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"If the authors were united by something besides the cycle of addiction and recovery, it was by their love-hate relationship with the writing process. Mostly hate, actually. “I would rather take an ass whipping than write,” was Karr’s formulation. “I like having written.” For Carr, writing is “something that happens alone in a room and it’s fucking hard.” In general, he urged people to “shut up about the books they’re working on, and actually work on them.” All agreed that writing isn’t done—or at least not done well at all—while high or drunk."
Miranday Popkey, Talking about addiction, recovery, and writing with David Carr, Mary Karr, Alan Kaufman, and Elizabeth Wurtzel | Capital New York
A great write up of last night’s event. We have books from all of the authors thanks to generous publisher donations (love y’all thanks!), swing by and pick ‘em up.
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We are a nonprofit bookstore, cafe, and event space in downtown NYC. All proceeds from every show you attend and everything you buy, down to a record and a PBR, go directly to our mission of fighting AIDS and homelessness. 126 Crosby Street, NYC
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