Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers

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June 9th, 2026: Contrapposto (Standalone)

August 4th, 2026: The Minister of Color and Light (The Forgetters, #8)

The Eyes, The Fire, and the Avalanche Kingdom (Picture Book) was the most recently released book by Dave Eggers, on January 27th, 2026.

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Dave Eggers Stats: The highest rated book by Dave Eggers on Book Notification is The Circle, the first novel in The Circle series. The second-highest rated book is A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by Dave Eggers on Book Notification is The Circle, the first novel in The Circle series. The second most read book is A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Dave Eggers books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Dave Eggers is The Circle Series.

List of The Circle Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.9
The Circle
2013
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2
8
The Every
2021
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List of Save The Story Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Story of Captain Nemo
2013
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List of The Forgetters Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Honor of Your Presence
2023
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2
The Keeper of the Ornaments
2024
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3
The Comebacker
2024
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4
Where the Candles Are Kept
2024
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5
Uncle Patrick's Secessionist Breakfast
2025
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6
The Ocean is Everyone's But It Is Not Yours
2025
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7
Sanrevelle
2025
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8
The Minister of Color and Light
2026
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
You Shall Know Our Velocity!
2002
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2
Hello Children
2006
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3
8.7
What Is the What
2006
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4
2
The Wild Things
2009
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5
6
A Hologram for the King
2012
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6
10
We Like You So Much and Want to Know You Better
2013
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7
4
Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?
2014
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8
Heroes of the Frontier
2016
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9
The Lifters
2018
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10
8
The Parade
2019
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11
8
The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment
2019
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12
8
The Eyes and the Impossible
2023
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13
Contrapposto
2026
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Museum of Rain
2021
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
How We Are Hungry
2005
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2
Short Short Stories
2005
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3
One Hundred and Forty Five Stories in a Small Box (With: Deb Olin Unferth)
2007
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tomorrow Most Likely
2019
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2
Abner & Ian Get Right-Side Up
2019
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3
The Lights and Types of Ships at Night (With: Annie Dills)
2020
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4
We Became Jaguars
2021
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5
Faraway Things (With: Kelly Murphy)
2021
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6
Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion
2023
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7
The Eyes, The Fire, and the Avalanche Kingdom
2026
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List of Standalone Plays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Away We Go
2009
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.6
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
2000
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2
Teachers Have It Easy
2005
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3
Surviving Justice (With: Scott Turow)
2005
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4
7.5
Zeitoun
2009
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5
America: Now and Here
2010
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6
It Is Right to Draw Their Fur
2010
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7
David Shrigley
2012
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8
An Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers (With: Jane Smiley)
2014
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9
Visitants
2015
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10
Better than Fiction 2
2015
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11
This Bridge Will Not Be Gray
2015
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12
Her Right Foot
2017
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13
10
Ungrateful Mammals
2017
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14
8.7
The Monk of Mokha
2018
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15
8
What Can a Citizen Do?
2018
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16
Most of the Better Natural Things in the World
2019
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List of The Best American: Nonrequired Reading Books in Publication Order

A student-chosen annual anthology of short fiction and nonfiction.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
2011
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2
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012
2011
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3
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013
2013
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4
8
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2014
2014
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5
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015
2015
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6
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016
2016
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7
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017
2017
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8
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018
2018
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9
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019
2019
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List of Dave Eggers Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Speaking With the Angel
2000
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2
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002
2002
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3
The Burned Children of America
2003
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4
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003
2003
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5
Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans
2004
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6
The Best of McSweeney's
2004
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7
The Best of McSweeney's, Volume 2
2004
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8
8
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004
2004
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9
The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers
2005
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10
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005
2005
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11
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006
2006
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12
McSweeney's Issue 24: Trouble
2007
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13
Thomas Demand: L'Esprit d'Escalier
2007
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14
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007
2007
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15
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008
2008
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16
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009
2009
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17
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010
2010
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18
The Better of McSweeney's, Vol. 2
2010
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19
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
2011
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20
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012
2011
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21
ESPN Quick Pitches: A Star-Studded Lineup of Original Sports Fiction
2011
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22
The Legacy of David Foster Wallace
2012
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23
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
2012
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24
McSweeney's #42
2012
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25
The Minus Times Collected: Twenty Years / Thirty Issues
2012
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26
My Ideal Bookshelf
2012
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27
6
Who Done It?
2013
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28
McSweeney's #44
2013
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29
8
Granta 124: Travel
2013
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30
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013
2013
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31
Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times In Today's New York
2014
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32
Stories Upon Stories
2014
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33
Thirteen Crime Stories from Latin America
2014
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34
8
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2014
2014
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35
The Kindness of Strangers
2015
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36
Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury
2015
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37
Astro Noise
2016
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38
What We Do Now: Standing Up For Your Values in Trump's America
2017
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39
McSweeney's #49
2017
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40
6.3
Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering
2024
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41
10
The Best Short Stories 2024
2024
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Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers was born on March 12th, 1970 and is currently 56 years old. Dave Eggers was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Dave Eggers is known for writing in the Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Children's Books genres.

