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“I’ve got a passenger a few rows up and his crying is disturbing the people around him,” a flight attendant told David Sedaris, on a 2007 flight from J.F.K ... Show more
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How to Eat a Tire in a Year, by David Sedaris: Walking and talking with my friend Dawn.
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How to Eat a Tire in a Year, by David Sedaris
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How to Eat a Tire in a Year, by David Sedaris: Sedaris, the author of books including “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and “Happy-Go-Lucky,” writes about friendship ...
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How to Eat a Tire in a Year, by David Sedaris
Quick Glance: The Art of Tire Consumption, by David Sedaris
  • Why not seventy-six corn cobs?

  • We always discuss breaking our record, but now I worry that we might be too old.

  • Dawn was in her late fifties when one of her lungs collapsed, so she was very cautious about Covid.

  • I don’t like that at all!
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How to Eat a Tire in a Year, by David Sedaris: Sedaris, the author of books including “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and “Happy-Go-Lucky,” writes about friendship ...
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How to Eat a Tire in a Year, by David Sedaris
Quick Glance: Eating a Tire Over the Course of a Year
  • Discussion about setting records and aging

  • Cautiousness about Covid due to lung collapse

  • Conversation about losing toenails

  • Description of life experiences and aversion to confrontation
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The week’s bestselling books, Dec. 31: Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, December 31
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The week’s bestselling books, Dec. 31
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From the Diary of Santa’s Grandson: David Sedaris imagines a funny, macabre series of diary entries Santa’s grandson might write around Christmas ...
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From the Diary of Santa’s Grandson
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I Told David Sedaris a Humiliating Sex Story From My Childhood. Guess What He Did Next.
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I Told David Sedaris a Humiliating Sex Story From My Childhood ...
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The Violence of the Rams, by David Sedaris: David Sedaris reflects on the rams that a local shepherd pastures on his property in Sussex ...
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The Violence of the Rams, by David Sedaris
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Things to do around Chicago: The Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, Pretty Lights and a horror-athon
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Things to do around Chicago: The Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade ...
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The Slatest for Oct. 24: This Isn’t Helping Biden’s Youth-Vote Problem: Stories about Killers of the Flower Moon, Elon Musk, an off-duty pilot who nearly took ...
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The Slatest for Oct. 24: This Isn’t Helping Biden’s Youth-Vote Problem
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Shelf Life: Sigrid Nunez: The award-winning author of 'The Friend' and 'The Vulnerables' on Claire Keegan, 'Fat Ham,' and the Book That Has the Best Opening Line ...
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Shelf Life: Sigrid Nunez
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Looking for weekend fun? Check out these 10 things to do in Columbus: On tap: The haunted horrors of ZOMBIEzi Bay, a '60s concert to fight hunger ...
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Looking for weekend fun? Check out these 10 things to do in Columbus
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David Sedaris: Gespräch mit dem Autor und Provokateur: Der amerikanische Autor David Sedaris findet immer eine Pointe. Selbst wenn er über den Freitod der ...
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David Sedaris: Gespräch mit dem Autor und Provokateur
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David Sedartis: Interview with a provocateur: The American author finds a punch line for every topic. Even when he writes about his own sister's suicide.
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David Sedartis: Interview with a provocateur
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Everything woke up? David Sedaris thinks it's "okay to be left out sometimes": His new books also prove that the US author is a great humorist ...
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Everything woke up? David Sedaris thinks it's
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David Sedaris: "Then I'll buy her coat now": Photographing the same sights over and over again, where you can easily shop? Writer David Sedaris explains why ...
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David Sedaris:
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A visit with U.S. author David Sedaris: Sorting through the jello.: David Sedaris nurses his neuroses with a passion, and he writes books. Now two new ones ...
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A visit with U.S. author David Sedaris: Sorting through the jello.
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Autumn edition of Lit.Cologne: Which literary stars are coming to Cologne?: From October 15th to 22nd the special edition of Lit.Cologne will be published ...
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Autumn edition of Lit.Cologne: Which literary stars are coming to Cologne?
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Our travel companions: Labern at the stop: In “I speak pretty one day”, the writer David Sedaris tells of his experiences in the language course ...
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Our travel companions: Labern at the stop
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Bestsellers list Sunday, August 20: Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list Sunday, August 20
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Bestsellers list Sunday, August 20
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Bestsellers List Sunday, July 16: Bestsellers List Sunday, July 16
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Bestsellers List Sunday, July 16
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Bestsellers List Sunday, July 9: Bestsellers List Sunday, July 9
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Bestsellers List Sunday, July 9
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David Sedaris, ‘Me Talk Pretty One Day’ Author, on His Daily Walks: Nothing gets between the humorist David Sedaris and his 21,000 daily steps.
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David Sedaris, ‘Me Talk Pretty One Day’ Author, on His Daily Walks
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A Very Serious Writer Will Not Have Fun (or Write) in Wry Dramedy Afire: Nothing will make sadsack writers feel more attacked than a dramedy about a pompous ...
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A Very Serious Writer Will Not Have Fun (or Write) in Wry Dramedy Afire
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Bestsellers List Sunday, June 25: Bestsellers List Sunday, June 25
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Bestsellers List Sunday, June 25
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Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris review – a natural-born storyteller: The author’s family provides the focus for this funny essay collection told with impeccable ...
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Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris review – a natural-born storyteller
Quick Glance: David Sedaris - Master of Storytelling
  • David Sedaris is an outstanding performer with his own Radio 4 series and sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall in New York.

