"Calypso” by David Sedaris

I hail from a heavy-duty line up of female driver. My grandmother once drove from Cincinnati to Los Angeles without stopping because she was jacked up on No-Doz. My mother regularly drives from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and only makes one stop at the Harris Ranch to go to the bathroom and have a quick class of champagne. Unfortunately, I did not get the Teflon driving gene. I drive from San Francisco to Palo Alto and can barely keep my eyes open. So last week, when Jeff and I drove to Tahoe, we decided wisely that he would do all the driving. However, when I fell asleep shortly after we passed Sacaramento I began to feel guilty. So I pulled out my secret weapon: “Calypso” the new audio book by one of my favorite authors David Sedaris. This book not only kept me awake all the way to Tahoe, it kept both of us laughing the whole ride. I have read every Sedaris book and this one does not disappoint. Whether he is talking about his love of picking up trash while logging miles on his fit bit or describing the humor of making a 47 city book tour in 45 days, he is funny, charming and just someone you would love to have as a friend. What is new about this book is that he turns his razor sharp humor on his partner, Hugh, as well as his dad and other family members. With the humor comes also heart breaking revelations about the loss of his mother and suicide of his sister Tiffany. I feel with each Sedaris book I get to know the author and his extended better and better. I only which he would write two books each summer instead of just one. To purchase this audio book on Amazon click here.