Former NPR reporter and veteran foreign correspondent Sean Carberry will offer his unique perspective on life in several war zones when he discusses his new book, “Passport Stamps: Searching the World for a War to Call Home," at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Thursday, Aug. 17, at 6:30 p.m.
From 2007 through 2014, Carberry traveled the world reporting from war zones and fragile states for public radio. He spent time in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Congo, Colombia, Kosovo, and Sudan and other rough neighborhoods before settling down in Afghanistan in 2012. There, he served as NPR’s Kabul correspondent until the end of 2014 when NPR closed the bureau. He is currently managing editor of National Defense Magazine.
“Passport Stamps” is a candid, darkly comic, and emotionally naked tale of a man who—driven by grief, loss, and the desire to find his “tribe”—seeks solace in the world’s most dangerous places and his pursuit to join the ranks of combat-tested war correspondents. The learning curve of reporting in hostile environments is steep, sometimes comical, and sometimes nearly fatal. When the assignment ends, Carberry is left to confront the mental and emotional impact of the years of danger, death, and destruction.
The program will include a question-and-answer session with Carberry. To submit a question in advance for the speaker, put CARBERRY in the subject line and email to headliners@press.org.
Tickets cost $5 for members of the National Press Club and $10 for the general public. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.