Books news: Mary Karr talks about memoirs, alcohol abuse and her new 'Lit'

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Mary Karr talks about memoirs, alcohol abuse and her new 'Lit' By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY Mary Karr's best-selling 1995 memoir, The Liars' Club, about her rough Texas childhood with alcoholic parents, "kick-started a memoir revolution." Read more
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