To commemorate his new collection of essays, Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris (frequent NPR commentator and author of a multitude of ingeniously hilarious books, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, Holidays on Ice, and Naked) will be giving a reading and signing books at Louisville's Carmichael's Bookstore (the 2720 Frankfort Avenue location) on Sunday, June 21. As far as I can tell, the event is free.
If you've ever been to Carmichael's, you know that it's completely awesome, but it ain't big. My first reaction to this event, which I found about as I walked by the store on Sunday (admittedly, en route to nurse my Saturday night mini-vacation-to-Louisville hangover with ice cream and coffee from Heine Brothers) was "Whoa, sweet!" But then visions of claustrophobia set in immediately. So I was happy to read that Carmichael's plans to host a street party that includes other fun activities (to be announced) as well as some sort of audio/visual representation of the reading to accommodate those who get shut out or need to take a breather outside.
The event starts at 4 p.m. Seating is available first come, first serve. Signing numbers are available starting today (June 1) with the purchase of one of Sedaris' books/audio books from the store. Contact Carmichael's for more information.
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