Saturday, March 15, 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Indiana Convention Center — Exhibit Halls F&G
Photo by Anne Fishbein
What a way to wrap up PLA Conference! If you’ve never heard humorist and author David Sedaris read from his books, than this is a must-see event. And if you HAVE ever heard him, well you already know what fun you’re in for.
Sedaris is a “master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.” He is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, and Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, each of which became a bestseller. His newest book (April 2013) is entitled Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls. There are a total of seven million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages. He was the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. Sedaris’s pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.”
He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name “The Talent Family” and have written half-a-dozen plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City. These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler’s Knob, and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatists Play Service. Sedaris’s original radio pieces can often be heard on This American Life, distributed nationally by Public Radio International and produced by WBEZ. David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. His most recent live album is David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure (November 2009). A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. premiered at the Sundance Film Festival (2013).
Pre-order books for the signing following this author event. Your books will be available to pick up at the onsite Barnes & Noble store next to registration.
PLA thanks Ingram and Polaris Library Systems for their support of this event.
