Author: annelamott

A New York Times bestseller from an author called “nothing short of miraculous” (The New Yorker): This tender meditation on the nature of mercy demonstrates how forgiveness can lead to fulfillment in your daily life. “Not a book to miss” (Library Journal), with over 2,000 five-star Goodreads ratings!

An essential volume for generations of writers young and old, Bird by Bird is a modern classic. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition will continue to spark creative minds for years to come.For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the … that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:   “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying…