Hi, welcome in!

My name is Paul Bradley Carr, shopkeeper at The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs.

In 2019, I quit my 20-year career as a journalist covering toxic Silicon Valley billionaires and moved to the desert to read mysteries and write thrillers. When I realized that my (otherwise flawless) new home lacked a bookstore, I opened The Best Bookstore In Palm Springs with my partner, Sarah.

In 2024, after more than a decade living in the US, I became an American citizen.

Citizen Bookseller is a blog/newsletter about being American on purpose* and a bookseller by accident.

It is completely free to read/subscribe - but if you enjoy it please consider buying a book (or, better yet, pre-ordering my book).

Let me know if I can help you find anything!

* H/t to Craig Ferguson

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Things people said about my former life as a journalist...

"For a cautionary tale, everyone cites Paul Bradley Carr.” - THE SUNDAY TIMES

“Uproarious and brilliant.” – WIRED 

“One of the feistiest writers on the beat.” – THE GUARDIAN 

“Not afraid of fucking with power” – ZDNet 

“One of my favorite writers.” – KARA SWISHER 

“Completely addictive reading.” – THE PRESS ASSOCIATION 

“There is no keener observer of Silicon Valley sociopaths than Paul Bradley Carr.” – YASHA LEVINE, AUTHOR, SURVEILLANCE VALLEY 

“A true Silicon Valley insider who would definitely know.” – KATHY WANG, AUTHOR, IMPOSTER SYNDROME 

“Infamous in Silicon Valley. A real muckraker.” – ANDREW KEEN, AUTHOR, HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE 

“Commenting on Paul Carr is beneath my dignity. He’s absurd.” – MATT TAIBBI 
“I really don’t like Paul Carr.” – SAM ALTMAN, OPENAI