Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never-before-published story. Along with such favorites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters and the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French.

David Sedaris is a regular contributor to The New Yorker and Public Radio International's "This American Life." He is the author of the books When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, and Barrel Fever.

"He's the best there is." -- People "A joy to read...Sedaris is a connoisseur of human nature at its worst." -- Boston Globe "Sedaris is certainly worthy of hero worship...He is a master pathfinder." -- Charlotte Observer "A writer comparable to Mark Twain or James Thurber. You have to go back a ways to find someone to compare David Sedaris with; his talent is so huge it just doesn't come around that often." -- Raleigh News & Observer