Well, my background is journalism. I don't have any creative-writing experience except for one class I took as a sophomore in college. Dave Eggers backgroundclasscollege Change image and share on social
If you want to write about people, you can make it up. But if you spend time talking to someone and examining what it is you want to write about, you discover a level of detail that you wouldn't have noticed otherwise. Dave Eggers detaildiscoverexamine share on social
Every time I get through the work on a book of nonfiction, I say I'll never do it again; it takes so much out of you. Dave Eggers booknonfictiontake Change image and share on social
It was just an idea I had, that it could be cool to have a book covered in fake fur. Dave Eggers bookcoolcover Change image and share on social
I met a lot of great people in Saudi Arabia and I'd like to see them again. And I'd love to spend more time in the desert and in the mountains. I felt really at home there. Dave Eggers arabiadesertfelt Change image and share on social
Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree calligraphic. Dave Eggers bathroomcalligraphicdecember Change image and share on social
I've purposely stayed away from reading much about postmodern theory, and most everything I have read just bored me to tears. I don't think anybody's written about it, or very few have, with any verve. Dave Eggers borehavepostmodern share on social
Paper is a uniquely beautiful format, more so than the web, I think: you need to invest in the aesthetics. Dave Eggers aestheticbeautifulformat Change image and share on social
And that's actually the brunt of what we do is, people going straight from their workplace, straight from home, straight into the classroom and working directly with the students. So then we're able to work with thousands and thousands more students. Dave Eggers bruntclassroomdirectly share on social
The only thing that everyone needs to look out for is keeping the students reading through high school and thereafter. Dave Eggers highkeepread Change image and share on social
