Mary Karr
Mary Karr | |
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Karr speaking at the St. Louis County Library on September 8, 2016 | |
| Born | January 16, 1955 Groves, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Notable work | The Liars' Club |
| Website | www |
Mary Karr (born January 16, 1955) is an American poet, essayist and memoirist from East Texas. 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.