The Onion

Author: David Sedaris will perform at The Midland. Rainy Day Books will be there to Sell David's Books. During David's performance, he will "champion" the Book, Our Dumb World by The Onion.
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humor ... (more)writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that David is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.
David is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim and When You Are Engulfed in Flames, each of which became a Bestseller. There are a total of seven million copies of his Books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages. He was the Editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. David's pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in The Best American Essays. He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name "The Talent Family" and have written half-a-dozen plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City. These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler's Knob, and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatists Play Service. David's original radio pieces can often be heard on This American Life, distributed nationally by Public Radio International and produced by WBEZ. David has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album.
Title: Our Dumb World: Atlas of the Planet Earth, $17.99 Paperback, ISBN 9780316018432, On Sale Date: October 01, 2008 What: David will give a performance of his wit & wisdom at The Midland. After his performance, David will autograph Books. Please DO NOT take photographs of David in the Booksigning Line. Thank You. When: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 8:00 PM
Where: The Midland, 1228 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, Box Office Phone: 816-283-9921
Admission Tickets: Purchase Your Tickets from The Midland. Tickets range from $37.50 to $77.50

Join The Onion editors for a special presentation and discussion of its newest book, Our Dumb World, The Onion's Atlas Of The Planet Earth, at Highline Ballroom.

Select members of The Onion's massive expedition team will report on their findings, incorporating Atlas content and additional research ... (more)to highlight a handful of the countries they've seen during their travels, as well as giving the inevitably rapt audience a sense of what's involved in putting together the world's single-most important reference atlas.

Tickets to the presentation are available online or at the door on the night of the event. Bring your copy of Our Dumb World to the event and have it signed by The Onion editors and expedition team.