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In New Book, Daughter Of Times Columnist David Carr Discusses Late Father's Influence On Her Career

It's been four years since the death of New York Times columnist David Carr. His daughter, Erin Lee Carr, is out with a book about her relationship with her father.
Erin Lee Carr, daughter of the late New York Times columnist David Carr, is out with a new memoir about her relationship with her father. (Courtesy Stephanie Geddes)

It has been four years since the sudden death of New York Times columnist David Carr. His daughter Erin Lee Carr, a documentary filmmaker, has written a memoir out this month about her relationship with her father and how he influenced her career.

To discuss her book, “All That You Leave Behind,” Carr (@erinleecarr) joins Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson.

Book Excerpt: ‘All That You Leave Behind’

By Erin Lee Carr

1

The Blue House

When I think back to my early childhood home in Minneapolis, my brain conjures up a dim outline of a blue house on Pillsbury Avenue. While it is hard to remember the exact details of the

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