Boogers Are My Beat

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Boogers Are My Beat
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Author Dave Barry
Publisher Crown Publishing Group
Publication date
September 23, 2003
ISBN 1-4000-4757-9

Boogers Are My Beat: More Lies, but Some Actual Journalism is a 2003 humorous essay collection by American author and columnist Dave Barry. [1]

Collecting columns written by Barry spanning the years 1999–2002. Subjects are broad-ranging, including popular culture (such the Oscars and Penélope Cruz), [2] politics (such as the 2000 United States presidential election, including recounting the Florida votes and the national conventions), [2] [3] [4] and sports (such as the 2002 Winter Olympics). [3] Also included are two feature, non-humor columns regarding the September 11 attacks. [2] [3] The first describes his emotions of despair and anger in the days following the disaster, with the second acting as a follow-up to the fate of United Flight 93 almost a full year following the events.

References

  1. "Boogers are My Beat" . Booklist . July 2003. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Practicing journalism, Dave Berry style". The Miami Herald . September 28, 2003. p. 7M. Retrieved November 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Boogers are My Beat". Kirkus Reviews . July 15, 2003. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  4. Bourgeois, Paul (November 23, 2003). "Silly, juvenile, and proud of it". Sun Herald . p. 12. Retrieved November 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.