{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Dave Eggers on 'Contrapposto' and supporting the next generation of writers","publication_date":"June 08, 2026","summary":"Best-selling author Dave Eggers has a new novel out this week, telling the story of two art-obsessed friends over many decades. There’s much more to the author’s own story as well. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports from San Francisco for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Amalia Huot-Marchand, Hunter Bonaparte","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/06\/4319493c051b275e02d371e186703b5b-Contrapposto-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}