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David Sedaris
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Image from the cover of "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" by David Sedaris

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David Sedaris just might be America's most beloved misfit. Since his self admitted "girlie" voice hit the public radio airwaves over a decade ago, Sedaris has become an icon for the outcasts. For years he's been writing essays on being the perennial loser; a youngster taunted by school bullies, a pre-teen waking to his homosexuality, a grown man scraping out a living as a sexually harassed house cleaner.

His new book plucks material from these territories and the one most familiar to his followers, his family. With stories of his sister Tiffany who eats a turkey from a trash can, and his brother Paul who is a redneck poster boy, he writes with his trademark dry humor, and a more uncommon dose of sadness.
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David Sedaris, NPR commentator, playwright, and author of numerous books including "Barrel Fever," "Naked," and "Me Talk Pretty One Day." His latest collection of essays is titled "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim."
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