Holly from Prince Books talks about the brilliant authors, compelling histories, and captivating narratives that have forever changed the literary landscape in America.

“I’d like a Jesus so fat he broke the cross,” read David Sedaris at Chrysler Hall last night. “This is a Jesus who conjured 1,000 loaves of bread, then ate 50 of them.”

The reason I’d say David Sedaris is a genius is not simply because he is one of the greatest humorists of our time, but because the source of his humor is so real and universal that both my mother and I get it, and we can both appreciate and love it for the same reason.