Anne Lamott







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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avg rating: 3.94 | 26,312 ratings | 3,747 reviews | 16 distinct works | 86 fans
Bird by Bird: Some Instruction... Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 4.14 — 6,809 ratings — published 1994
6 editions
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Traveling Mercies: Some Though... Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 4.15 — 5,679 ratings — published 1999
9 editions
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Operating Instructions: A Jour... Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 4.20 — 3,025 ratings
6 editions
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Plan B: Further Thoughts on Fa... Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.84 — 2,798 ratings — published 2005
9 editions
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Grace [Eventually]: Thoughts o... Grace [Eventually]: Thoughts on Faith
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.77 — 2,184 ratings — published 2007
10 editions
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Blue Shoe Blue Shoe
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.20 — 1,774 ratings — published 2002
13 editions
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Crooked Little Heart: A Novel Crooked Little Heart: A Novel
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.53 — 1,078 ratings — published 1997
7 editions
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Rosie Rosie
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.62 — 775 ratings — published 1983
4 editions
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Hard Laughter: A Novel Hard Laughter: A Novel
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.61 — 519 ratings — published 1979
5 editions
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All New People: A Novel All New People: A Novel
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.40 — 361 ratings — published 1989
3 editions
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"For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die."
Anne Lamott (Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life)
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"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
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"Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past."
Anne Lamott
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