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Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott is an American writer known for both her fiction and non-fiction works. She is also active in politics and frequently speaks publicly. Her writing addresses themes such as alcoholism, single motherhood, and Christianity. Anne graduated from Drew College Preparatory School in San Francisco, California, and currently resides in the Bay Area. She published her first novel, Hard Laughter, in 1979. Below is a list of Anne Lamott’s books in the order of their original release:

Anne Lamott became a published novelist in 1979 with the novel Hard Laughter. Below is a list of Anne Lamott's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Hard Laughter (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rosie (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Joe Jones (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
All New People (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crooked Little Heart (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blue Shoe (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Imperfect Birds (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Operating Instructions (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bird by Bird (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Traveling Mercies (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Word by Word (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Plan B (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Grace (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Some Assembly Required (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Help Thanks Wow (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stitches (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Hope and Renewal Collection (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Small Victories (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hallelujah Anyway (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Almost Everything (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Somehow: Thoughts on Love (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Mothers Who Think: Tales of Real-Life Parenthood (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Between Mothers and Sons: Women Writers Talk about Having Sons and Raising Men (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Imagine: What America Could Be in the 21st Century (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Scoot Over, Skinny: The Fat Nonfiction Anthology (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
40 Model Essays (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Maternal Is Political (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
By the Book (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Life Is Short – Art Is Shorter: In Praise of Brevity (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shattering Glass (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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