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Mary Karr was born in Groves, Texas, on January 16, 1955.
* She is an American poet, essayist, and memoirist.
* Her first book of poetry, Abacus, was published in 1987.
* Her memoir, The Liars' Club, was published in 1995 and became a New York Times bestseller.
* She has also written the memoirs Cherry (2000) and Lit (2009).
* She is a professor of English at Syracuse University.
* She has won numerous awards, including the Whiting Award, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
* She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
* She is known for her honest and unflinching writing about her life.