I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book. Dave Eggers bookmagazinethink Change image and share on social
I've never had WiFi at home. I'm too easily distracted, and YouTube is too tempting. Dave Eggers distracteasilyhave Change image and share on social
You might not be able to operate your own Learjet and have an unlimited expense account, but if you have a reasonable expectation for a print-based product, whether it's a newspaper or a magazine, you can certainly exist. Dave Eggers accountbaseexist share on social
It's so easy to print in the Midwest. You're saving months in shipping and customs, so we have started printing a number of books there. Dave Eggers bookcustomeasy Change image and share on social
McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object. Dave Eggers bookbuildbusiness Change image and share on social
When anybody starts out with a memoir, you get the impulse to tell your own story with your own voice, and you get all that out in one fell swoop sometimes. Dave Eggers fallimpulsememoir Change image and share on social
I really believe strongly that kids should be spared the runoff of their parents' lives and problems. Dave Eggers kidliveparent Change image and share on social
High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in. Dave Eggers collaborativedigfeel share on social
Tim O'Brien's book about Vietnam, 'The Things They Carried', has won every award, is studied in college and is considered to be definitive. But it's fiction. Dave Eggers awardbookbrien Change image and share on social
People are strange, but more than that, they're good. They're good first, then strange. Dave Eggers goodpeoplestrange Change image and share on social