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uninvited fiction recommendations for @bowulf.bsky.social. a thread of funny books, since the sense of humor is basically all I know of him.

'Slumberland' by Paul Beatty A hallucinatory send up of hip hop, jazz, the end of the cold war, and race relations. I should recommend 'The Sellout' by the same author, as it is more widely read and I'm reasonably certain you'd like it, but 'Slumberland' is one of my favorites so it gets the nod.

'The Archive of Alternate Endings' by Lindsey Drager I lied - this one isn't funny, and it's a bit experimental - but I know you'd appreciate the humanist messaging, it's beautifully written and cleverly constructed, and it's my favorite book ever. Her other books are terrific as well.

Literally anything (seriously) by Percival Everett. 'Percival Everett by Virgil Russel' is my favorite, but I'd start with 'Erasure' or 'The Trees' or 'Telephone'.