Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls is a collection of narrative essays by David Sedaris.[1][2][3] The book was released on April 23, 2013.[4] It debuted at the Number One Spot on the New York Times Bestseller List.[5] Sedaris has said the title was one he had considered for his previous book, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and was inspired by a fan's suggestion that he inscribe a book with a message along the lines of "explore your inner feelings: "I never write what people ask me so I said, 'I’ll keep the word explore' and I wrote, 'let’s explore diabetes with owls.'"[6]
 First edition | |
| Author | David Sedaris |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Essay collection |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | April 23, 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 288 pages |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-15469-7 |
| Preceded by | Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary |
| Followed by | Calypso |
Essays
edit- Dentists Without Borders
- Attaboy
- Think Differenter
- Memory Laps
- A Friend in the Ghetto
- Loggerheads
- If I Ruled the World
- Easy, Tiger
- Laugh, Kookaburra
- Standing Still
- Just a Quick E-mail
- A Guy Walks into a Bar Car
- Author, Author
- Obama!!!!!
- Standing By
- I Break for Traditional Marriage
- Understanding Understanding Owls
- #2 to Go
- Health-Care Freedom and Why I Want My Country Back
- Now Hiring Friendly People
- Rubbish
- Day In, Day Out
- Mind the Gap
- A Cold Case
- The Happy Place
- Dog Days
References
edit- ^ Zaltzman, Helen (6 April 2014). "Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls review – recollections of a resolute outsider". The Observer. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ "Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls, by David Sedaris, review". The Daily Telegraph. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ "Review: Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, By david Sedaris". The Independent. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: David Sedaris: 9780316154697: Amazon.com: Books. 2013-04-23. ISBN 978-0316154697.
- ^ Cowles, Gregory. "Best Sellers - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ Caitlyn Colford. "A conversation with David Sedaris: Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls" (interview in conjunction with publication of Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk), Huffington Post, 9 November 2010.
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