Dave Eggers

March 12, 1970 — Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the 2000 best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Eggers is also the founder of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, a literary journal; a co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia and the human rights nonprofit Voice of Witness; and the founder of ScholarMatch, a program that matches donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in several magazines.

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The Circle

2017

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Where the Wild Things Are

2009

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A Hologram for the King

2016

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Promised Land

2012

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Away We Go

2009

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Extrapolations

2023

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American Teacher

2011

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Francis

2013