"The Santa Land Diaries" by David Sedaris

I was celebrating my sister’s 50th birthday party last weekend and a friend of ours, who I have known since we were two years old, came up to me and said, “I love your Library Party. If not for you I would never have heard of David Sedaris.” This is why I started writing the LLP. I want my friends to know about David Sedaris, Wendy Wasserstein, Franz Kafka, Anne Lamott, Joan Didion, Henry David Thoreau, Miranda July and all of the other quirky people I love to read. There are plenty of wonderful writers in the world but I appreciate most the writers who make me laugh, dream, and in the face of adversity, dig deep, leap and climb right over any problem. David Sedaris is hands down the funniest writer I have every read. In fact, I have mentioned it before, I can hardly listen to his audio books in my car because they make me laugh so hard that I fear the police will pull me over for driving badly. “Santaland Diaries” was originally broadcast on National Public Radio in 1992, and tells the story about how Sedaris worked as a Christmas Elf in “Santaland,” at Macy’s department story. The essay was later published as part of his books “Barrel Fever” and “Holidays on Ice,” and was even turned into a one-man show. If you are looking for a festive stocking stuffer, or just want to read something funny around the holidays this is the book for you. “Santaland Diaries” represents the first big break for Sedaris, and it makes me smile every holiday season. To purchase this book on Amazon click here.