In Naked, David Sedaris's message alternately rendered in Fakespeare, Italian, Spanish, and pidgin Greek is the same: pay attention to me.
Whether he's taking to the road with a thieving quadriplegic, sorting out the fancy from the extra-fancy in a bleak fruit-packing factory, or celebrating Christmas in the company of a recently paroled prostitute, this collection of memoirs creates a wickedly incisive portrait of an all-too-familiar world.

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A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as restaurant meals presented in ludicrous towers...

In a compendium of essays and accounts of her misadventures and life experiences, the leader of the Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club covers topics ranging from bad boyfriends and jobs to embarrassing doctor visits and hangovers.

In this follow-up to his previous volume of diaries, Theft by Finding, the award-winning humorist chronicles the years 2003-2020, charting the years of his rise to fame with his trademark misanthropic charm and wry wit.

A biography of the man from Oklahoma, known for his wise and witty sayings.

Examines the final years of Mark Twain's life, covering his persistent humor and wit in old age despite deaths in his family and complicated relations with his daughter, Clara, focusing on his appearance, in 1906, at a meeting at the Library of Congress in a completely white suit, his feuds with other noted individuals, and interactions with the likes of Bram Stoker, Helen Keller, and others.