Tom Hanks to Star in Film Adaptation of A Hologram for the King

Tom Hanks will once again join Cloud Atlas director Tom Tykwer for the film adaptation of Dave Eggers' A Hologram for the King.  read more

Dave Eggers: A Hologram for the King

Dave Eggers has played an overlarge role in the literary community in the past 15 years, even as his actual writing seemed mostly to exist in the periphery of causes. He champions several. Eggers fights to increase the literacy and creativity of the nation’s youth through his 826 National writing centers. He continues to build and extend the reach of McSweeney’s, his independent, off-beat publishing house. He sheds light on broader humanitarian issues such as the genocide in Sudan or the social injustices that emerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He appears to operate with a selfless passion for...  read more

Dave Eggers Announces New Novel

Writer Dave Eggers has announced he will be releasing a new novel, A Hologram For The King, on June 28. In a recent interview with The Rumpus, Eggers divulged several of the forthcoming novel’s details, including that it will center around Alan Clay, a down-on-his-luck, middle-aged businessman trying to sell IT to the King of Saudi Arabia, which is where the story takes place....  read more