  • Sedaris fans will be familiar with his stories and the flawed yet fascinating family members.

  • During a visit, Sedaris finds him bleeding after being hit by his eponymous grandfather clock.

  • Sedaris presents all this with perfect comic timing, alternating between amused and indignant tones.
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Author Laura Kay: 'The character who most resembles me? Succession's Kendall Roy'
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Author Laura Kay: 'The character who most resembles me? ...
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Neighbour’s cheeky cat and other comic tales...: HIS face may not be well-known but his voice might have a familiar ring to it. Comedian Chris Neill has been ...
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Neighbour’s cheeky cat and other comic tales...
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David Sedaris signing set for June at Nowhere Bookshop in San Antonio: A reading at Jenny Nowlin's Alamo Heights show already is sold out, but fans can still get ...
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David Sedaris signing set for June at Nowhere Bookshop in San Antonio
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Could the Next Great Author Be a Robot? We Asked (Human) Writers.: At the PEN America Literary Awards, David Sedaris, Judith Thurman and others discussed the ...
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Could the Next Great Author Be a Robot? We Asked (Human) Writers.
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Biblioracle: Ever read a book so immersive that you forget you’re reading?: Many readers can lose their connection to the temporal world by falling into the ...
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Biblioracle: Ever read a book so immersive that you forget you’re reading?
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Listen to the best audiobooks of 2022: You can keep your Oscars: my chosen gala is the Audie Awards, featuring the year’s best in audiobook production ...
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Listen to the best audiobooks of 2022
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My father died and I don’t care: David Sedaris tells it straight: The American writer doesn’t pull any punches, whether he’s talking virtue signalling at Black ...
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My father died and I don’t care: David Sedaris tells it straight
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#ChelseaHandler may be best known as a comedian—her latest special, ‘Revolution’ is a MUST! WATCH!—but she's also an avid reader. Here ... Show more

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Our 10 Favorite Grub Street Diets of 2022: Grub Street’s editors and writers look back on the past year of the weekly Grub Street Diet column to uncover their 10 ...
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Our 10 Favorite Grub Street Diets of 2022
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The 16 best books ‘Fast Company’ staffers read in 2022: Looking for a few more good reads before the new year? Here are some recommendations from the ‘Fast ...
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The 16 best books ‘Fast Company’ staffers read in 2022
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Our age of the influencer was written in the stars centuries ago: With the internet came a superfluity of Instagram stars and brand ambassadors ...
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Our age of the influencer was written in the stars centuries ago
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David Sedaris on finding a story anywhere and everywhere - 60 Minutes: The writer, along with sister Amy, tells Jon Wertheim about his difficult relationship ...
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David Sedaris on finding a story anywhere and everywhere - 60 Minutes
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“The audience isn’t wrong, right? You can’t convince somebody that something is funny. Either they laughed at it or they didn’t… And the audience is telling ... Show more

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“[Our mom would] work the story, which is where he gets it from,” Amy Sedaris, David Sedarissister, tells Jon Wertheim. https://cbsn.ws/3DLSzGQ

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“It just seemed like everyone was listening to the radio that day… I went from somebody with no opportunities to someone having to weed them out ... Show more

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“Every night, I am on stage, and I look out and I see people and I want to say, ‘Why are you here?’... The thing is, I’m nobody ... Show more

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It’s difficult to achieve literary stardom in the modern era, but David Sedaris has managed to do it. Sedaris speaks with Jon Wertheim about his process and ... Show more

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For decades, David Sedaris has taken his offbeat experiences and unfiltered observations and turned them into rollicking essays ... Show more

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“I’m in show business, and I love the show business life. I really do. It’s the laziest form of show business there is, but I think of it as show business ... Show more

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“That’s part of what made [David Sedaris’ last conversation with his father] compelling to write about, is that I don’t know ... Show more

