A tale of sex, crime, and family dysfunction in John Waters' hilarious new novel

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John Waters' first novel "Liarmouth" was released May 3. (Greg Gorman)

Leave it to John Waters to make the protagonist of his first novel someone dogs and children hate and whose own family wants her dead. She’s known as “Liarmouth” which is also the title of this hilarious new book. The legendary filmmaker and writer joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to introduce his novel and its brassy misanthrope hero, Marsha Sprinkle.

Interview highlights:

Marsha Sprinkles’ predilection for thievery: