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Bestselling Author & Humorist
David Sedaris is one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is a master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers.
Beloved for his personal essays and short stories, David Sedaris is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Barrel Fever, Holidays on Ice, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, and Calypso. His book The Best of Me, collects 42 previously published stories and essays. Sedaris also wrote Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, a collection of fables with illustrations by Ian Falconer. He is the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. His pieces regularly appear in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” The two volumes of his diaries, Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) and A Carnival of Snackery, Diaries (2003-2020) were New York Times bestsellers. An art book of Sedaris’s diary covers, David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium, was edited by Jeffrey Jenkins. His most recent book, Happy-Go-Lucky, debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. The audio version of Happy-Go-Lucky, written and narrated by Sedaris, won the 2023 Audie Award. His next book will be a short graphic novel for children with illustrations by Ian Falconer titled Pretty Ugly (TOON Books, February 27, 2024).
This evening will consist of an 60-minute reading followed by 20–30-minute audience Q&A. There will be a book signing in the lobby pre- and post-show, with books available for purchase.
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David Sedaris on "Late Night with Seth Myers"
What people are saying about David Sedaris
Sedaris ain’t the preeminent humorist of his generation by accident."
Entertainment WeeklySedaris has hit upon the narrative equivalent of Pepsi, or the PlayStation, or oxygen, or the haircut : something that others in the world might actually want and find useful. . . He’s smart , he’s caustic , he’s mordant, and, somehow, he’s . . . well, nice. "
Bill RichardsonSedaris’s droll assessment of the mundane and the eccentrics who inhabit the world’s crevices make him one of the greatest humorists writing today."
Chicago Tribune“Sedaris belongs on any list of people writing in English at the moment who are revising our ideas about what’s funny."
San Francisco ChronicleThank You
2025 Programming & Season Sponsorship is generously provided by Barbara Streicker.
Media Sponsorship for the 2025 season is generously provided by Moffly Media and WSHU Public Radio.
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