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Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs: 'No Doubt I've Gotten A Million Things Wrong'

Author Mary Karr says she once broke her computer's delete key while writing a memoir. Deborah Feingold/HarperCollins hide caption

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Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs: 'No Doubt I've Gotten A Million Things Wrong'

Karr discusses the faults of memory, the challenges of writing about loved ones and the pain of deleting 1,200 pages because "there was something untrue about them." Her new book is The Art of Memoir.

Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs: 'No Doubt I've Gotten A Million Things Wrong'

Author Mary Karr says she once broke her computer's delete key while writing a memoir. Deborah Feingold/HarperCollins hide caption

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Deborah Feingold/HarperCollins

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Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs: 'No Doubt I've Gotten A Million Things Wrong'

Mary Karr On Writing Memoirs: 'No Doubt I've Gotten A Million Things Wrong'

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