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Every time I try to explain David Carr to a friend, I say something like "That dude is the real deal." Carr is a media/culture columnist for The New York Times, and he's a better writer and a tougher human than I'll ever be. I've corresponded with him a few times over the years about stories he was working on, or whatever, and I met him in Los Angeles when he came to visit Boing Boing tv for a piece he wrote about our launch. So, I've been *really* eager to see his new book come out, ever since I learned he was writing it -- and I'm so excited to say that it's out in a few weeks, and there's a preview in the NYT today. The night of the Gun recounts David Carr's life as a crack addict, pieced back together through interviews with people who were part of his life at the time. It's an amazing book. You have to read this thing. I hope I'm not revealing any spoilers here, but when I asked Carr about the project last in LA year, he told me about reconnecting with one of those old friends, an
Boingboing.net Sunday, July 20, 2008

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