An astonishing story that has won 12 prestigious literary awards—and earned recognition from Stephen King himself!
The book that sparked a memoir boom and hundreds of imitators!
Mary Karr is a professor of literature at Syracuse University and the author of three poetry collections.
Karr also lectures at Harvard, Oxford, and Princeton:
“In ‘The Liars’ Club,’ women are never admitted. And children, of course, too. I’m the only exception. My father is the most talented liar—everyone loves his tall tales. I could tell plenty of stories about myself and my family—silly, strange, and even terrifying. But I stay quiet because all my stories are pure truth…”