Anne Lamott
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born
April 10, 1954
gender
female
place of birth
San Francisco, California, The United States
genre
Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
about this author
Anne Lamott is an author of several novels and works of non-fiction. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, her non-fiction works are largely autobiographical, with strong doses of self-deprecating humor and covering such subjects as alcoholism, single motherhood, and Christianity. She appeals to her fans because of her sense of humor, her deeply felt insights, and her outspoken views on topics such as her left-of-center politics and her unconventional Christian faith. She is a graduate of Drew College Preparatory School in San Francisco, California. Her father, Kenneth Lamott, was also a writer and was the basis of her first novel Hard Laughter.
Lamott's life is documented in Freida Lee Mock's 1999 documentary Bird by Bird: A Film...more
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott avg rating 4.14 — 7,765 ratings — published 1994 8 editions |
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Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott avg rating 4.14 — 6,418 ratings — published 1999 9 editions |
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Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott avg rating 4.19 — 3,390 ratings — published 1993 6 editions |
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Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott avg rating 3.85 — 3,110 ratings — published 2004 9 editions |
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Grace [Eventually]: Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott avg rating 3.78 — 2,474 ratings — published 2007 11 editions |
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Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott avg rating 3.21 — 1,982 ratings — published 2002 13 editions |
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Crooked Little Heart: A Novel by Anne Lamott avg rating 3.53 — 1,196 ratings — published 1997 7 editions |
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Rosie by Anne Lamott avg rating 3.62 — 862 ratings — published 1983 4 editions |
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Hard Laughter: A Novel by Anne Lamott avg rating 3.60 — 581 ratings — published 1979 5 editions |
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All New People: A Novel by Anne Lamott avg rating 3.44 — 410 ratings — published 1989 3 editions |
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— Anne Lamott (Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life)
— Anne Lamott (Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life)
"You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do."
— Anne Lamott
— Anne Lamott
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