The inner David Sedaris Nov 7, 2009
David Sedaris talks in stories ... If you met David Sedaris at a dinner party, how would you describe him ... Author David Sedaris keeps notes and a diary, but claims "nothing big generally happens to me.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Ian Frazier Wins Thurber Prize Oct 7, 2009
Other previous Thurber winners include David Sedaris, Christopher Buckley and Jon Stewart and the co-authors of "America (The Book).". MMIX The Associated Press. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Party is music to her ears Sep 17, 2009
Chip Kidd, the graphic design star whose handiwork has graced the covers of books by John Updike, Gish Jen, David Sedaris, and Michael Crichton, among others, was in town the other night to unveil a poster promoting the Boston Book Festival. Joining Kidd at the Boston Public Library was Augusten Burroughs, the Western Mass. (Boston Globe)
• Events calendar Sep 4, 2009
Author David Sedaris speaks at 7 p.m. OCT. 25 at the Limelight Room at Sun Valley Inn, for the first presentation of Sun Valley Center for the Arts' Lecture Series. Sedaris' bestselling collections of humorous personal essays are "Barrel Fever," "Holidays On Ice," "Me Talk Pretty One Day," "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" and "When You Are Engulfed in Flames." Individual tickets are 30 and 40, and go on sale Oct. 1. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Essayist David Sedaris leads off lecture series lineup Aug 28, 2009
Essayist David Sedaris leads off lecture series lineup Times-News ... Author David Sedaris leads off the series Oct. 25, followed on Nov. 20 by Junot Diaz, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and on Jan. 7 by journalist Roxana Saberi, who was accused of spying and spent 100 days in prison in Tehran ... "Series tickets are 115 for Sun Valley Center for the Arts members and 165 for others, and they go on sale at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Purchase at or 726-9491, ext. 10.Individual tickets go on... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Best Sellers Aug 23, 2009
David Sedaris, Back Bay, 15. 99, 9780316154680. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
The Buzz About Th00004000e Buzz Aug 17, 2009
After that dry piece, we were looking forward to some humor from regular contributor David Sedaris. Is his schtick also wearing thin. (New York Post -- Business)
The Onion's Nathan Rabin Jul 13, 2009
When I was younger, I read a lot of David Sedaris, and it made me feel like if this guy could go through all this crazy stuff and come out a great writer, then maybe I could too. So that was my goal: To be a less gay David Sedaris. (Time.com)
Today In the Kitchen: Road to Maine full of lessons, surprises Jul 3, 2009
Anyway, David Sedaris contributes a small culinary tidbit (this is a food-oriented column, after all). He makes sandwiches out of leftover chow mein, and calls them chowiches. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Popular literature making its way onto summer reading lists west of Boston Jun 28, 2009
Some of the more unconventional choices are Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, by David Sedaris; A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggers; and Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser. Wellesley High School students also must read any 10 poems from Americans Favorite Poems, edited by former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky, who will visit the school next year. (Boston Globe)
Writers trace the powerful ties to their brothers Jun 21, 2009
David Sedaris s affectionate word portrait of his brother Paul is a belly laugh, though as is often the case with Sedaris, it is a laugh tinged with the sense that you ought not to be chuckling. When the Sedaris family moved from western New York to Raleigh, N.C., Sedaris Sr. did everything to prevent his boys from becoming Bubbas, but to no avail with David s younger brother. (Boston Globe)
New England in brief Jun 20, 2009
LITCHFIELD, N.H. Famed authors are taken off reading list Stories by satirist David Sedaris, crime author Laura Lippman, Stephen King, and Ernest Hemingway were pulled from a school s curriculum after parents complained. Campbell High School principal Bob Manseau said he removed the teacher-chosen stories from a reading list. (Boston Globe)
NH school pulls stories by Hemingway, King Jun 20, 2009
LITCHFIELD, N.H. (AP) -- Stories by satirist David Sedaris, crime author Laura Lippman, horror novelist Stephen King and writer Ernest Hemingway were pulled from a New Hampshire school's curriculum after parents complained children shouldn't be exposed to what they view as objectionable subject matter. Litchfield's Campbell High School principal, Bob Manseau, says he removed the teacher-chosen stories from an assigned reading list, deciding the material wasn't age-appropriate. (Concord Monitor)
Summer Reading 2009 Jun 19, 2009
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris. 4. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
More of this story Jun 16, 2009
