Anne Lamott



Anne Lamott

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born April 10, 1954
gender female
place of birth San Francisco, California, 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 Portrai...more

books by Anne Lamott

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avg rating: 3.96 | 13689 ratings | 16 distinct works
Bird by Bird: Some Instruction... Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 4.12 — 3635 ratings — published 1994
6 editions
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Traveling Mercies: Some Though... Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 4.21 — 3069 ratings — published 2000
10 editions
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Operating Instructions: A Jour... Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 4.25 — 1510 ratings — published 2005
6 editions
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Plan B: Further Thoughts on Fa... Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.81 — 1479 ratings — published 2005
6 editions
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Grace [Eventually]: Thoughts o... Grace [Eventually]: Thoughts on Faith (Hardcover)
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.73 — 926 ratings — published 2008
5 editions
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Blue Shoe Blue Shoe (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.21 — 915 ratings — published 2003
12 editions
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Rosie Rosie (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.65 — 425 ratings — published 1983
4 editions
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All New People: A Novel All New People: A Novel (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.36 — 191 ratings — published 2000
3 editions
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Joe Jones: A Novel Joe Jones: A Novel (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.27 — 143 ratings — published 2003
6 editions
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When You Eat at the Refrigerat... When You Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up a Chair (Paperback)
by Geneen Roth, Anne Lamott
avg rating 3.89 — 56 ratings — published 1999
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quotes by Anne Lamott

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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."
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"Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past."
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"It's good to do uncomfortable things. It's weight training for life."
Anne Lamott (Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith)
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