Karr speaking at the St. Louis County Library on September 8, 2016
Born
(1955-01-16) January 16, 1955 (age 69)
East Texas
Nationality
American
Occupations
Poet
Essayist
Memoirist
Years active
1987–present
Notable work
The Liars' Club
Website
www.marykarr.com
Mary Karr (born January 16, 1955) is an American poet, essayist and memoirist from East Texas.[1] She is widely noted for her 1995 bestselling memoir The Liars' Club. Karr is the Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University.[2][3]
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^Dunham, Lena (January 13, 2017). "The All-American Menstrual Hut: Lena Dunham and the memoirist Mary Karr talk bullying, Jesus, and bra technology". Lenny Letter. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^"A Conversation with Mary Karr". Image Journal. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
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