Is Dave Eggers' new hilarious satire, The Captain and the Glory, at the top of your TBR pile? If not, it should be! For a special holiday season event, now is your chance to have a copy signed by Eggers himself. Whether you'd like to add this gem to your own collection or gift a personalized book to someone special, join us on December 11th at 6:30pm to make it so. Eggers will personalize up to 3 additional books per guest, so that you can reach every reader on your list.
Missed all of the buzz about The Captain and the Glory? Check out this definitive summary by BJ Novak:
This new novel is "A funny, macabre, and inspired modern fable about a boat and its captain. If there is any further metaphor involved, though, it is totally lost on me.”
Wink, wink. Ok, what you really need to know is this:
The Captain and the Glory is a savage satire of the United States in the throes of insanity— it's the story of a noble ship, the Glory, and the loud, clownish, and foul Captain who steers it to the brink of disaster. A completely incompetent Captain, together with his band of petty thieves and confidence men known as the Upskirt Boys, steer the ship towards the brink of disaster until one day, a famous pirate, revered by the Captain for how phenomenally masculine he looked without a shirt while riding a horse, appears on the horizon.
You'll definitely want to snag a copy (or two) of this wicked farce of contemporary America that only Eggers could dream up.
Signing Guidelines
A $23 ticket for each guest in line will include one copy of The Captain and the Glory for personalization, and guests may bring additional books from home for signing.
Will Call opens at 6:00pm for this 6:30pm event. Guests will check-in before entering the singing line.
No video recording during the signing. Any guest who breaks this guideline will be asked to leave the line.
To guarantee a signed book, please arrive by 6:30pm. Dave will sign until the last person in line has their book personalized, and we expect him to stay for one full hour from 6:30-7:30 pm.
Please email events@keplers.org as early as possible and at least 24 hours prior to the event, for any disability or comfort accommodations.
The above represents our best information; however, all signing guidelines are subject to change.
This is a ***BOOK SIGNING ONLY*** with no lecture or author presentation. If you are unable to attend the event, but still would like books personalized by Mr. Eggers through our partner bookstore, please call Kepler’s Books at 650-324-4321 and dial “1” to place your order with a bookseller, or place your order at www.keplers.com.
Tickets to Kepler’s Literary Foundation events are not tax-deductible. Tax deductible donations can be made online at keplers.org/donate