A Hologram for the King Resources

Take a moment to acquaint yourself with Eggers' bio at the quirky, sarcastic, funny McSweeney's website—and then spend some time browsing the pages. You won't regret it.

Check out David Eggers' Pirate Supply Store, his innovative approach to solving a space problem and increasing literacy for kids.

IMDB gives us the lowdown on the movie production of Eggers' novel.

Here's the official trailer for the movie production of A Hologram for the King. Tom Hanks ftw.

The New York Times Pico Iyer puts Eggers' work into the context of modern American writing and Eggers' own previous works. Good bio information on Eggers to help you understand the importance of his contributions to the literary world.

Cressida Leyshon's interview with Eggers about Hologram gives some good insight into the author's thoughts about his protagonist Alan Clay. There's also a good story about the physical publication of the book.

Watch Eggers slay the TED Talk format with his prize-winning presentation on how to spread literacy. There are pirates in this one.

David Eggers and Mimi Lok pair up to create "Voices of Witness," a series of books that tell the stories of people around the world who have experienced injustice.

Morning Edition interview with David Eggers about his literary publication, Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern.

Eggers talks about the fate of irony after 9/11—the idea that we can be "humorous and knowing"—by chatting about his book A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.