The Art of Memoir

In the tradition of Stephen Kings ON WRITING and Anne Lamotts BIRD BY BIRD, this is an elegant, accessible exploration of the memoir from the New York Times bestselling author of THE LIARS' CLUB, CHERRY and LIT. Now available in paperback! In The Art of Memoir, master memoirist Mary Karr synthesizes her expertise as professor and therapy patient, writer and spiritual seeker, recovered alcoholic and “ black-belt sinner, ” providing a unique window into the mechanics and art of the form that is as irreverent, insightful, and entertaining as her own work in the genre. Anchored by excerpts from her favorite memoirs and anecdotes from fellow writers’ experience, The Art of Memoir lays bare Karr’ s own process as she breaks down the key elements of great literary memoir. Mary Karr is the author of three award-winning, bestselling memoirs: The Liars’ Club, Cherry, and Lit, as well as The Art of Memoir, also a New York Times bestseller. She received Guggenheim and Radcliffe Fellowships for poe