Art of Memoir, The : Mary Karr

Paperback | Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs) New York Times Bestseller In the tradition of Stephen King’s On Writing and Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, an elegant, accessible exploration of the memoir from the New York Times bestselling author of The Liars’ Club, Cherry, and Lit “Full of Karr’s usual wit, compassion and, perhaps most reassuringly, self-doubt. Her fans should be delighted-and they can’t go wrong reading the books she discusses, including her own.” —Washington Post Credited 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. She followed with two other smash bestsellers: Cherry and Lit, which were critical hits as well.