Through her interviews, she introduced the work of Vaginal Davis, Dame Darcy, Cindy Dall, Boyd Rice, Costes (her ex-husband with whom she performed as Suckdog), Nick Zedd, GG Allin, and Liz Armstrong to the public.

[1] Carver is also the author of Dancing Queen: a Lusty Look at the American Dream, in which she expounds upon various relics of pop culture past, including Lawrence Welk, roller rinks, and Olivia Newton-John.

In 2005, Soft Skull Press released Drugs Are Nice, detailing her early childhood and later romantic relationships with Costes, Boyd Rice (with whom she has a son)[1] and Smog's Bill Callahan.

Her book, The Jaywalker, is a short story collection illustrated by long-time friend and collaborator Dame Darcy.

In 2023, she published an essay in The Paris Review contrasting French and American culture and discussing her relationship with her husband Bruno.