What’s More Staggering Than “A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius”? Its Afterlife

“AHWOSG, as everyone called it, launched Dave Eggers’s career, one that’s seen him publish dozens of books, write screenplays, oversee a literary magazine and publishing company, and launch a nonprofit that’s helped hundreds of thousands of children become better writers. All those things happened because the book was a phenomenon.” – Slate (Yahoo!)