Dave Eggers has written 16 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 2000 with the book A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. The most recently released was Most of the Better Natural Things in the World which was released in 2019. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Dave at this time.

Dave Eggers: Awards & Accolades

Eggers' books have won multiple awards, Zeitoun won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Nonfiction, in 2010. Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2012. Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel, in 2015. The Eyes and the Impossible won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Medal, in 2024.

Dave Eggers books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Zeitoun was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2009 as well as the Alex Awards - Best Book in 2010. A Hologram for the King was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 2012.

Dave Eggers: Lists & Other Mentions

  • A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius has made several lists including:
    1. Ex Libris: 100 Books to Read and Reread Selection in 2020.
    2. Amazon US: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
    3. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
    4. Paste Magazine: Best Books of the Decade(2000-2009) Selection in 2009.
    5. Literary Hub: Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World Selection in 2015.
    6. Entertainment Weekly: The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 Selection in 2008.
  • What Is the What was a Parade: The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years Selection in 2016.

Related Authors

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  1. Mark Twain, author of the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn Series.
  2. Alice Sebold, author of: The Lovely Bones.
  3. Amy Tan, author of: The Joy Luck Club.
  4. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of: Eat, Pray, Love.
  5. Ernest Hemingway, author of: The Old Man and the Sea.
  6. Peter Heller, author of: The River.
  7. E.B. White, author of: Charlotte's Web.
  8. Pip Williams, author of: The Dictionary of Lost Words.
  9. Emma Straub, author of: This Time Tomorrow.
  10. Pat Conroy, author of: The Prince of Tides.

Dave Eggers: F.A.Q

When was Dave Eggers Born? How old is Dave Eggers?

Dave Eggers was born on March 12th, 1970. Dave Eggers is currently 56 years old.

Where was Dave Eggers Born?

Dave Eggers was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and is American.

What book awards has Dave Eggers won?

Zeitoun: Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nonfiction (2010).
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2012).
Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel (2015).
The Eyes and the Impossible: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Medal (2024).

What was the first book Dave Eggers wrote?

The first book written by Dave Eggers was A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, published in 2000.

What was the most recent book Dave Eggers wrote?

His most recently released work was The Eyes, The Fire, and the Avalanche Kingdom on January 27th, 2026.

What is the most popular book by Dave Eggers?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Dave Eggers book is The Circle. Here are his most popular books:
  1. The Circle (6.92)
  2. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (6.57)
  3. Zeitoun (7.5)
  4. The Parade (8)
  5. What Is the What (8.67)

What genres does Dave Eggers Write?

Dave Eggers primarily writes in the Children's Books, Literary Fiction, and Non-Fiction genres. His work includes sub-genres such as Contemporary Fiction, Social Commentary, and Coming of Age.

Are there upcoming new books by Dave Eggers?

Dave Eggers has two new books coming out: Contrapposto will be released on June 9th, 2026. The Minister of Color and Light will be released on August 4th, 2026

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How many books has Dave Eggers written?

Dave Eggers has written 52 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in The Circle Series
  • 1 book in the Save The Story Series
  • 8 books in The Forgetters Series
  • 13 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 3 Short Story Collections
  • 7 Picture Books
  • 1 Play
  • 16 Non-Fiction Books

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