David Sedaris
2027wed28apr7:00 pmDavid SedarisPresented by Paramount Theatre & Long Center
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Dell Hall
701 W. Riverside Dr.
Event Details
Please join the Paramount Theatre at the Long Center for an evening with bestselling author and humorist, David Sedaris. After the reading, Mr. Sedaris will be signing books, courtesy of
Event Details
Please join the Paramount Theatre at the Long Center for an evening with bestselling author and humorist, David Sedaris. After the reading, Mr. Sedaris will be signing books, courtesy of BookPeople.
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 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 most recent is a short graphic novel for children with illustrations by Ian Falconer titled Pretty Ugly (TOON Books).
What To Expect
- This is an indoor event.
- All patrons, regardless of age, require a ticket to attend the performance.
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