http://dir.salon.com/topics/dave_eggers/?source=rss&aim=dave_eggers en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/where_the_wild_things_are/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/where_the_wild_things_are/index.html?source=rss Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers turn Maurice Sendak's woolly kids' book into a shoe-gazing exercise By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/15/kids_grownups/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/15/kids_grownups/index.html?source=rss Will "Where the Wild Things Are" be a smash or a flop? Either way, it joins an august list of kidult classics By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/07/16/dave_eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/07/16/dave_eggers/index.html?source=rss The literary star discusses the future of journalism, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and his new book By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/06/05/away_we_go/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/06/05/away_we_go/index.html?source=rss John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph play parents-to-be in this movie by real-life couple Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. By Priya Jain Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/21/independent_press/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/21/independent_press/index.html?source=rss The bankruptcy of a book distributor sent shock waves through the indie publishing world, leaving small presses like McSweeney's struggling to survive. Can the Internet help keep them afloat? By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/04/12/eggers_on_vonnegut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/04/12/eggers_on_vonnegut/index.html?source=rss In this entry from "The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors," Dave Eggers summarizes and notates Vonnegut's literary output. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2006/12/13/valentino_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2006/12/13/valentino_excerpt/index.html?source=rss A scary interaction in America makes Valentino long to be back in a Sudanese refugee camp. By Laura Miller and Hillary Frey Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2006/12/13/best_fiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2006/12/13/best_fiction/index.html?source=rss This year, stories from five extraordinary writers about Africa, 9/11's aftermath and the Civil War captivated us the most. By David Amsden Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/03/09/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2005/03/09/eggers/index.html?source=rss Dave Eggers talks about production by procrastination, how understanding book-selling can empower a writer, and what it's like to be the head of a publishing empire that everyone has an opinion about. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/08/03/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/08/03/eggers/index.html?source=rss The candidate looked down at his chest and another face, just like his, was looking up at him, grinning like a knife salesman. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/29/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/29/eggers/index.html?source=rss "You're going to run the president as an outsider?" Luis asked. "Yes, Luis," Daniel said, for that was his name. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/27/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/27/eggers/index.html?source=rss A bell rang and the first woman sat down. She resembled, eerily, the mother from "Good Times." By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/22/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/22/eggers/index.html?source=rss Dick Benjamin gets an idea: A man with an IQ like his (stratospheric), and influence like his (endless and probing), had obligations that regular people, even professional golfers, couldn't understand. By Laura Miller Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/15/peck_wood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/15/peck_wood/index.html?source=rss Two critics, one revered and the other almost universally reviled, protest that the literary world has been taken over by big, bad, "ambitious" novels. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/15/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/15/eggers/index.html?source=rss It was happening almost once a day lately. While playing tennis, while bowling, while chewing gum, came the question: "Am I, J. Junior Inferior Jr., actually Jesus Christ?" By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/13/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/07/13/eggers/index.html?source=rss "How many of you dangle, imagining your country hijacked by leftist extremists who want to parade through your town wearing leather and carrying their feces in buckets?" By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/06/23/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/06/23/eggers/index.html?source=rss "Who is that man in the grip of elm tree? It is I, the 41st president of the United States of America." By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/06/16/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/06/16/eggers/index.html?source=rss The ex-president glided past clouds, and memories of his youth, while approaching a throng of media and friends ready to welcome him with a rousing cheer. All he had to do was land. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/06/11/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/06/11/eggers/index.html?source=rss The Jumper: When the aging ex-president leapt from a plane this time, he would prove -- hands down and forever, time eternal -- which party was more badass and steel-balled. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/26/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/26/eggers/index.html?source=rss The pumpkin-colored T-shirt of the young bed-headed man working at the coffee shop had a word emblazoned on it that was familiar to Victoria, but from where? Then it dawned on her, and she promptly fainted. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/20/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/20/eggers/index.html?source=rss In her mind, she stared at the president and yelled "Liar!" But when she opened her mouth, something altogether different came out. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/19/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/19/eggers/index.html?source=rss "I'm here representing the young people of this country!" Victoria Passionately shrieked at the president. Then her dream of exposing him was smothered in a rich, enveloping sea of humiliation. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/13/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/13/eggers/index.html?source=rss The day had come for Victoria Passionately to make her move -- and cause the president to rue the day he'd ever left his sorry home state. By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/06/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/06/eggers/index.html?source=rss Will a disgruntled campaign volunteer have her revenge? By Dave Eggers Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/04/29/eggers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/04/29/eggers/index.html?source=rss She was a blond, bitchy, bestselling right-wing pundette running for president. And success meant striking exactly the right pout.