David Sedaris, America’s best-selling humorist and social satirist, returns following publication of his most recent book of short stories, Happy Go Lucky, and his first ever children’s book, Pretty Ugly.

In his customary sartorial and humorous manner, David will make you laugh and think in equal measures, with all new, unpublished stories and commentary.  As always, the reading will be accompanied by a book signing.

ABOUT DAVID SEDARIS 

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’ 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.

Sedaris’ years of reading his essays on radio shows, and to live audiences have honed his impeccable storytelling instincts and earned him multiple Grammy award nominations for his audiobooks.

Sedaris’ humor is a blend of piercing observations about modern life, reminiscences about his dysfunctional childhood, and his own quirky tendencies, all of which combine to make for a fascinating tale told by what the Chicago Tribune calls “One of the greatest humorists writing today.”