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A photo of author Mary Karr (image courtesy of Deborah Feingold/HarperCollins)

Mary Karr

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35:17

Mary Karr, Remembering The Years She Spent 'Lit'

The Liar's Club, Mary Karr's memoir about her hardscrabble childhood in Texas, was named one of the best books of 1995. In her new book, Lit, Karr details her early adult years and her struggles with alcohol, depression and motherhood.

A photo of author Mary Karr (image courtesy of Deborah Feingold/HarperCollins)
18:38

Poet Mary Karr: 'Sinners Welcome'

Syracuse English professor Mary Karr is the author of two bestselling memoirs, The Liars' Club and Cherry. She has won Pushcart prizes for both her poetry and essays. Her new book of poems is Sinners Welcome.

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