Anne Lamott has married a razor-sharp wit to a disarming spiritual sincerity.
Anne Lamott writes about things that begin with capital letters: Alcoholism, Motherhood, Jesus. But armed with self-effacing humor—she is laugh-out-loud funny—and ruthless honesty, Lamott converts her subjects into enchantment.
In all her novels, Lamott writes about loss—loss of loved ones and loss of personal control. She doesn’t try to sugar-coat the sadness, frustration, and disappointment, but tells her stories with honesty, compassion, and a pureness of voice.
Lamott is the author of 7 novels and she has also written several best-selling nonfiction books, including: Operating Instructions, about motherhood, and the classic book on writing, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.
Michelle Brafman is a writer and teacher. She is the author of Bertrand Court: Stories and Washing the Dead, which was included in Book Riot’s list of 100 must-read novels about women and religion. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Slate, LitHub, The Forward, Tablet, The Nervous Breakdown, and elsewhere. She teaches fiction writing in the Johns Hopkins University MA in Writing Program and leads private workshops for teens and adults.Plan Your Visit
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