David Sedaris:

One of my favorite authors is David Sedaris and I was lucky enough to see him for the second time last month. He is on a book tour and read a snippet from his newest book, When You are Engulfed in Flames. Sedaris has a distinctive voice and reading style that makes his works even funnier in person. I also enjoy his audiobooks for this reason. For a bit of summertime reading I recently finished Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim and Me Talk Pretty One Day. If you can catch him on his 2008 book tour, I would highly recommend it, see schedule here.

Barrel Fever (1994)
Naked (1997)
Holidays on Ice (1997)
Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004)
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (editor, 2005)
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008)
Santaland Diaries & Seasons Greetings: 2 Plays (1998)

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