Eggers, Palahniuk, and Ross Make Chicago Appearances

05/03/10 Dave Eggers and Luis Alberto Urrea will be speaking tomorrow night. Tuesday : Dave Eggers and Luis Alberto Urrea will be reading and leading a discussion at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest. The event's proceeds will go towards Ragdale, and artists' community in Lake Forest and 826CHI's free writing programs. Gorton Community Center, 400 E Illinois, Lake Forest, 7 p.m., $25 ...

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Hipper Sunday comics? McSweeney's version unlikely for local dailies | David Brauer Blog

02/23/11 McSweeney's sample 'Goods.' Click for larger PDF. Sunday comics fans: Are you ready for Abraham SuperLincoln ? Fork-tongued poodles that spit poison? Mazes in George Washington's hair? Then the hipsters at McSweeney's have a full-color feature they want your local newspaper to buy. McSweeney's founder Dave Eggers ("A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius") is a print die-hard who last year ...

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Conversation with Eggers fills Zankel

04/01/11 On March 28 writer, editor and publisher Dave Eggers spoke in front of an audience of 600 at the Arthur Zankel Music Center. Rather than a conventional lecture, Eggers sat down with childhood friend and Assistan...

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