Home › Essays › Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
  • Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris book cover
  • Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris book cover
1 2

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

by David Sedaris

Personal essays on family, relationships, and life’s absurdities

Critically Recognized
$18.74 USD
$31.24 USD $18.74 USD
Save 40%

Paperback New

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.
Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Los Angeles Times praise for the collection

    The Los Angeles Times praises Sedaris’s storytelling and essay writing, commenting on this collection.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Personal essays on family, relationships, and life’s absurdities

David Sedaris’s collection gathers essays from across the personal and the peculiar: memories of his father’s dinner attire, a first colonoscopy, and a thought-provoking encounter with the idea of buying a skeleton. These episodes provide points of entry into broader subjects the book returns to, including family ties, long relationships, and the possibility of growing to love oneself. The collection’s essay form lets domestic recollection sit alongside stranger material, with humor and intelligence named in the publisher’s description as part of Sedaris’s approach. The title does not, on the evidence provided, indicate a book focused on diabetes.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in personal essays and memoir-like recollections
  • Those drawn to writing about family and long-term relationships
  • Readers who enjoy humor alongside reflections on everyday absurdities

Themes

FamilyLong-term relationshipsSelf-acceptanceHumor and absurdity

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

"Sedaris is a remarkably skilled storyteller and savvy essayist ... And based on this collection, he's getting only better." --Los Angeles Times

A guy walks into a bar car and ...

From here the story could take many turns. When the guy is legendary essayist David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved.

Sedaris remembers his father's dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants), his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant), and the time he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered Pygmy. The common thread? Sedaris masterfully turns each essay into a love story: how it feels to be in a relationship where one loves and is loved over many years, what it means to be part of a family, and how it's possible, through all of life's absurdities, to grow to love oneself.

With Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris shows once again why O, the Oprah magazine, considers him the "the funniest writer in America."
Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews

M
AlbakiReads
Malaika Taylor

I highly recommend to for anyone looking for inner clarity

T
AlbakiReads
Thomas DiMassa

Great service and fast service

E
AlbakiReads
Ella

Great shopping experience! The book arrived quickly, was well packaged, and matched the description perfectly. I would definitely shop with you again

O
AlbakiReads
Olivia

Smooth.