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The Art of Memoir

Mary Karr

Bestselling author and renowned professor Mary Karr offers a master class in the essential elements of great memoir—delivered with her signature wit, insight, and candor.

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

The author mentioned that this book was just released in paperback format.

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and i have a book out uh just out called the art of memoir right just out in paper back just came out in paper

— Episode: Mary Karr, Best-Selling Poet and Master...

Episode: Mary Karr, Best-Selling Poet and Master Memoirist

The author mentioned that this book was just released in paperback format.

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and i have a book out uh just out called the art of memoir right just out in paper back just came out in paper

Episode: Mary Karr, Best-Selling Poet and Master Memoirist

This book was mentioned as being just out in paperback, and advice was given regarding writing sequels to memoirs based on its principles.

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and i have a book out uh just out called the art of memoir right just out in paper back just came out in paper

Episode: Mary Karr, Best-Selling Poet and Master Memoirist

This book by Mary Karr was mentioned as being 'just out in paperback' at the time of the conversation.

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And I have a book out uh just out called the art of memoir right just out in paper back

On Being with Krista Tippett

Podcast

On Being with Krista Tippett

It was mentioned that the book contains an epigraph from Thomas Merton about a 'false self' that people often initially write about instead of their true selves. The book was also referenced regarding the author's views on the process of writing memoirs as deeply personal and transformative.

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You had this epigraph from Thomas Merton to the Art of Memoir, which is just a very poetic way of saying, he said, 'every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person, a false self'

— Episode: [Unedited] Mary Karr with Krista Tippett

Episode: [Unedited] Mary Karr with Krista Tippett

It was mentioned that the book contains an epigraph from Thomas Merton about a 'false self' that people often initially write about instead of their true selves. The book was also referenced regarding the author's views on the process of writing memoirs as deeply personal and transformative.

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You had this epigraph from Thomas Merton to the Art of Memoir, which is just a very poetic way of saying, he said, 'every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person, a false self'

So when you say in the art of memoirs, in some ways writing a memoir is knocking yourself out with your own fist if it's done right. Is that what you're talking about? That hard place you have to go to?

Episode: Mary Karr — Astonished by the Human Comedy

This book includes an epigraph from Thomas Martin about the illusory person, or false self, that shadows each of us. The book also discusses the spiritual discipline involved in writing memoirs and getting to the truth.

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every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person, a false self.

The loony bin is where I learned that as deep as a wound is, that's how deep the healing can be.

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