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Anne Lamott
(b.1954)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.
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Novels
Hard Laughter (1979)
Rosie (1983)
Joe Jones (1985)
All New People (1989)
Crooked Little Heart (1997)
Blue Shoe (2002)
Imperfect Birds (2010)
Rosie (1983)
Joe Jones (1985)
All New People (1989)
Crooked Little Heart (1997)
Blue Shoe (2002)
Imperfect Birds (2010)
Non fiction show
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Anthologies containing stories by Anne Lamott
Life Is Short - Art Is Shorter (2015)
In Praise of Brevity
edited by
Elizabeth Cooperman and David Shields
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