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New Humour books

8 books released in the last eighteen months, best first.

What is new and already good

3 of these have cleared the ordinary bar of 50 ratings; 5 carry an early score from 20 to 49 ratings. The newest arrival is “Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief” by Benjamin Stevenson.

An early score uses the same formula as everything else, pulled harder toward the category mean until more readers vote. The chip on a row says how much of the number is the readers’ own. Method →

  1. Accomplice to the Villain
    Accomplice to the VillainHannah Nicole Maehrer · 2025NYT bestseller121 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  2. Gateway
    GatewayCraig Alanson · 2025Early · 19% own42 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  3. This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong
    This Way Up: When Maps Go WrongMap Men · 2025Early · 13% own28 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  4. Lost LambsMadeline Cash
    Lost LambsMadeline Cash · 2026Early · 21% own48 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  5. Automatic Noodle
    Automatic NoodleAnnalee Newitz · 2025249 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  6. Star Shipped
    Star ShippedCat Sebastian · 2026Early · 15% own32 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  7. Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief
    Everyone in This Bank Is a ThiefBenjamin Stevenson · 2026Early · 18% own40 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  8. When the Moon Hits Your Eye
    When the Moon Hits Your EyeJohn Scalzi · 2025226 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
What is the best new Humour book?

“Accomplice to the Villain” by Hannah Nicole Maehrer scores 8.1/10 from 121 reader ratings, the highest of the releases we have enough readers for.

What does “early score” mean?

The book has between 20 and 49 reader ratings. It gets a page and a place on this list, but it does not enter category rankings until it reaches 50, like every other book.

How is this list built?

From reader ratings only: the same Bayesian score as everywhere on the site, with releases of the last eighteen months and at least 20 ratings. Sales, marketing and prizes do not enter it. Refreshed daily.