Author guide
David Sedaris Books in Order
David Sedaris is an American humor writer best known for personal essays, memoir, short fiction, diary writing, and comic cultural observation. His major essay collections include Barrel Fever, 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, Calypso, Happy-Go-Lucky, and The Land and Its People. He has also written the fable collection Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, two published diary volumes, children's books, and plays co-written with his sister Amy Sedaris under the name The Talent Family.
David Sedaris's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Me Talk Pretty One Day
A representative and accessible collection of autobiographical essays.
Barrel Fever
The chronological starting point and an early mix of short fiction and essays.
Calypso
A mature collection balancing family, grief, travel, and humor.
Read in order
Books by series
diaries · ongoing
David Sedaris Diaries
Published selections from David Sedaris's personal diaries, covering 1977–2002 and 2003–2020.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Short fiction (2)
Essays and speeches (8)
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NakedAmazon ↗essay-collection · 1997
- Me Talk Pretty One DayAmazon ↗
essay-collection · 2000
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and DenimAmazon ↗essay-collection · 2004
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When You Are Engulfed in FlamesAmazon ↗essay-collection · 2008
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Let's Explore Diabetes with OwlsAmazon ↗essay-collection · 2013
- CalypsoAmazon ↗
essay-collection · 2018
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Happy-Go-LuckyAmazon ↗essay-collection · 2022
- The Land and Its PeopleAmazon ↗
essay-collection · 2026
Children's books (2)
Plays (5)
Collaborations (1)
- The Book of LizAmazon ↗
co-authored-play · 2002
Other (1)
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest BestiaryAmazon ↗fable-collection · 2010