Two Special Events are on GPAC's calendar of events for the new season - the boisterous political humor of the Capitol Steps on September 19 and an evening with the hilarious author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris, on April 22 ... April 22 Special Event David Sedaris. (West Memphis Germantown News, TN)
The Bestsellers Jun 16, 2009
WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris (Back Bay Books). 6. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Stay cool and delve into a good book this summer Jun 4, 2009
"Do Not Deny Me: Stories," Jean Thompson: More contemporary short stories from one of David Sedaris favorite writers. "The Strain," Chuck Hogan and Guillermo Del Toro: Vampires threaten humankind in the first of a planned trilogy. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
APA Honors the Year's Best Audiobooks at 14th Annual Audies Gala in New York City Jun 1, 2009
com Executive Producer: Shiloh Light Foundation Producer: Luke Thoene Director: Anne Rosenfeld Inspirational / Faith-Based Non-Fiction The Word of Promise(R): Next Generation--New Testament By: ICB Translation Read by: Sean Astin and cast Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc. Executive Producer/Co-Producer: Dan Lynch Producer: Carl Amari Directors: John Kirby and Jeff Lupetin Production Supervisor: Brenda Noel Literary Fiction Elmer Gantry By: Sinclair Lewis Read by: Anthony Heald Publisher: Blackstone... (PR Newswire)
There's a lot to like if you're a middle-class leftie May 22, 2009
They hate their parents, Vin Diesel movies and four-wheel drives, but love David Sedaris, multilingual children, political prisoners, vintage clothes, free-trade organic coffee and Apple laptops. Chances are, if you're under 40 and reading the Herald, you know this person. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
BEACH-WORTHY PAPERBACKS May 7, 2009
When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (Back Bay Books, $15. 99, non-fiction, reprint) Humorist's quirky essays on death, sex and everyday life; June 2. (USA Today -- Life)
Funny stuff! Amy Sedaris writing new book May 5, 2009
Sedaris, 48, is the sister of humorist David Sedaris and plays Jerri Blank on Comedy Central's "Strangers With Candy.". Story Comments. (Sioux City Journal)
Help! I’m trapped in long, obligatory read! Apr 2, 2009
When You Are Engulfed In Flames David Sedaris. RW-(the original). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Small bookstoresenjoying unchained success Apr 2, 2009
The store's top sellers include Yoko Ogawa's "The Housekeeper and the Professor," which was popular in Japan but is little known in this country, and the national bestseller "Three Cups of Tea." The store has hosted novelist Amy Tan, humorist David Sedaris, and local writer Tom Perrotta, among others. Nationwide, sales in bookstores of all types fare better than in many businesses. (Boston Globe)
Humorist Rakoff is coming to Berkeley Apr 2, 2009
Like fellow wits David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell, Rakoff got his launch on Ira Glass' brilliant public-radio series "This American Life." Tickets are available at (510) 642-9988 or. Rakoff will also be a guest April 23 when "This American Life" is simulcast live at 5 p.m. PDT (and time-delayed to 8 p.m. PDT) to 400 movie theaters and performing arts centers across the country. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Lamar Ariel built a book around his letters Mar 28, 2009
The artistic swagger of Nina Simone, the hilarity of David Sedaris, the heart of Marvin K. White are evident in his style. But, Ariel says, "If there was one thing that inspired me the most, it would have to be love.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers March 22 / Mar 23, 2009
WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, David Sedaris (Little, Brown; 336 pages; $25. 99): The author's collection of essays that mostly chronicle his life in England, France and Japan. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Great expectations Mar 15, 2009
An evening with David Sedaris is sold out, but the rest of the festival, which takes place April 2-5 in Portland, is free. There will be panel discussions with biographers of Ted Turner and Madame Clicquot as well as Portland novelists Lisa Carey, Andrew McNabb, and Lewis Robinson. (Boston Globe)
No comments posted. Mar 9, 2009
Wit and Wisdom: Author David Sedaris, known for his bitingly sarcastic wit and social critiques, delivered in laugh-out-loud first-person essays, has tackled topics including his stint as a department store Christmas elf and failed attempts at performance art. On April 28 at 7 p.m., he comes to USCs Bovard Auditorium for a reading. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Senior Center news, February 2009 Feb 8, 2009
We will be continuing our readings in the collection of stories entitled, Children Playing in Front of a Statue of Hercules, edited by David Sedaris. The book may be ordered, with a discount, at Walden Books in Lexington Center. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
