Literature
Bob Carr is the author of several books, including Thoughtlines (Viking, 2002) and My Reading Life (Penguin, 2008). He is a charter member of the Chester A. Arthur Society, a U.S. political trivia group named after the U.S. president, 1881-1885.
In May 2003, a biography by Marilyn Dodkin, Bob Carr: the reluctant leader, was published. It was partly based on Carr's private diaries and included his often uncomplimentary thoughts on various political personalities. A second biography, Bob Carr: A Self-Made Man, by Andrew West and Rachel Morris, was published in September 2003 by Harper Collins.
Carr appeared on stage at the 2004 Sydney Festival in conversation with Sir Tom Stoppard and has associated with other writers including Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer.
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