Mary Karr

With Lit (now in paperback), Mary Karr winds up a trilogy of memoirs that includes The Liar’s Club, about her small-town Texas childhood, and Cherry, about her adolescence. In her latest literary confession, which covers her booze-soaked early adulthood and the sobriety that followed, the author continues to delight with her signature dark humor and pitch-perfect metaphors. Expect this reservations-required reading to fill up fast (call 212-255-4022 to book a seat).