The Tim Ferriss Show

By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

#479: Mary Karr — The Master of Memoir on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering

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Published November 12, 2020 8:18am

"For me, the solution to fear is curiosity and presence. I can’t be terrified and curious at the same time." — Mary Karr

Mary Karr (@marykarrlit) is the author of three award-winning, bestselling memoirs: The Liars’ Club, Cherry, and Lit. She is also the author of The Art of Memoir, which lays bare her own process as she breaks down the craft of memoir, and Tropic of Squalor, her latest volume of poetry.

A Guggenheim fellow in poetry, Karr has won Pushcart Prizes for both verse and essays. Other grants include the Whiting Award, PEN/Martha Albran...

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