Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives -- a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is another unforgettable collection from one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today.

Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 06/01/2004
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.76h x 6.26w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780316143462


Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Winner
Award: Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book


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Entertainment Weekly 01/23/2004 pg. 69
Library Journal Prepub Alert 02/01/2004 pg. 62
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2004 pg. 384
Booklist 04/15/2004 pg. 1405
Booklist 05/01/2004 pg. 1482
Vanity Fair 06/01/2004 pg. 90
Vogue 06/01/2004 pg. 154
Harper's Bazaar 06/01/2004 pg. 40
Entertainment Weekly 06/04/2004 pg. 84
People Weekly 06/07/2004 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 05/24/2004 pg. 56
Library Journal 06/15/2004 pg. 72
USA Today 06/14/2004 pg. 1
New York Times 06/20/2004 pg. 7
Booksense '76 June 2004 06/01/2004 pg. 1
LJ Best Books of Year 01/01/2005 pg. 58
Library Journal 02/01/2004
School Library Journal 01/01/2005 pg. 161