THE OPERATOR: *69: Stalking Amy Sedaris

If you know anything about The Operator, you know we have a fondness for monkeys, booze, and ~~hardcore porno~~ Amy Sedaris. We're super excited because She's going to be promoting the release of her new book I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence with a tour.

From Publishers Weekly:

Sedaris's sidesplitting guide to throwing parties hopes to return readers to the times when the word "entertainment" was "charmingly old-fashioned, like courtship or back alley abortions." While her tongue is firmly in cheek, novice party-planners will actually find some helpful hints along the way as Sedaris offers instructions and real recipes. Her tips run the gamut from how to properly freeze meatballs (freeze them on a cookie sheet before putting them into a freezer bag so they won't stick together) and deal with the inebriated ("Better to cut them off rather than pretend it's not happening and then allow them to stay over and wet your bed"). She's a generous but crafty hostess ("A good trick is to fill your medicine cabinet with marbles. Nothing announces a nosey guest better than an avalanche of marbles hitting a porcelain sink"). Etiquette pointers include inappropriate introductions ("This is Barbara, she can't have children") and things to avoid saying to the grieving ("Did she smoke?" "Was he drinking?" "Where were you when this happened?"). Her advice is both practical and hilarious; her instructions on removing vomit stains ends with "or just toss it, chances are you've stained it before."

If you're as fanatical as we are about Sedaris, you can find the schedule for her book tour after the jump.

AMY SEDARIS: Book Tour, Sesame Street [Product Shop NYC]

AMY SEDARIS' I LIKE YOU BOOK TOUR
10/5/06 7:00 pm Philadelphia, PA 215 Festival (at Central Library)
10/16/06 7:00 pm New York, NY Barnes & Noble - Union Square
10/18/06 7:00 pm Chicago, IL Borders Books - North Michigan Avenue
10/19/06 7:00 pm Raleigh, NC Meredith College - Jones Auditorium
10/20/06 7:00 pm Durham, NC The Regulator Bookshop
10/21/06 1:00 pm Charlotte, NC Park Road Books
10/21/06 7:00 pm Asheville, NC Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
10/23/06 8:00 pm San Francisco, CA Herbst Theatre - City Arts & Lectures presents an evening with Amy Sedaris ***SOLD OUT***
10/25/06 7:00 pm West Hollywood, CA Book Soup - Sunset Boulevard
10/27/06 Austin, TX Texas Book Festival First Edition Literary Gala
10/28/06 8:00 pm Austin, TX BookPeople Bookstore
10/30/06 Seattle, WA TBA (An Evening With Amy Sedaris - TheWarrenReport)
11/3/06 7:30 pm New York, NY Symphony Space - Amy Sedaris & David Rakoff Plan A Dinner Party: Every audience member will receive a free cupcake made from Amy’s famous recipe. ***SOLD OUT***
11/4/06 1:00 pm Aventura, FL Macy's Aventura Mall
11/4/06 6:00 pm Fort Lauderdale, FL A Night of Literary Laughter, hosted by the Broward Public Library Foundation at Artserve (1350 East Sunrise Blvd.):
11/5/06 1:00 pm Miami, FL Macy's Dadeland Mall 11/5/06 6:00 pm Coral Gables, FL Book & Books, Coral Gables