A companion website, gives the reader a deep look into Carr’s notebook, adding verisimilitude and transparency to the book.

At the podium, Carr speaks about recovery, addiction, and personal accountability, reminding listeners that there is no such thing as “hopeless.” Carr went from practical homelessness and chronic unemployment to a job at one of the nation’s most prestigious media organizations, a journey of sobriety, industry, and of course, an large amount of luck.  Apart from drawing on his improbable second act, Carr uses his experience in researching his own story to explore the nature of memory and the tendency of people to mythologize their own past, presenting only a history they can live with.

Carr began working at the Times in 2002 covering the magazine publishing industry for the Business section. Prior to arriving at the Times, Carr was a contributing writer for The Atlantic Monthly and New York Magazine; writer for Inside.com, a web news site focusing on the business of entertainment and publishing; and editor of the Washington City Paper, an alternative weekly in Washington D.C. for five years.  

During the Oscar season, Carr writes a daily blog about the awards season as "The Carpetbagger," including weekly video segments. For the past 25 years, Carr has been writing about media as it intersects with business, culture and government. He now writes about the intersection of media and culture, with a particular emphasis on how digital technology is altering the entertainment landscape.

He is married, with three children and lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

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