She describes some classroom exercises she has her students engage in to prove this to them. Karr notes that memoir has one huge challenge: It is a form based entirely on memory, but memory is notoriously unreliable. She then notes that this book is aimed towards writers, though she imagines some non-writers might find it interesting. She notes that fiction has become increasingly intellectual and abstract, driving demand for memoirs and realism. She then discusses what she sees as the reasons behind the surge in both the number of memoirs being published and the sales figures they routinely gain. Karr begins by warning the reader that no one ‛elected me the boss of the memoir,’ and that her pronouncements on the subject should be taken with a grain of salt.
Karr utilizes a personal tone, often referring to her own memoir writing when discussing various points. The Art of Memoir is a 2015 non-fiction book by Mary Karr in which she examines memoir writing in terms of craft and technique.
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