A Carnival of Snackery paradise a bravura modern novel of

a bravura modern novel of extraordinary power

but to Ma it's the prison where she has been held for seven years

Conner Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him--until he discovers a mysterious clue left by the famous Brothers Grimm

John—and the truth that transformed them all

Dabney has never been wrong about romance

A Carnival of Snackery paradise a bravura modern novel ofTheres no right way to keep a diary, but if theres an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. If its navel gazing youre after, youve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self examination. Rather, David Sedaris's observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street, pedestrians being whacked over the head or gathering to watch as a man considers leaping to his death. Theres a dirty joke