“Karr is a national treasure—that rare genius who’s also a brilliant teacher. This joyful celebra...

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR New York Times Book Review - The New Yorker - Entertainment Weekly - Time...

The Liars' Club brought to vivid, indelible life Mary Karr's hardscrabble Texas childhood. Cherry...

In her third collection of poetry, Viper Rum, Mary Karr delves into autobiographical subject matt...

Karry's beautiful memoir of adolescence is a striking and moving as its prequel, The Liar's Club.