Newest Release
Things That Are Funny on a Submarine but Not Really
Publication Date: November 4, 2025 by Skyhorse Publishing
“Murphy, a fiction writer of vibrant imagination, wit, and nuance, returns after a long hiatus with a bravura first-person performance in the voice of a kind and curious submarine radioman. . . a soulful and charismatic protagonist in an uncanny, transfixing, and revelatory bildungsroman.” — (★) Booklist, starred review
“Quite possibly the best novel about the peacetime Navy since Darryl Ponicsan’s The Last Detail.”— (★) Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A raunchy, darkly funny, unusual coming-of-age novel set largely underneath the waters of the Pacific Ocean.” — (★) Starred Kirkus Reviews
“Imagine Catch-22 aboard a fast attack nuclear submarine and you've got Yannick Murphy's hilarious and heartbreaking novel.” — Mark Richard