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ICYMI: A look back at Sunday's 60 Minutes - Belief in the Ballot, Pathogen X, David Sedaris
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ICYMI: A look back at Sunday's 60 Minutes - Belief in the Ballot ...
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My father died and I don’t care: David Sedaris tells it straight: The American writer doesn’t pull any punches, whether he’s talking virtue signalling at Black ...
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My father died and I don’t care: David Sedaris tells it straight
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‘I never write about my sex life’: What David Sedaris prefers to keep private: The American humorist and essayist is known for his autobiographical anecdotes ...
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‘I never write about my sex life’: What David Sedaris prefers to keep ...
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Penn Badgley to Produce David Sedaris Short Story 'Jamboree': Popular on Variety Penn Badgley’s production company Ninth Mode and producer Raven Tahzib have ...
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Penn Badgley to Produce David Sedaris Short Story 'Jamboree'
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Give David Sedaris a hand in Tampa: The bestselling author and humorist says he depends on his audiences as part of his writing process.
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Give David Sedaris a hand in Tampa
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Best Bets for Monday, Oct. 17: David Sedaris: 7:30 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center, $50.50.
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Best Bets for Monday, Oct. 17
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David Sedaris and Andrew Sean Greer Fight for the Last Laugh: In conversation with each other, the two authors discuss their recent travels across the country ...
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David Sedaris and Andrew Sean Greer Fight for the Last Laugh
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Robert Ferrante, exec who energized NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ dies at 87: He spotlighted reporters such as Nina Totenberg and Cokie Roberts and enlisted Ira Glass ...
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Robert Ferrante, exec who energized NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ dies at 87
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David Sedaris on spending 30 years with his partner: “Hugh and I try new positions. (‘You got drool on my calf!’) We engage in quickies (naps) ... Show more

“Pearls,” a New Essay by David Sedaris: Personal History by David Sedaris: After thirty years together, sleeping is the new having sex.
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“Pearls,” a New Essay by David Sedaris
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David Sedaris Reads “Roy Spivey,” by Miranda July: On the Writer’s Voice podcast, David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Roy Spivey ...
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David Sedaris Reads “Roy Spivey,” by Miranda July
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“I look back on the days I averaged only 30,000 steps, and think, Honestly, how lazy can you get?” David Sedaris on his Fitbit obsession, from 2014.

Stepping Out: Living the Fitbit life.
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Stepping Out
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International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Aug. 6: Compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales statistics from over 250 Canadian independent book stores ...
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International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Aug. 6
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42 Best Amazon Prime Books on Sale for Prime Day 2022: Discover the best Amazon Prime books to score on sale for Prime Day 2022, whether you're in the market for ...
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42 Best Amazon Prime Books on Sale for Prime Day 2022
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David Sedaris Is Nosy About Your Names for Penis and Vagina: Sedaris tells The Daily Beast that he doesn’t think of himself as a comedian ...
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David Sedaris Is Nosy About Your Names for Penis and Vagina
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The Best New Books Released In June 2022: New books, top titles you might have missed, and fodder for the tsundoku-inclined — these are the must-read releases of ...
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The Best New Books Released In June 2022
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“Lucky-Go-Happy,” a New Essay by David Sedaris: David Sedaris describes his return to touring: The America I saw in the fall of 2021 was weary and battle-scarred ...
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“Lucky-Go-Happy,” a New Essay by David Sedaris
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Book Review: ‘Happy-Go-Lucky,’ by David Sedaris: The chronicler of dysfunctional families and oddball enthusiasms returns with a new essay collection ...
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Book Review: ‘Happy-Go-Lucky,’ by David Sedaris
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David Sedaris laughs at death in ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’: In a new collection of essays, David Sedaris takes on COVID-19, the decline of his father ...
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David Sedaris laughs at death in ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’
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David Sedaris: The IHOP Years: David Sedaris’s diary entries from his years in Chicago, excerpted from the forthcoming book “Theft by Finding: Diaries ...
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David Sedaris: The IHOP Years
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36 Best Amazon Prime Books on Sale for Prime Day 2022
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22 Best Amazon Prime Books on Sale for Prime Day 2022: Discover the best Amazon Prime books to score on sale for Prime Day 2022, whether you're in the market for ...
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22 Best Amazon Prime Books on Sale for Prime Day 2022
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How the narrator can make or break your next audiobook: If audiobook columnist David Wright were forced to listen to a phone book, he’d choose these two ...
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How the narrator can make or break your next audiobook
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‘The Hotel Nantucket’ is the top national fiction bestseller: “The Hotel Nantucket” by Elin Hilderbrand is the top national fiction bestseller this week ...
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‘The Hotel Nantucket’ is the top national fiction bestseller
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David Sedaris on 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' offensive humor, pandemic: Discussing touring, Twitter and his bittersweet new book, "Happy-Go-Lucky," legendary comic writer ...
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David Sedaris on 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' offensive humor, pandemic
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David Sedaris Eats Until He Hates Himself: In his Grub Street Diet, the humorist, ‘New Yorker’ columnist, and author of the new book ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’ David ...
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David Sedaris Eats Until He Hates Himself
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David Sedaris’s Dad, a New Man: The author reflects on his last visit with his father: “ ‘Who are you? I want to ask the gentle gnome in front of me ...
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David Sedaris’s Dad, a New Man