David Sedaris

Tickets and Information

Visit the David Sedaris website:
http://www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org/event.php?id=699

Wih iPads and Kindles flying off the shelves and the archaic art of letter writing trumped by texting, the fact that many people still listen attentively to a middle-aged man in a shirt and tie read from a lectern attests to the power of the spoken word - or rather to the literary magnetism of David Sedaris. His newest bestselling book is a collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer) that will add handsomely to the seven million copies of his books that have been translated in 25 languages.

Like a squirrel hoarding nuts, Sedaris gathers odd, shiny facts and foibles from his years working as a Macy's elf, a mental hospital aide and an apple picker. This "humorist of the year" (Time Magazine) rips through comical one-liners with "blinding honesty and barbed witticism that is not only entertaining, but also downright addictive." (MetroActive) Sedaris will leave you feeling like a book, left open on a sofa, with the words still warm from being read.

Mr. Sedaris will answer questions from the audience and sign autographs after his reading.