A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003–2020 collects years of sharp, funny, and often darkly observant diary entries from humorist David Sedaris. Instead of introspective soul-searching, these pages focus on the chaos and comedy of the outside world.
From public arguments on buses and city streets to off-colour jokes traded at signings and dinner parties, Sedaris records the strange theatre of everyday life. Along the way, he charts the shifting political and cultural landscape, recalling the Bush years, the early media image of Donald Trump, and the changing rules around what people feel free to say in public.
Written on planes, in hotel dining rooms, and in out-of-the-way inns, these entries offer a globe-trotting perspective on modern life. Some moments are bitingly bitter, others unexpectedly sweet, together forming a candid sampler of Sedaris’s world over nearly two decades.
Readers who enjoy dry wit, contemporary social observation, and unconventional memoir will find plenty to savour in this long-running diary project.
