Read more David Sedaris stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31509/david-sedaris.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 15:47:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/145939/npr-frets-over-david-sedaris-realish-stories.htmlMatt Cantor<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=882529&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20120514141228' border='0' />The furor over Mike Daisey's semi-fabricated Foxconn story has NPR rethinking its content—even when it comes to comedy. Humorist David Sedaris' hugely popular stories are now in the spotlight for autobiographical material that he has described as "realish." Before the Daisey brouhaha, This American Life "just assumed the audience...David Sedaris is wrapped up in a fact-checking controversy at NPR.http://www.newser.com/story/145939/npr-frets-over-david-sedaris-realish-stories.htmlMon, 14 May 2012 14:12:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47282/need-a-blurb-meet-the-usual-suspects.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=169292&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331234346' border='0' />Blurbs for hot new writers' books unfailingly liken them to a handful of known quantities, Chris Rovzar observes in New York . Here are some of the most-abused blurb comparisons: F. Scott Fitzgerald or Edith Wharton. Writing about crumbling, decadent high society? "If you're a boy, you're Scott; if you're a...Candace Bushnell is the go-to comparison for reviewers of books with sex-related topics or plotlines, written by women.http://www.newser.com/story/47282/need-a-blurb-meet-the-usual-suspects.htmlWed, 07 Jan 2009 17:43:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/29495/realish-sedaris-book-skirts-memoir-scrutiny.htmlKate Rockwood<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=110727&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401012005' border='0' />With his new book of nonfiction essays, Engulfed in Flames , David Sedaris finds himself engulfed in questions of truth and accuracy. In America, the recent explosion of memoirs has been followed with one scandal after another, prompting more scrutiny of the humorist’s work. “I do think Sedaris exaggerates too much...In this photo released by Little,Brown and Company shows David Sedaris author of "When You Are Engulfed In Flames".http://www.newser.com/story/29495/realish-sedaris-book-skirts-memoir-scrutiny.htmlSun, 08 Jun 2008 10:45:00 CDT