• NONFICTION

    A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS

    FEB. 17, 2000

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS

by Dave Eggers

It is evidently hard to have been Eggers, though few readers will be satisfied with this nugget of hard-won wisdom in return... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING

    JUNE 19, 2012

FICTION

A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING

by Dave Eggers

Even so, Eggers’ fiction has evolved in the past decade. This book is firm proof that social concerns can make for resonant... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2003

    OCT. 10, 2003

FICTION

THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2003

edited by Dave Eggers

Amusing and meaningful, light and yet profound, like the best magazine in the world—which unfortunately comes out only once... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2004

    OCT. 14, 2004

FICTION

THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2004

edited by Dave Eggers

A mixed bunch, a little below last year’s standard. (Not seen: pieces by Jon Gertner, Paula Peterson, and David Sedaris.) Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2002

    OCT. 15, 2002

FICTION

THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2002

edited by Dave Eggers

An alternative to the Banana Republic gift certificate for that difficult nephew with a birthday. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    WHEN MARLANA PULLED A THREAD

    JUNE 7, 2011

CHILDREN'S

WHEN MARLANA PULLED A THREAD

by Dave Eggers & illustrated by Dave Eggers

Marlana is fully drawn: blue hoodie, red skirt, yellow tights, dark blue boots. She inhabits a stark white background, and... Full review >

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  • TEEN

    THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2010

    OCT. 5, 2010

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2010

edited by Dave Eggers

Like a really lively magazine in book form, and a bargain considering the rich diversity of its contents. Full review >

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