-8 "In "Center of the Universe," God struggles to balance the demands of his career with the needs of his long-term girlfriend. In "Magical Mr. Goat," a young girl's imaginary friend yearns to become "more than friends." In "Unprotected," an unused prophylactic recalls his years spent trapped inside a teen boy's wallet. The stories in Simon Rich's new book are bizarre, funny, and yet...relatable. Rich explores love's many complications-losi ..." |
 | | The Last Girlfriend on Earth And Other Love Stories by Simon Rich 224 Pages, Published 2013 by Reagan Arthur Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-21940-2, ISBN: 0-316-21940-1 "Otto screamed hoarsely into his megaphone. “While the genocide rages on! If that's not an injustice, I don't know what is!” There were only about a dozen protestors left, but they followed alongpassionately, waving their cardboard signs in the frigid November air. It wasfreezing out and I was amazed that anyone had comeat all. It was atestament toOtto's leadership skills. Every Saturday, regardlessof theweather, hegot us to follow ..." |
 | | The Married Kama Sutra(1st Edition) The World's Least Erotic Sex Manual by Simon Rich, Farley Katz Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2013 by Little, Brown ISBN-13: 978-0-316-24811-2, ISBN: 0-316-24811-8 "An illustrated "sequel" to the famous Kama Sutra: a humorous guide to the positions of married life.For centuries, lovers have found inspiration and advice in the ancient text of the Kama Sutra. Now, Simon Rich--"one of the funniest writers in America" (The Daily Beast)--and Farley Katz, "an inventive mind along the lines of Roz Chast" (The New York Times), have unearthed a valuable new document--a guide to the positions most common aft ..." |
 | | What In God's Name (Paperback) by Simon Rich Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2013 by Serpent's Tail ISBN-13: 978-1-84668-849-2, ISBN: 1-84668-849-3 "From the Sunsets Department and Geyser Regulation to the Department of Miracles, Heaven Inc has the earth covered." |
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