Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People

Actress Amy Sedaris once again nips at the heels of Martha Stewart with a new book to help fans through these dire economic times. It is appropriately named Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People. She previously shared her domestic skills in the satirical guide to entertaining I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. Sedaris was the anti-heroine Jerri Blank in Comedy Central's cult hit Strangers with Candy, which she wrote with Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello. She has appeared in the movies Elf, School of Rock, Maid in Manhattan, the film version of Bewitched and on television in Rescue Me, Monk, Just Shoot Me! Sex and the City, and My Name Is Earl. She also made a guest appearance on Sesame Street as a flustered Snow White who keeps losing her dwarves. Amy is half of the Obie-winning "Talent Family" playwright team with her brother, author and essayist David Sedaris. She lives in Manhattan with her imaginary boyfriend, Ricky, and her pet rabbit, Dusty. A book signing will follow. Part of the National Affairs Series.