Stranger shakes up her outlook Nov 20, 2009
Stranger's unexpected generosity makes a big impression - CNN.com. Stranger's unexpected generosity makes a big impression. (CNN)
'Lit: A Memoir,' by Mary Karr Nov 9, 2009
Lit: A Memoir,' by Mary Karr ... Lit: A Memoir,' by Mary Karr ... Come to think of it, maybe I owe Mary Karr. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Self-destruction, sobriety, and the light of Catholicism Nov 8, 2009
Before she wrote her first memoir, Mary Karr was already a poet. If every word matters to a prose writer, to a poet the words matter that much more. (Boston Globe)
Mary Karr talks about memoirs, alcohol abuse and her new 'Lit' Nov 6, 2009
Mary Karr talks about memoirs, alcohol abuse and her new 'Lit ... Mary Karr, who has written three, says memoirs are "a corrupt form, based on memory." ... MEMOIRS BY MARY KARR. (USA Today -- Life)
Ethan Gilsdorf talks about fantasy gaming and gamers tonight Nov 3, 2009
BRUTAL MEMORY Mary Karr, a poet, essayist, and literature professor at Syracuse University, has gained a following through her no-holds-barred memoirs. Her first, The Liars Club, was a bestseller and her third and newest offering, Lit: A Memoir, describes her journey from blackbelt sinner and lifelong agnostic to unlikely Catholic. (Boston Globe)
Author readings and signings in Greater Boston, Nov. 1-7 Nov 1, 2009
Rana Husseini ( Murder in the Name of Honor ) speaks at 3 p.m., and Mary Karr ( Lit: A Memoir ) speaks at 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store. SATURDAY: Al Gore discusses Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Global Climate Crisis, at 1 p.m., First Parish Church; tickets ($30) available at , Harvard Book Store, or by calling 617-661-1515. (Boston Globe)
10 must-reads for fall Sep 17, 2009
LIT, by Mary Karr (Harper, Nov. 3). Poet Karr's bestselling 1995 memoir, "The Liar's Club," launched a thousand true-life stories of troubled childhood. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
by Mary Karr (Harper). The sequel to the brutally honest memoirs "The Liars' Club" and "Cherry.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Angela's Ashes' Author McCourt Dies At 78 Jul 21, 2009
"What the memoir requires is a distinctive voice, and Frank was a master of his voice," said Mary Karr, a friend of McCourt and author of the best-selling memoir "The Liar's Club." ... The white-haired, sad-eyed, always quotable McCourt -- his Irish accent still thick despite decades in the United States -- became a regular at parties, readings, conferences and other gatherings, so much the eager late-life celebrity that he later compared himself to a "dancing clown, available to everybody."... (KIRO TV, WA)
Obituaries in the news Jul 20, 2009
"What the memoir requires is a distinctive voice, and Frank was a master of his voice," said Mary Karr, a friend of McCourt and author of the best-selling memoir "The Liar's Club.". Chairman of business journals dies of bee sting. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Celebrating a father’s daze Jul 12, 2009
Mary Karr s The Liar s Club is a memoir. Lewis s Home Game is not. (Boston Globe)
Summer reading: Michael Connelly recommends Jun 5, 2009
Summer reading: Mary Karr recommends. The "Liars' Club" author on what books she'll be reading this summer. (Salon)
