Paul Bradley Carr
@paulbradleycarr.bsky.social
Former Silicon Valley journalist, turned bestselling thriller writer and prettygoodselling bookstore owner. American on purpose. The Confessions -- out now from Atria/Faber. www.paulbradleycarr.com
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February 1, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Very excited for The Palm Springs Readers’ Fest, starting tomorrow. Featuring (in no particular order) @andibartz.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @aishamuharrar.bsky.social @jenashleywright.bsky.social @kairarouda.bsky.social
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January 30, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Very excited for The Palm Springs Readers’ Fest, starting tomorrow. Featuring (in no particular order) @andibartz.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @aishamuharrar.bsky.social @jenashleywright.bsky.social @kairarouda.bsky.social
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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My husband and my friend Jules both represented. Commonweal is crushing it this month
The February issue is here! Feat:
- A dispatch by @kevjg.bsky.social from a DHS protest
- Rita Ferrone on Leo and the liturgy
- @catholicclod.bsky.social on universalism and forgiveness
- James Chappel on Charles Murray and Christianity
And more!
www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2026-...
- A dispatch by @kevjg.bsky.social from a DHS protest
- Rita Ferrone on Leo and the liturgy
- @catholicclod.bsky.social on universalism and forgiveness
- James Chappel on Charles Murray and Christianity
And more!
www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2026-...
January 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM
My husband and my friend Jules both represented. Commonweal is crushing it this month
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Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
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Humanity must not allow technology, especially AI, to obscure, exploit or suppress human voices, needs, knowledge, talents, creativity and critical thinking abilities, Pope Leo XIV said.
Let communication be conducted by real human beings, not AI, pope says
Algorithms designed to maximize engagement on social media can lock people into "bubbles" of easy consensus and rage, weakening people's ability to listen and think critically, and increasing polariza...
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January 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Humanity must not allow technology, especially AI, to obscure, exploit or suppress human voices, needs, knowledge, talents, creativity and critical thinking abilities, Pope Leo XIV said.
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Last night finished the last of my Christmas books. All absolute crackers. @qntm.org @paulbradleycarr.bsky.social Have to start raiding @kate-mac.bsky.social's Christmas book pile now! 📖
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Last night finished the last of my Christmas books. All absolute crackers. @qntm.org @paulbradleycarr.bsky.social Have to start raiding @kate-mac.bsky.social's Christmas book pile now! 📖
Notoriously fantastic!!
If you are anywhere near Palm Springs next weekend, I'll be at the notoriously fantastic Palm Springs Readers' Festival, hosted by @bestbookstore.bsky.social, on Sunday 2/1. There will be a ton of other amazing authors there too. Hope to see you! Get some books and say hi! bestbookstore.com/festival
The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs
Family-owned bookstore with branches in Palm Springs and San Francisco.
bestbookstore.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Notoriously fantastic!!
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If you are anywhere near Palm Springs next weekend, I'll be at the notoriously fantastic Palm Springs Readers' Festival, hosted by @bestbookstore.bsky.social, on Sunday 2/1. There will be a ton of other amazing authors there too. Hope to see you! Get some books and say hi! bestbookstore.com/festival
The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs
Family-owned bookstore with branches in Palm Springs and San Francisco.
bestbookstore.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 AM
If you are anywhere near Palm Springs next weekend, I'll be at the notoriously fantastic Palm Springs Readers' Festival, hosted by @bestbookstore.bsky.social, on Sunday 2/1. There will be a ton of other amazing authors there too. Hope to see you! Get some books and say hi! bestbookstore.com/festival
It’s shocking but not surprising given those same leaders got rich from building propaganda platforms and then used the money to help elect fascists. All to avoid paying tax on what’s left.
January 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
It’s shocking but not surprising given those same leaders got rich from building propaganda platforms and then used the money to help elect fascists. All to avoid paying tax on what’s left.
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OpenAI exec James Dyett calling out the cowardice
January 25, 2026 at 7:11 PM
OpenAI exec James Dyett calling out the cowardice
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Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
Also, not letting the door hit you on the way out.
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Also, not letting the door hit you on the way out.
Chilling to realize how many of the current horrors were directly or indirectly caused by a group of men getting unfathomably rich from inventing PayPal, and that still not being enough.
