Hello, Buzz Book Club readers! I'm so glad we read Holidays on Ice this month. It really got me through the holiday season madness with laughter. Especially with these final stories, Sedaris says the things people think but don't say aloud, and I just love it. Here's a recap of how the Book Club goes if you're new: Every week I'll suggest chapters to complete by the next post (which, in this Read more

Hello, Buzz Book Club readers! Holidays on Ice still has me bursting into laughter, how about you? Here's a recap of how the Book Club goes if you're new: Every week I'll suggest chapters to complete by the next post (which, in this case, will go up every Friday in December). In these weekly Book Club posts, I'll posit a few questions to prompt discussion in the comments section. Of course, you Read more

Hello, Buzz Book Club readers! David Sedaris is so freaking funny. I'm really glad I chose this book because it requires me to take time out of these increasingly stressful days to pause and laugh. Also, I kind of love bursting into laughter while reading in a public place, like a bus. This is becoming a frequent occurrence. Anyway, here's a recap of how the Book Club goes if you're new: Every Read more

Hello, Buzz Book Club readers! 'Tis the season to read a book together, and my December selection was a pretty easy choice: David Sedaris's Holidays on Ice. I know we just completed a memoir last month, but I couldn't help myself with this one. I know I could use some holiday-themed levity from one of America's foremost humorists as I cram to get my work, shopping, and decorating done in this Read more

What if literary funny man David Sedaris had a pizza delivery service that included personally delivered recitations of hilarious anecdotes from his life with every pie? According to this spot-on impressionist, here's how it might go. . . Read more

It is rare that I'll read something that makes me laugh out loud. It's almost guaranteed with David Sedaris. If anyone wants people to stare at them on public transportation, just whip out Me Talk Pretty One Day and try reading it without cracking up. It's impossible. Here, Sedaris talks about his forays into peeing into a strap-on catheter called the "Stadium Pal," a product marketed to "sports Read more

Because he is one of my favorite authors, it surprises me how many people still don't know about the awesome hilarity that is David Sedaris. If you’ve never read anything by him, Holidays on Ice is a great introduction, and if you’re already a fan, now is a great time to revisit some of his older (and seasonal) work. In this collection of essays, Sedaris alternates between his own dark and Read more

After a few months in my parents' basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations. Read more