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  Chapters by Tim Key

  Tim Key

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  The audiobook of Tim Key's least ambitious project to date. A slim book of the crap he’s been churning out over the past eighteen months.  
  Poems about men getting stuck in webs, poems about the ancient city of Canterbury, poems about canoodling with a rose.  
  A prolific sod, he’s selected ninety of his trademark vignettes and packed them off to Emily Juniper for her to fling onto pages and shape into a book.  
  Discussions ensued about what, if anything, the point of it all was, and a healthy debate as to whether it should be broken up into chapters and, if so, why. All of these discussions are documented in the leftover space around the poems. The result is a splurge of words which very occasionally shine a light on modern times.  
  It is the third book Tim and Emily have generated together. 
  Chapters by Tim Key. 
  Read by Tim Key with Katy Wix as Emily Juniper. 
  Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell. 
  Executive producer is Ben Williams.  
  Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound. 
  Original book published by Utter & Press, copyright Tim Key, 2023. 
  This recording is copyrighted by Plosive Limited, 2023.

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  The Reverberator

  Henry James

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  Enter the world of "The Reverberator" by Henry James, a witty and incisive exploration of American expatriate life in Europe. This audiobook takes you into the drawing rooms and salons of Paris, where the American protagonist encounters a lively cast of characters, cultural clashes, and the allure of scandalous gossip. James' sharp social commentary and clever dialogue reveal the complexities of love, relationships, and societal expectations. With its exploration of the clash between American and European values, the story offers a humorous and thought-provoking commentary on cultural identity and the power of the press. Prepare to be entertained by a narrative that uncovers the foibles of human nature and the dynamics of transatlantic social circles.

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  The Mackerel Plaza - A Novel

  Peter De Vries

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  An irresistible comedy about faith, desire, and middle-class morality from the man described by Kingsley Amis as “the funniest serious writer to be found on either side of the Atlantic” Pity the poor reverend Andrew Mackerel of the People’s Liberal Church of Avalon, Connecticut. His is the first split-level church in America, a bastion of modern thought and sophisticated virtue, yet even his prosperous parishioners are not immune to the backsliding evangelism infecting other parts of the country. One misguided congregant wants to sing hymns to hospital patients. Another goes so far as to put up a billboard with the message “Jesus Saves” written in phosphorescent green-and-orange letters. How is Mackerel supposed to write sermons with a vulgarity like that staring him in the face? Worse yet, the recently widowed pastor has fallen in love with Molly Calico, a former actress turned city hall clerk, well before the church is ready to stop mourning Mackerel’s saintly wife. Plans are under way for a shopping mall and memorial plaza commemorating the dear departed, and Mackerel must go to ever-greater lengths to keep his new romance a secret and his new paramour happy. Meanwhile, it is becoming clear that his devoted sister-in-law, Hester, has plans of her own when it comes to the reverend’s matrimonial future. As Mackerel twists and turns to get what he wants and avoid what he does not, the plot of this rollicking portrait of suburban piety kicks into high—and hilarious—gear.

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  Cowboy Etiquette

  Texas Bix Bender

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  Henry Ward Beecher said “the common sense of one century is the common sense of the next.” That said, these pocket-sized humor books pack quite a bit of punch—lines that is. With more than 1.5 million copies in print, their all-new look will leave a whole new generation in stitches!

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  The Flip of a Coin

  J C Williams

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  "JC Williams is my new favourite author. His books should be prescribed on the NHS as feel-good, cheer you up medicine!""I loved this book! Perfect to put a smile on your face!""The perfect summer read. ★★★★★" 
  Tom is a bit of a waster... 
  Turning the wrong side of thirty hit him pretty hard, and what with having no money, no love life, no decent job prospects to speak of, and with debt coming out of his ears, well, the future wasn’t exactly looking too rosy. 
  Still, he’s a likeable chap, is Tom. He’s the first person you'd invite to your party and likely the last one to leave. A little bit of your sensible side probably secretly wishes you were a bit more like Tom, actually. 
  Tom knew he wanted more out of life and now was the right time to make a fresh start, but, in typical fashion, he didn't have a plan or even the faintest idea of where to begin. So, logically, he'd start by quitting his current job and see what turned up in the process! 
  What he didn’t count on was his future plans involving a washed-up, failed pop star or, for that matter, an ageing gangster. But that’s exactly the sort of thing that happens when you live your life on the flip of a coin. 
  It was going to be a tough journey for Tom and if it didn’t work out, well, he didn’t give two hoots either way, right? He’d just start again and find another credit card company foolish enough to fund his life for a few more months. 
  A hilarious story about doing something a little crazy and, after all, what’s the worst that could happen?

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  All the Presidents' Wits - The...

  Gerald Gardner

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  Laugh with political humorist Gerald Gardner, as he takes an entertaining and probing look at how six American Presidents over three decades—             John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan—             deliberately and effectively employed humor to achieve their political goals. In a special live recording of his best-selling book, Gardner sounds remarkably like JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan, as he demonstrates how our Chief Executives have made strategic use of humor to win people over, to avoid sensitive issues, to defuse tense situations, and to deflect criticism. From the elegant wit of Kennedy to the genial joking of Reagan, you'll hear an insider's insights about the increasingly influential role humor plays in the political arena.

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