Mary Karr

Studio 360

Mary Karr‘s new book, Lit, is the third in a series of memoirs. She tells Alec Baldwin about getting to the truth in her writing. She also talks about recovering from alcoholism and developing a spiritual life, and reads from her poem, “Chosen Blindness.”

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