5 Facts About Dave Eggers

1. In 2015 Dave Eggers had his first solo museum exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art called "The Insufferable Throne of God".

2. Ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Dave Eggers wrote an essay about the US national team and soccer in the United States for The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup, which contained essays about each competing team in the tournament and was published with aid from the journal Granta.

3. In July 2016, Dave Eggers published his sixth novel Heroes of the Frontier.

4. In 2002, Dave Eggers published his first fully fictional novel, You Shall Know Our Velocity, a story about a frustrating attempt to give away money to deserving people while haphazardly traveling the globe.

5. At the time, Dave Eggers was 21, and his younger brother, Christopher, was 8 years old.