Rakestraw Books presents Dave Eggers
About this Event
Rakestraw Books is delighted to invite you to a special evening talk and signing with bestselling writer Dave Eggers. During his first solo visit to the shop in many years, Eggers will presenting his new novel Contrapposto, a sweeping novel about friendship, love, and the lifelong pursuit of art.
“In this satisfyingly old-school novel, an artist tries to find his place, and hold onto his spark, in a world that values fads and flash. . . . Contrapposto is an earthy, warm return to form . . . . To call the book ‘moving’ would be a smelly cliché, so let’s say undulating, with both despair and hope.” —Alexandra Jacobs, The New York Times Book Review
Please join us on Tuesday, 4 August 2026 at 6:30 PM for this terrific event. Tickets are $35 (admits one and includes a copy of Contrapposto). Tickets should be purchased on Eventbrite.
About Dave Eggers:
Dave Eggers is the author of The Circle, The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain, among other books. He is the cofounder of 826 National, a network of youth writing centers, and Art + Water, a nonprofit visual art hub on San Francisco’s waterfront. A classically trained artist and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Eggers has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and is the recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the American Book Award. In 2024, The Eyes and the Impossible was awarded the Newbery Medal.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 36.00
