John Waters is a writer, film director, actor, and visual artist best known for his films, including Hairspray, Pink Flamingos, and Serial Mom. He is the author of the national bestsellers Role Models, Carsick, and Mr. Know-It-All. His spoken-word shows This Filthy World, False Negative, and A John Waters Christmas continue to be performed around the world. Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) is his debut novel, a hilariously filthy tale of sex, crime, and family dysfunction – and yes, a perfectly perverted “feel-bad romance.” It is, in the words of The New York Times, “a maze of anarchy.” Here we have Marsha Sprinkle: Suitcase thief, scammer, master of disguise. Dogs and children hate her, and her own family wants her dead. She’s smart, she’s desperate, she’s disturbed, and she’s on the run with a big chip on her shoulder. They call her Liarmouth – until one insane man makes her tell the truth.
