David Sedaris: The IHOP Years

The covers of two diaries from 1987, featuring (left) art work purchased at a thrift store
 and (right) art work by Sedaris.
Image: Jeffrey Jenkins From “DAVID SEDARIS DIARIES: A VISUAL COMPENDIUM”

David Sedaris has kept a diary for forty years, during which he has filled a hundred and fifty-three handmade notebooks. The following entries, which document Sedaris’s years in Chicago, have been taken from the forthcoming book “Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977–2002),” which is out on May 30th from Little, Brown. I can hardly wait!

Read the entries here