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A Carnival of Snackery
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice: There’s no right way to keep a diary, but if there’s an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mas­tered it.

 If it’s navel-gazing you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street, pedestrians being whacked over the head or gathering to watch as a man considers leap­ing to his death. There’s a dirty joke shared at a book signing, then a dirtier one told at a dinner party—lots of jokes here. Plenty of laughs.

 These diaries remind you that you once really hated George W. Bush, and that not too long ago, Donald Trump was just a harm­less laughingstock, at least on French TV. Time marches on, and Sedaris, at his desk or on planes, in hotel dining rooms and odd Japanese inns, records it. The entries here reflect an ever-changing background—new administrations, new restrictions on speech and conduct. What you can say at the start of the book, you can’t by the end. At its best, A Carnival of Snackery is a sort of sampler: the bitter and the sweet. Some entries are just what you wanted. Others you might want to spit discreetly into a napkin.
Happy-Go-Lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky

David Sedaris

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Happy-Go-Lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky

David Sedaris

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Jenny and the Jaws of Life

Jenny and the Jaws of Life

Jincy Willett

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The Best of Me

The Best of Me

David Sedaris

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The Best of Me

The Best of Me

David Sedaris

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Calypso

Calypso

David Sedaris

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Calypso

Calypso

David Sedaris

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Calypso

Calypso

David Sedaris

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David Sedaris Diaries

David Sedaris Diaries

David Sedaris, Jeffrey Jenkins

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David Sedaris Diaries

David Sedaris Diaries

David Sedaris, Jeffrey Jenkins

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Theft by Finding

Theft by Finding

David Sedaris

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Theft by Finding

Theft by Finding

David Sedaris

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Theft by Finding

Theft by Finding

David Sedaris

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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris

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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris

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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

David Sedaris

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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

David Sedaris

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Holidays on Ice

Holidays on Ice

David Sedaris

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Holidays on Ice

Holidays on Ice

David Sedaris

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Naked

Naked

David Sedaris

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Barrel Fever

Barrel Fever

David Sedaris

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Naked

Naked

David Sedaris

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Barrel Fever

Barrel Fever

David Sedaris

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Me Talk Pretty One Day

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

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When You Are Engulfed in Flames

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

David Sedaris

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When You Are Engulfed in Flames

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

David Sedaris

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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules

Unknown

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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules

Unknown

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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

David Sedaris

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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

David Sedaris

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