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James Finn Garner Books in Order

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Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

by James Finn Garner

1994

James Finn Garner rewrites familiar fairy tales through the language and assumptions of political correctness. Characters challenge inherited roles, prejudices and social hierarchies, turning bedtime classics into comic arguments about how modern ideals change the stories people tell.

Once Upon a More Enlightened Time

by James Finn Garner

1995

James Finn Garner revisits more traditional tales through a satirical concern for inclusive language and social sensitivities. Familiar plots and characters are recast to expose cultural assumptions, questioning both inherited prejudices and the absurdities of correcting them.

Politically Correct Holiday Stories

by James Finn Garner

1995

James Finn Garner applies his politically correct satire to Christmas stories and holiday traditions. Familiar figures and seasonal tales acquire carefully revised language and values, exposing the comic tensions between festive customs and the ambition to include everyone.

Apocalypse Wow!

by James Finn Garner

1997

Approaching the year 2000, James Finn Garner examines humanity’s fascination with apocalypse through satire. Grand promises of spiritual transformation and fears of planetary disaster meet the ordinary worries of everyday life in his comic reckoning with millennial expectations.

Sweet Marlene

by James Finn Garner

2002

Recut Madness

by James Finn Garner

2007

James Finn Garner reimagines familiar Hollywood films for sharply divided political audiences. Classics including The Wizard of Oz and Jaws acquire partisan plots and messages, exposing how ideological loyalties can reshape even the stories people believe they share.

Honk Honk, My Darling

by James Finn Garner

2011

In a neighborhood of struggling circus performers, private clown Rex Koko is hired to find a trapeze star’s missing wife. A trail of spectacular deaths turns the assignment into a dangerous tangle of revenge, corruption and suspicious circus loyalties.

While collecting Christmas donations, Rex Koko loses his charity kettle and sets out to recover it. His search through Top Town draws in a sick friend, a grasping landlord and a troop of monkeys with unconventional ideas about seasonal generosity.

Tea Party Fairy Tales

by James Finn Garner

2012

James Finn Garner reworks fairy tales through the rhetoric of American conservatism, presenting a satirical counterpart to his politically correct stories. Guns, welfare and free-market ideals enter familiar plots as childhood lessons become arguments about contemporary political beliefs.

Double Indignity

by James Finn Garner

2014

Private clown Rex Koko’s attempt to capture a runaway lion leaves him seeking compensation for ruined shoes. The pursuit draws him through Top Town’s criminal circus world, where fraudulent healers, mobsters and moral crusaders create a far more dangerous problem.

The Wet Nose of Danger

by James Finn Garner

2014

Hired to investigate disappearing show dogs, Rex Koko is also searching for two missing sideshow performers. The competing cases pull him between wealthy clients and his own circus community, where old grievances and unexpected enemies complicate his loyalties.

Politically Correct Pinocchio

by James Finn Garner

2018

James Finn Garner revisits Pinocchio as a puppet determined to define his own identity. Leaving Geppetto’s workshop, he challenges assumptions about conformity, gender and even the desire to become human in a satirical update of the familiar tale.

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories"

    Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

    by James Finn Garner

    1994
  2. Book cover for "Once Upon a More Enlightened Time"

    Once Upon a More Enlightened Time

    by James Finn Garner

    1995
  3. Book cover for "Politically Correct Holiday Stories"

    Politically Correct Holiday Stories

    by James Finn Garner

    1995

Rex Koko, Private Clown books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Honk Honk, My Darling"

    Honk Honk, My Darling

    by James Finn Garner

    2011
  2. Book cover for "Have Yourself a Monkey Little Christmas"
  3. Book cover for "Double Indignity"

    Double Indignity

    by James Finn Garner

    2014
  4. Book cover for "The Wet Nose of Danger"

    The Wet Nose of Danger

    by James Finn Garner

    2014

Standalone James Finn Garner books

  1. Book cover for "Apocalypse Wow!"

    Apocalypse Wow!

    by James Finn Garner

    1997
  2. Book cover for "Sweet Marlene"

    Sweet Marlene

    by James Finn Garner

    2002
  3. Book cover for "Recut Madness"

    Recut Madness

    by James Finn Garner

    2007
  4. Book cover for "The Politically Correct Movie Guide"

    The Politically Correct Movie Guide

    by James Finn Garner

    2007
  5. Book cover for "Tea Party Fairy Tales"

    Tea Party Fairy Tales

    by James Finn Garner

    2012
  6. Book cover for "Politically Correct Pinocchio"

    Politically Correct Pinocchio

    by James Finn Garner

    2018

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