Survivor, genius, critic. Murderer. Meet Benjamin White, blessed since his infancy with an extraordinary gift: to understand humour at its deepest level. Yet Benjamin is cursed, too: in all his life, he has never laughed or smiled. At the height of his profession as a comedy critic, yet lacking any kind of human empathy, Benjamin discovers a formula that will allow him to construct the most powerful joke the world has ever known. A joke that has the power to kill...

This is the coruscatingly original debut novel from one of Britain's best young comedians. Meet Benjamin Davids White, blessed since his infancy with an extraordinary gift: to understand humour at its deepest level. Yet Benjamin is cursed, too: in all his life, he has never laughed or smiled. At the height of his profession as a comedy critic, yet lacking any kind of human empathy, Benjamin discovers a formula that will allow him to construct the most powerful joke the world has ever known. A joke that has the power to kill...

Fifth grader Daniel Kwirk is known around Duckworth Elementary School as "Kwirky" (which sounds like "quirky") because he thinks and acts differently than most kids his age. His Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, causes him sometimes to be a bit clumsy, not pay attention and have way too much energy for certain occasions. But Daniel has so much more to offer than what people give him credit for. He is intelligent, perceptive and always wants to do the right thing. These attributes help Daniel, with the assistance of his precocious younger sister, Hayley, find clues to discover the theft of valuable gold and silver coins at a local Civil War exhibit and help police track down the culprits. Daniel's unconventional approach to everyday life, while frustrating at times, proves to be extremely useful as only someone with Daniel's unique perspective could have cracked this case.

There is a monumental shift in how deaf people are seen and heard as a result of Deaf President Now in 1988 at Gallaudet University. At the same time, Theodore "Teddy" Fitzgerald undergoes a personal transformation during his experience as a student during DPN. He battles personal demons and fights for a romantic interest at the same time.

'Brilliantly written. Very funny and heartbreaking.' Davina McCall

From one of Britain's most popular and prolific comedians comes a hilarious and deeply moving memoir of life lived under the rule of a Silverback dad.

The Silverback is considered the undisputed king, a creature whose authority is never challenged and who does not yield to compromise. He walks proudly, feeds greedily, grafts tirelessly, mates voraciously, swears constantly and is threatened all too easily. The Silverback is known to nestle in the misty peaks of central Africa but can also be found in Barking, Essex. Meet Dave Kane, the disappointed, steroid-ingesting, metal-wielding, bouncer father of slight, effete Gamma Male, Russell Kane.

SON OF A SILVERBACK is a story about fathers and sons, class and education and how one scrawny, sensitive, fake-tan-applying 'ponce' stepped out of his father's shadow and became a man - whatever that means.