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Anne Lamott


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Anne Lamott is the author of several novels and works of non-fiction, and a progressive political activist. She is also an acclaimed public speaker and teacher of writing. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, her non-fiction works are largely autobiographical, with strong doses of self-deprecating humor. Marked by their transparency, Lamott's writings covered such subjects as alcoholism, single motherhood, and Christianity.
 

 
Novels
   Hard Laughter (1979)
   Rosie (1983)
   Joe Jones (1985)
   All New People (1989)
   Crooked Little Heart (1997)
   Blue Shoe (2002)
   Imperfect Birds (2010)
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Books containing stories by Anne Lamott
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Days Like This (2015)
Good Writers On Bad Luck, Bum Deals and Other Torments
edited by
Samantha Schoech
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Life Is Short - Art Is Shorter (2015)
In Praise of Brevity
edited by
Elizabeth Cooperman and David Shields
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By the Book (2014)
Writers On Literature and the Literary Life
edited by
Pamela Paul

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Here One Moment (2024)
Liane Moriarty
"A riveting story so wild you don't know how she'll land it, and then she does, on a dime."
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The Princess of Las Vegas (2024)
Chris Bohjalian
"A wonderful book....I absolutely could not put it down."
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The Light Pirate (2022)
Lily Brooks-Dalton
"Lily Brooks-Dalton is wonderful, fresh on the scene with a big heart, a fierce spirit, a writer's eye, and a lovely sense of humor."

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