Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and founder of McSweeney’s, joins Dax Shepard. He shares the quirky family story behind the name McSweeney’s, his love for writing and book design from a young age, and the experience of moving to Berkeley to raise his brother after his parents’ deaths. The conversation covers shaking up staid literary readings with the band They Might Be Giants, building a creative community out of rejected magazine pieces, and his philosophy on why children’s writing deserves to be published. Eggers also reflects on how writing imposes order on chaos and why the most fulfilling creative path is the one with the least preciousness.