January 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Chilling to realize how many of the current horrors were directly or indirectly caused by a group of men getting unfathomably rich from inventing PayPal, and that still not being enough.
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This sounds like it's part of a Two Ronnies sketch
January 21, 2026 at 7:11 AM
This sounds like it's part of a Two Ronnies sketch
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It's a really good day when PLP receives two big boxes of books in support of our efforts. We are grateful to our bookstore partner The Best Book Store In Palm Springs (Palm Springs, CA!) for continuing to send books up north to us! More prisons are requiring new books so these are so useful to us!
April 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It's a really good day when PLP receives two big boxes of books in support of our efforts. We are grateful to our bookstore partner The Best Book Store In Palm Springs (Palm Springs, CA!) for continuing to send books up north to us! More prisons are requiring new books so these are so useful to us!
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Best Bookstore in Palm Springs: what it says on the tin
May 7, 2023 at 8:13 PM
Best Bookstore in Palm Springs: what it says on the tin
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For those asking how to get a signed copy of AUTOCRATS VS DEMOCRATS, reach out to the Best Bookstore in Palm Springs. I signed some extra books last night. & more generally support local bookstores like this one by buying directly from them!
www.bestbookstore.com
www.bestbookstore.com
The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs
Family-owned bookstore serving Palm Springs, Coachella Valley, and beyond!
www.bestbookstore.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
For those asking how to get a signed copy of AUTOCRATS VS DEMOCRATS, reach out to the Best Bookstore in Palm Springs. I signed some extra books last night. & more generally support local bookstores like this one by buying directly from them!
www.bestbookstore.com
www.bestbookstore.com
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Next time you're in Palm Springs, check out The Best Bookstore. They have excellent taste. 😇
November 2, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Next time you're in Palm Springs, check out The Best Bookstore. They have excellent taste. 😇
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A (starred) review called this a "thoughtful thriller" and maybe don't hold that against it. It makes it sound pretentious and that's not the book's fault. #collectiondevelopment bookshop.org/a/4013/97816...
July 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A (starred) review called this a "thoughtful thriller" and maybe don't hold that against it. It makes it sound pretentious and that's not the book's fault. #collectiondevelopment bookshop.org/a/4013/97816...
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NBCC Vice President/Online Michael Schaub interviewed Paul Bradley Carr about his novel "The Confessions" for The Orange County Register:
‘The Confessions’ remorseful AI echoes real tech news, says Palm Springs author
In a new novel by tech journalist and bookseller Paul Bradley Carr, an artificial intelligence program begins confessing LL the harm it has caused.
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August 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NBCC Vice President/Online Michael Schaub interviewed Paul Bradley Carr about his novel "The Confessions" for The Orange County Register:
Any similarity between KB and KS is a total coincidence! But, by the by, here’s the rest of the quote…
January 21, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Any similarity between KB and KS is a total coincidence! But, by the by, here’s the rest of the quote…
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'Tech journalist Carr’s second novel takes place in an all too imaginable near future... A superb and timely thriller.'
The Guardian on The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr, one of their best crime and thrillers of 2025 🎉
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
The Guardian on The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr, one of their best crime and thrillers of 2025 🎉
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
'Tech journalist Carr’s second novel takes place in an all too imaginable near future... A superb and timely thriller.'
The Guardian on The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr, one of their best crime and thrillers of 2025 🎉
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
The Guardian on The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr, one of their best crime and thrillers of 2025 🎉
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
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'The Confessions delivers plenty of food for thought about the moral aspects of handing over responsibility for our lives to an algorithm.'
The Irish Times on The Confessions, a thought-provoking new thriller from former tech journalist Paul Bradley Carr.
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The Irish Times on The Confessions, a thought-provoking new thriller from former tech journalist Paul Bradley Carr.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
'The Confessions delivers plenty of food for thought about the moral aspects of handing over responsibility for our lives to an algorithm.'
The Irish Times on The Confessions, a thought-provoking new thriller from former tech journalist Paul Bradley Carr.
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The Irish Times on The Confessions, a thought-provoking new thriller from former tech journalist Paul Bradley Carr.
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