Big Read Muskegon and MCC Present: Dave Eggers at the Frauenthal
Acclaimed author and activist Dave Eggers will visit Muskegon on Tuesday, Nov. 17, as the featured guest for Big Read Muskegon. The free public event will feature an onstage conversation with Muskegon Community College English faculty member Sean Colcleasure, followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing.
Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Frauenthal Center, 425 W. Western Ave., with the program beginning at 7 p.m. A student project exhibit inspired by Eggers’ books will be displayed in the lobby.
Eggers is an award-winning author, editor and founder of McSweeney’s, an independent publishing house, and 826 National, a nonprofit network that supports youth writing. His works include A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, The Circle and Contrapposto.
The Big Read Muskegon community initiative features Eggers’ writing across its primary reading selections, including What Can a Citizen Do?, illustrated by Shawn Harris.
Admission is free, but registration and seat reservations are required through the Muskegon Area District Library.
What: Big Read Muskegon featuring author Dave Eggers
When: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026. Doors open at 6 p.m.; program begins at 7 p.m.
Where: Frauenthal Center, 425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
Cost: Free; registration and seat reservation required through the Muskegon Area District Library.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND RESERVE A SEAT FOR BIG READ MUSKEGON WITH DAVE EGGERS
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Frauenthal Center
6:00 pm
