Dave Eggers Books in Order
Dave Eggers has written 60 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (2000) and the newest is Contrapposto (2026). One more title is announced: The Minister of Color and Light (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 60 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2000–2026
- Confirmed
- 61 of 61 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,704 in 29 of 61 books
Dave Eggers, born March 12, 1970, is an American writer, editor and publisher of fiction, non-fiction and children's books. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, a 2000 memoir, became a bestseller and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for General Nonfiction. Eggers founded Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, the 826 Valencia literacy project, Voice of Witness and ScholarMatch. The catalogue lists 61 books, including What Is the What (2006) and Contrapposto (2026), with The Minister of Color and Light due in 2027.
How many Dave Eggers books are there?
Dave Eggers has 60 published books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 3 separate series. One more, The Minister of Color and Light (2027), is announced.
Dave Eggers Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 61 Dave Eggers books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120004843/4
- 220024013/4
- 320052183/4
- 42005643/4
- 520053683/4
- 620064503/4
- 720065383/4
- 8One Hundred and Forty Five Stories in a Small BoxDave Eggers Short Story #32007 · 83 pages · confirmed 3/42007833/4
- 920091993/4
- 102009–3/4
- 1120093683/4
- 122010–3/4
- 132010–3/4
- 142011–3/4
- 152011–3/4
- 1620123553/4
- 1720121883/4
- 182013–3/4
- 192013–3/4
- 202013–3/4
- 212013–3/4
- 222014–3/4
- 23Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?Dave Eggers Standalone Novels #72014 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/420142403/4
- 24An Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great WritersDave Eggers Non-Fiction #82014 · 318 pages · confirmed 3/420143183/4
- 252015–3/4
- 262015–3/4
- 2720153203/4
- 2820153173/4
- 292015–3/4
- 302016–3/4
- 3120163853/4
- 322017–3/4
- 332017–3/4
- 3420171443/4
- 352018–3/4
- 3620183413/4
- 3720183273/4
- 382018–3/4
- 392019403/4
- 402019803/4
- 412019–3/4
- 4220191923/4
- 432019–3/4
- 44Most of the Better Natural Things in the WorldDave Eggers Non-Fiction #162019 · 52 pages · confirmed 3/42019523/4
- 452020323/4
- 462021443/4
- 472021–3/4
- 482021443/4
- 492021403/4
- 502023–3/4
- 512023–3/4
- 522023–3/4
- 532024–3/4
- 542024–3/4
- 552024–3/4
- 562025–3/4
- 572025–3/4
- 582025–3/4
- 592026–3/4
- 602026–3/4
- 612027723/4
Dave Eggers books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Dave Eggers Non-Fiction
15 books15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Dave Eggers Standalone Novels
13 books13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Best American: Nonrequired Reading in order
9 books- 1. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
- 2. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012
- 3. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013
- 4. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2014
- 5. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015
- 6. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016
- 7. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017
- 8. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018
- 9. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019
Forgetters in order
9 booksDave Eggers Picture in order
7 booksDave Eggers Short Story
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Circle books in order
2 books by Dave Eggers- 1. The Circle
- 2. The Every
Standalone Plays
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Save The Story in order
1 bookLonely Planet Travel Literature in order
1 bookDo you have to read Dave Eggers books in order?
You only need to read Dave Eggers books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Dave Eggers
Start with A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dave Eggers book?
Contrapposto (2026) is the newest Dave Eggers book released so far.
Is there a new Dave Eggers book coming?
Yes. The Minister of Color and Light (2027) is the next Dave Eggers book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Awards Dave Eggers has won
Wikidata records 4 awards for Dave Eggers. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Newbery Medal2024Won
- Carl Sandburg Literary Award2017Won
- Prix Médicis étranger2009Won
- American Book Awards2009Won
Dave Eggers at a glance
- Still publishing
- Dave Eggers is still publishing. The Minister of Color and Light is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Dave Eggers books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,704 pages across the 29 of 61 books with a recorded length, a median of 218 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dave Eggers books, 33 of 61, were published in the 2010s.
What the Dave Eggers books are about
37 of the 61 Dave Eggers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 7 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 7 of 37 books
- Travel 4 of 37 books
- Juvenile literature 3 of 37 books
- Travelers' writings 3 of 37 books
- American Drawing 2 of 37 books
- Short stories 2 of 37 books
- Americans 2 of 37 books
- Anecdotes 2 of 37 books
- Animals in art 2 of 37 books
- Authors 2 of 37 books
- Biography 2 of 37 books