Anne Lamott, author portrait
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Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott is the author of twenty books, including the New York Times bestsellers Help, Thanks, Wow; Dusk, Night, Dawn; Traveling Mercies; and Bird by Bird, as well as seven novels. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame, she lives in Northern California with her family.
Good Writing
Somehow
Dusk, Night, Dawn
The Writing Frame of Mind
Hard Laughter
All New People
Almost Everything
Hallelujah Anyway
Small Victories
Stitches
Some Assembly Required
Help, Thanks, Wow
Imperfect Birds
Grace (Eventually)
Plan B
Operating Instructions
Blue Shoe
Traveling Mercies
Crooked Little Heart
Rosie
Bird by Bird

Books

Good Writing
Somehow
Dusk, Night, Dawn
The Writing Frame of Mind
Hard Laughter
All New People
Almost Everything
Hallelujah Anyway
Small Victories
Stitches
Some Assembly Required
Help, Thanks, Wow
Imperfect Birds
Grace (Eventually)
Plan B
Operating Instructions
Blue Shoe
Traveling Mercies
Crooked Little Heart
Rosie
Bird by Bird

A Letter for Educators from Neal Allen, Co-Author of Good Writing: 36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences

From co-author Neal Allen:   “Right on time comes an essential guide to good writing from Neal Allen and Anne Lamott. In decades of writing and publishing, and teaching how to do it, I have used many guides including William Zinsser, Roy Peter Clark, Constance Hale, Lynne Truss, and others. They’re still useful, but this

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