
She followed with two other smash bestsellers: Cherry and Lit, which were critical hits as well.įor thirty years Karr has also taught the form, winning teaching prizes at Syracuse. " - George SaundersĬredited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr's The Liars' Club spent more than a year at the top of the New York Times list.

Anyone yearning to write will be inspired, and anyone passionate to live an examined life will fall in love with language and literature all over again. This joyful celebration of memoir packs transcendent insights with trademark hilarity.


"Karr is a national treasure-that rare genius who's also a brilliant teacher.
