California Dreamin'
Versatile, high-achieving
Dave Eggers has written more than a dozen books. These include the moving, Pulitzer-nominated memoir
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and the acclaimed novel
A Hologram for the King. Eggers has also created screenplays, children’s fare, sports essays, and a comic strip. He founded McSweeney’s, the independent publishing house. He cofounded the 826 Valencia youth literary project. Forever interesting, the author is now promoting two new publications, each about California.
This Bridge Will Not Be Gray, an all-ages picture book, tells the story of why the Golden Gate Bridge, which many thought would be gray (and which the navy envisioned as black-and-yellow) was painted orange. Fun paper cutouts by Tucker Nichols illustrate the story.
Some Recollections of a Busy Life (reissue), featuring a foreword by Eggers, is the autobiography of T. S. Hawkins, Eggers’ great-great-grandfather. The 1836-born Hawkins grew up in a Missouri log cabin, went west in a covered wagon, and cofounded Hollister, Calif. Eggers will be talking about both projects in an upcoming bookstore appearance.
— Anita Katz
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