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NONFICTION
Released: March 20, 2012
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: A JOURNAL OF MY SON'S FIRST SON
by Anne Lamott, Sam Lamott
"A pale companion piece to Operation Instructions."
Being a grandparent is harder than it looks. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: April 6, 2010
IMPERFECT BIRDS
by Anne Lamott
"We're all imperfect birds, in a novel that sounds a warning note to parents of "good kids," even though some might resist its climactic remedy. In the end, the strengths of central characters and believable complications overcome a tendency toward oracular psychobabble."
Lamott, best known for nonfiction, including popular books on writing (Bird by Bird, 1994) and spirituality (Traveling Mercies, 1999), returns to the novel with a sequel of sorts to one of her earliest and best, Rosie (1983). Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 3, 2005
PLAN B: FURTHER THOUGHTS ON FAITH
by Anne Lamott
"Traveling Mercies set a very high standard, and to say that Plan B almost gets there is still to say that it's a wonderful read Lamott's legions of fans will no doubt lap up."
Funny, acerbic reflections on faith and family during George W. Bush's first administration. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2002
BLUE SHOE
by Anne Lamott
"Lots of charm in the details, not much for momentum."
Lamott infuses this peripatetic story of a woman's struggles after a divorce with the same quirky brand of Christianity she explored in her wildly popular memoir, Traveling Mercies (1999). Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 1999
TRAVELING MERCIES: SOME THOUGHTS ON FAITH
by Anne Lamott
"An anguishing account that also heals."
Brutally honest, sometimes funny vignettes about affirming faith and community in the midst of drug-induced angst. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: April 10, 1997
CROOKED LITTLE HEART
by Anne Lamott
"But the greater depth, complexity, and seriousness here make up for the smiley faces and rainbows. (Author tour)"
 After a very successful nonfiction run (Bird by Bird, 1994, etc), Lamott returns with her fifth novel seemingly refreshed and invigorated with a further exploration of the world of Rosie Ferguson, the awkward adolescent tennis champion first seen in Rosie (1983). Read full book review >