The Land and Its People: Essays by David Sedaris

In The Land and Its People: Essays, the #1 New York Times bestselling author David Sedaris returns with 28 brilliant new pieces — his first collection since the beloved Happy-Go-Lucky.

With his signature blend of acerbic wit, profound tenderness, and unflinching honesty, Sedaris explores what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, and a caretaker in a world that never stops surprising us. From trying (and often failing) to nurse his partner Hugh back to health after hip-replacement surgery, to epic walks and ridiculous challenges with his oldest friend Dawn, to late-night conversations with a jaded Duolingo bot about his family, Sedaris turns everyday moments into hilarious, heartbreaking, and deeply human observations.

Whether he’s riding a horse named Tequila in Guatemala, buying a bespoke priest’s cassock in Vatican City, or simply marveling at the competitive organ recital of aging, Sedaris keeps his eyes wide open — finding comedy, connection, and wonder in the strangeness of being alive.

Publishers Weekly calls these essays “among the best of his career.” Funny, wise, and impossible to put down, The Land and Its People is vintage Sedaris at the height of his powers.