Dave Eggers

Known for WritingBorn 1970-03-12 (age 56)Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. His 2000 memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Eggers is also the founder of several literary and philanthropic ventures, including the literary journal Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, the literacy project 826 Valencia, and the human rights non-profit organisation Voice of Witness. Additionally, he founded ScholarMatch, a program that connects donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Esquire, and The New York Times Magazine. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Eggers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

As Smart As They Are: The Author Project

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

The Room Before and After - Part 2: Creed Bratton

Away We Go

Where the Wild Things Are

Promised Land

Francis

Extrapolations

The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco

The Room Before and After - Part 3: Maria Bamford

A Hologram for the King

Your Mother and I

American Teacher

The Circle

To Be Destroyed

Tomorrow Most Likely

Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

Zeitoun

The Comebacker