The most popular absurdism books of 2025

Absurdist books begin where the search for meaning meets a silent universe. Their answer is neither despair nor false comfort but a kind of defiant laughter. Expect strange situations, deadpan humor and heroes who carry on regardless, in essays, novels and plays. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

Cover of The Kings of the Backyard

The Kings of the Backyard

Kristian Wright

Published 2025

80 pages

Cover of The Word Made Flesh

The Word Made Flesh

Paul Andrew Powell

Published 2025

180 pages

Cover of This Is Not A Test, But We're Still Failing

This Is Not A Test, But We're Still Failing

Marcin Wojdyna

Published 2025

83 pages

Cover of Reel to Real

Reel to Real

Jim Maxim

Published 2025

318 pages

Cover of Black Pills 7 Tales to Astonish & Confound!

Black Pills 7 Tales to Astonish & Confound!

Garth Jones

Published 2025

144 pages

Cover of The Capitalist Manifesto Donald Trump

The Capitalist Manifesto Donald Trump

JOHANN. BACHMANN

Published 2025

314 pages

Cover of Make Judea Great Again The Donald Trump Gospel

Make Judea Great Again The Donald Trump Gospel

JOHANN. BACHMANN

Published 2025

276 pages

Cover of Before I Burn Out

Before I Burn Out

June Wang

Published 2025

102 pages

Cover of Burn This Book A Collectin Of Short Stories

Burn This Book A Collectin Of Short Stories

CARBON. BLEUXMOOSLE

Published 2025

142 pages

Cover of The Last Conversation

The Last Conversation

Soraya Radfield

Published 2025

236 pages

Cover of Hypothermia Is Not an Excuse A Post-Titanic Guide to Love, Gender, Death, and Other Theatrical Disasters

Hypothermia Is Not an Excuse A Post-Titanic Guide to Love, Gender, Death, and Other Theatrical Disasters

THOMAS TOMAZO. PAGONIS

Published 2025

84 pages

Cover of Hearts in the Hourglass

Hearts in the Hourglass

Jacob Floyd

Published 2025

353 pages

Cover of #Horrible

#Horrible

Kj Moore

Published 2025

140 pages

Cover of Adapt, Panic, Or Profit? Hilariously Stressful Quizzes About the Future

Adapt, Panic, Or Profit? Hilariously Stressful Quizzes About the Future

PANIC ADJACENT. PRESS

Published 2025

188 pages

Cover of Myths from the Dimension 3

Myths from the Dimension 3

Florin-Marian Hera

Published 2025

122 pages

Cover of The Silent Oath

The Silent Oath

Noureddine El Jami, Adam Jami

Published 2025

80 pages

Cover of Deadline

Deadline

Walter L. Kleine

Published 2025

22 pages

Cover of The Worm

The Worm

Shawn Bailey

Published 2025

184 pages

Cover of Deadly Decoy

Deadly Decoy

Robert Silverberg, Randall Garrett

Published 2025

30 pages

Cover of The Deadly Thinkers

The Deadly Thinkers

William Gray Beyer

Published 2025

34 pages

Cover of The Longest Way to Eat a Melon

The Longest Way to Eat a Melon

Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross

Published 2025

252 pages

Cover of Dark Destiny

Dark Destiny

Dwight V. Swain

Published 2025

84 pages

Cover of Two Way Destiny

Two Way Destiny

Frank Belknap Long

Published 2025

28 pages

Cover of Departure from Nonexistence

Departure from Nonexistence

Bilal Chairi

Published 2025

74 pages

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