The best of meWith sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre eminent humour writers. This compendium of his best stories, selected by Sedaris himself, features an introduction by the author; two never before collected stories, 'Unbuttoned' and 'Undecided'; and a new interview.

and that precious realisation - I'm not the only one who feels like this

plans for escaping

They say that sometimes ghosts don't realise they're dead and wander around screaming because no one is paying them any attention

his bid to exploit that secret consigned to dust

and infinity does not exist - a vast universe still largely undiscovered

intimate and full of heart: this highly-anticipated debut book from the online sensation 'The Slumflower'

and the stunning recovery of flora and fauna

to write 'the first draft of history' and crucially to shine a light on the suffering of ordinary people

makes a mistake that entangles the fates of an Italian hotelier and an African busboy

Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body

Diarmaid MacCulloch's biography makes connections not previously seen and reveals the channels through which power in early Tudor England flowed

dishonesty and confusion inherent in the UK's approach to Brexit so far