The 'David Carr' Tag Archive

Below you'll find all my writing tagged with the word David Carr. The posts are listed in chronological order. Click the post title to read more.

December 21st, 2008

The 10 Best Books I read in 2008

1. An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken:This was the best book I read all year. No hemming, no hawing, no second guessing — the best. McCracken’s memoir about giving birth to a stillborn child and all that follows is heartbreaking, darkly funny, and something everyone on the planet should [...]

August 15th, 2008

Dear David Carr, I am sorry I am not Paul Westerberg

Last night Jags and I went to see David Carr read at Magers & Quinn and it was awesome. It was packed. People were sitting on the floor, standing in the stacks, and lined up out of the room. It was the kind of turnout that I wish every book reading had. It was made [...]

August 14th, 2008

David Carr reading tonight at Magers & Quinn

I just wanted to remind you forgetmenots that David Carr is reading at Magers & Quinn tonight. After much hemming and hawing, I have decided to attend. I’ll be the tall girl looking uncomfortable and out of place. Say hi.

August 11th, 2008

David Carr did the best he could

Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat, because some of you won’t make it to the end of this piece. David Carr’s memoir The Night of the Gun is really good. It’s dramatic, spell-binding, engaging, encouraging, and all sorts of good stuff you look for in a book. In fact the [...]