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Wally Lamb
“A modern-day Dostyoevsky [who] never grapples with anything less than life’s biggest questions.” —New York Times Book Review Wally Lamb is the author of six New York Times best-selling novels and is an historic, three-time Oprah’s Book Club Pick. His bestselling novels include I’ll Take You There, We Are Water, Wishin’ and Hopin’, The Hour I First Believed, I Know This […]
Mary Karr, Ph.D.
“Karr is a national treasure.” —George Saunders “Mary Karr is a pistol. She brings firepower to the podium with great style and a contagious Texas twang . . . our audience is still talking about her memorable performance.” —Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures “Mary Karr captivates and befriends her audience with her understated intelligence, her adroit use […]