David Sedaris is my favorite author. He is witty with a sense of dark humor. I like the essay style writing. Anyone have suggestions on similar authors or books? Thanks! by Fascinated_Bystander Related: Books every queer person should read? What book or series destroyed your soul but you loved every second of it? what’s a melancholic book you’ve read that helped you during times of uncertainty? Non-fantasy/scifi fiction novel with a main character who is crafting, building, tinkering a lot e.g. a kid during summer vacation building treehouses, gadgets in his freetime. I’m looking for something that a teenage boy who is into videogames would love to read. Recommendation needed – something like The Ploughmen