Anne Lamott is the New York Times best-selling author of Dusk Night Dawn: On Revival and Courage, as well as 18 more books: essay collections, novels, and long-form nonfiction, including the classic writing manual Bird by Bird and childrearing memoir Operating Instructions. She is a past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame.
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