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David Sedaris

David Sedaris is an American humorist and essayist best known for his autobiographical collections like *Me Talk Pretty One Day* and *Naked*. A master of the personal narrative, his books have sold over 10 million copies and earned multiple Grammy nominations for his audiobook performances. This page provides the David Sedaris books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1992Origins Of The UnderclassPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1994Barrel FeverPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1997Holidays on IcePOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1997NakedPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1998The SantaLand Diaries and Season's GreetingsPOoSP · 1Buy ↗

2000Me Talk Pretty One DayPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

2001Pretty Ugly(With: Ian Falconer)POoCB · 1Buy ↗

2002The Book of Liz - Acting EditionPOoSP · 2Buy ↗

2003David Sedaris: Live at Carnegie HallPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

2004Dress Your Family in Corduroy and DenimPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2005Barrel Fever and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

2008When You Are Engulfed in FlamesPOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

2010Squirrel Seeks ChipmunkPOoSSC · 10Buy ↗

2013Let's Explore Diabetes with OwlsPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2015Theft by FindingPOoDB · 1Buy ↗

2017David Sedaris DiariesPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2018CalypsoPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

2020Themes and VariationsPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

2020The Best of MePOoSSC · 11Buy ↗

2021A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020POoDB · 2Buy ↗

2022Happy-Go-LuckyPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

2026The Land and its PeoplePOoNB · 6Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Diaries Books2 books · 2015–2021

01Theft by Finding2015Buy ↗

02A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-20202021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections11 books · 1992–2020

01Origins Of The Underclass1992Buy ↗

02Barrel Fever1994Buy ↗

03Holidays on Ice1997Buy ↗

04Naked1997Buy ↗

05Me Talk Pretty One Day2000Buy ↗

06David Sedaris: Live at Carnegie Hall2003Buy ↗

07Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim2004Buy ↗

08Barrel Fever and Other Stories2005Buy ↗

09When You Are Engulfed in Flames2008Buy ↗

10Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk2010Buy ↗

11The Best of Me2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books6 books · 2013–2026

01Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls2013Buy ↗

02David Sedaris Diaries2017Buy ↗

03Calypso2018Buy ↗

04Themes and Variations2020Buy ↗

05Happy-Go-Lucky2022Buy ↗

06The Land and its People2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Children's Books1 book · 2001

01Pretty Ugly(With: Ian Falconer)2001Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Plays2 books · 1998–2002

01The SantaLand Diaries and Season's Greetings1998Buy ↗

02The Book of Liz - Acting Edition2002Buy ↗

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