Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott (born April 10, 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer. She is also a progressive political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher. Lamott's writings, marked by their self-deprecating humor and openness, cover such subjects as alcoholism, single-motherhood, depression, and Christianity. She was born in San Francisco and is a graduate of Drew School. Her first published novel, Hard Laughter, was written for her father after his diagnosis of brain cancer. Lamott's life was documented in the 1999 documentary Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott. She currently resides in Marin County, California.