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Anne Lamott is an American author of fiction and non-fiction books. She is also a political activist and a public speaker. Anne tackles such topics as alcoholism, single motherhood, and Christianity. She is a graduate of Drew College Preparatory School in San Francisco, California. Anne lives in the Bay Area of California.

Standalone Novels

Hard Laughter (1979) — Buy on Amazon!

Rosie (1983) — Buy on Amazon!

Joe Jones (1986) — Buy on Amazon!

All New People (1989) — Buy on Amazon!

Crooked Little Heart (1997) — Buy on Amazon!

Blue Shoe (2002) — Buy on Amazon!

Imperfect Birds (2010) — Buy on Amazon!

Non-Fiction

Operating Instructions (1993) — Buy on Amazon!

Bird by Bird (1994) — Buy on Amazon!

Traveling Mercies (1999) — Buy on Amazon!

Word by Word (1999) — Buy on Amazon!

Plan B (2004) — Buy on Amazon!

Grace (2007) — Buy on Amazon!

Some Assembly Required (2012) — Buy on Amazon!

Help Thanks Wow (2012) — Buy on Amazon!

Stitches (2013) — Buy on Amazon!

The Hope and Renewal Collection (2014) — Buy on Amazon!

Small Victories (2014) — Buy on Amazon!

Hallelujah Anyway (2017) — Buy on Amazon!

Almost Everything (2018) — Buy on Amazon!

Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage (2021) — Buy on Amazon!

Somehow: Thoughts on Love (2024) — Buy on Amazon!

Anthologies

Mothers Who Think: Tales of Real-Life Parenthood (1999) — Buy on Amazon!

Between Mothers and Sons: Women Writers Talk about Having Sons and Raising Men (1999) — Buy on Amazon!

Imagine: What America Could Be in the 21st Century (2000) — Buy on Amazon!

Scoot Over, Skinny: The Fat Nonfiction Anthology (2005) — Buy on Amazon!

40 Model Essays (2005) — Buy on Amazon!

The Maternal Is Political (2008) — Buy on Amazon!

By the Book (2014) — Buy on Amazon!

Life Is Short – Art Is Shorter: In Praise of Brevity (2015) — Buy on Amazon!