Dave Eggers on Writing a Sprawling Novel of Art and Artists

Dave Eggers’s new novel, Contrapposto, transmits a deep understanding of the impulse to make art—to study, practice, commit to making art on a regular basis, to exhibit and sell your work (or your skills), collaborate with others in the art

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More heavy-hitters descending on our bookstores this morning: Andrew Sean Greer’s Villa Coco, Dave Eggers’s Contrapposto, and Leila Slimani’s I’ll Take the Fire are only to name a few. A healthy balance of fiction and nonfiction make up today’s offerings:

Julia Hass·Jun 9, 2026

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Lit Hub Daily: June 9, 2026

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The Vanishing Library: Timothy Ely’s Odd Little Book from Outer Space

“The few words it contains are indecipherable, of no language. (The letters look Hebrew—if you don’t know Hebrew and have never seen Hebrew letters before.)”

Max Ross·Jun 9, 2026

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Public Books

Rash Reading, Slow Watching with Virginia Woolf and Chantal Akerman

In the hands of this writer and this filmmaker, “the mother” is someone with whom to have a lifelong conversation, a contested perspective through which to read the world. The post Rash Reading, Slow Watching with Virginia Woolf and Chantal Akerman appeared first on Public Books.

Morgan Barry·Jun 9, 2026

The Rumpus

The Rumpus Interview with Co-writers and Friends Sheila Heti and Misha Glouberman - The Rumpus

Years ago, author and artist Sheila Heti conceived of a project called The Moral Development of Misha, a novel about friend and collaborator Misha

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Common Edge

In Architecture, What’s Old Is New Again

The profession’s “modern” paradigm forbids the revival of past patterns, but new science is revealing that traditional designs embody centuries of accumulated wisdom.

Martin Pedersen·Jun 8, 2026