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SUMMARY:Dave Eggers\, presented with the Harry Ransom Center
DESCRIPTION:Join author Dave Eggers for a discussion of his writing caree
 r\, his archive\, and his latest novel\, Contrapposto. Join author\, art
 ist\, and editor Dave Eggers for a conversation on the many facets of hi
 s career\, his latest novel Contrapposto (2026)\, and the placement of h
 is archive at the Harry Ransom Center. Book sales and a reception will f
 ollow the program. Dave Eggers is the author of many books\, among them 
 Contrapposto\, The Eyes and the Impossible\, The Circle\, The Monk of Mo
 kha\, Heroes of the Frontier\, A Hologram for the King\, and What Is the
  What. He is the founder of McSweeney’s\, an independent publishing comp
 any\, and co-founder of 826 Valencia\, a youth writing center that has i
 nspired over 70 similar organizations worldwide. Eggers is winner of the
  American Book Award\, the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education
 \, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize\, the TED Prize\, and has been a fina
 list for the National Book Award\, the Pulitzer Prize\, and the National
  Book Critics Circle Award. He is the 2024 John Newbery Medalist\, for t
 he most distinguished contribution to children's literature for The Eyes
  and the Impossible. Eggers is a member of the American Academy of Arts 
 and Letters. The program will be at Jessen Auditorium (200 W. 21st Stree
 t\, Austin\, TX 78712) with the post-program reception\, book sales\, an
 d book signing held at the Harry Ransom Center (300 W 21st Street\, Aust
 in\, TX 78712). ‍\n\nMore info: https://www.firstlightaustin.com/events/
 dave-eggers-presented-with-the-harry-ransom-center\n\nhttps://findlocal.
 community/event/d8345849-0fff-453b-85ad-ec300ace53d1
LOCATION:First Light Books\, 4300 Speedway\, Austin\, TX
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/d8345849-0fff-453b-85ad-ec300ace53d
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