Dave Eggers is the author of six books for young readers, including The Wild Things; three works of nonfiction, including Zeitoun; twelve novels, including What Is the What, A Hologram for the King, and The Circle; and the memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. He has written three screenplays, including Where the Wild Things Are with Spike Jonze. And he is the founder of McSweeney’s.

Eggers’s latest is The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment, about which John Hodgman wrote, “It is difficult these days to portray the sheer, numbing, terrifying, unprecedented strangeness of what is happening in contemporary maritime life. One wants to say it mirrors politics?”

This uncut interview is roughly twice as long as the version that ran in our debut episode. It has been lightly edited for clarity but not for time or content.

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Dave Eggers - The author of thirteen books; his latest is The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment

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Pardon Me is a production of The Colin McEnroe Show on Connecticut Public Radio.

Dave Eggers is the author of six books for young readers, including&nbsp;The Wild Things; three works of nonfiction, including&nbsp;Zeitoun; twelve novels, including&nbsp;What Is the What,&nbsp;A Hologram for the King, and&nbsp;The Circle; and the memoir&nbsp;A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. He has written three screenplays, including&nbsp;Where the Wild Things Are&nbsp;with Spike Jonze. And he is the founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/">McSweeney&rsquo;s</a>.
Eggers&rsquo;s latest is&nbsp;The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment, about which John Hodgman wrote, &ldquo;It is difficult these days to portray the sheer, numbing, terrifying, unprecedented strangeness of what is happening in contemporary maritime life. One wants to say it mirrors politics?&rdquo;
This uncut interview is roughly twice as long as the version that ran in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/heartbreaking-work-staggering-impeachment-dave-eggers-and-more">our debut episode</a>. It has been lightly edited for clarity but not for time or content.
GUEST:
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<li>Dave Eggers&nbsp;- The author of thirteen books; his latest is&nbsp;The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment</li>
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Email us your questions at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:pardonme@ctpublic.org">pardonme@ctpublic.org</a>.
<a href="https://wnpr.org/pardonme">Pardon Me</a>&nbsp;is a production of&nbsp;<a href="https://wnpr.org/colin">The Colin McEnroe Show</a>&nbsp;on Connecticut Public Radio.

Does the Trump impeachment drama feel like drinking from a fire hose? If so, join host Colin McEnroe, public radio personality and columnist, for an energetic weekly round-up that brings you the latest developments and perspectives from guests like Dave Eggers, Adam Gopnik, Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick among other journalists, novelists, ethicists, essayists and podiatrists.*

"Pardon Me" also airs on Connecticut Public Radio Saturdays at noon.

Not to be confused with a podcast of a similar name, Colin may do occasional kettlebell workouts, but they won’t be a big part of the show. And make sure you are not actually drinking from a fire hose, because that’s very dangerous.

*Only if Gordon Sondland develops specific foot ailments.

Does the Trump impeachment drama feel like drinking from a fire hose? If so, join host Colin McEnroe, public radio personality and columnist, for an energetic weekly round-up that brings you the latest developments and perspectives from guests like Dave Eggers, Adam Gopnik, Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick among other journalists, novelists, ethicists, essayists and podiatrists.*
"Pardon Me" also airs on Connecticut Public Radio Saturdays at noon.
Not to be confused with a podcast of a similar name, Colin may do occasional kettlebell workouts, but they won&rsquo;t be a big part of the show. And make sure you are not actually drinking from a fire hose, because that&rsquo;s very dangerous.
*Only if Gordon Sondland develops specific foot ailments.