Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott
Born (1954-04-10) April 10, 1954
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • nonfiction writer
  • essayist
  • memoirist
Alma materDrew School
Goucher College
GenreDrama, humor, literary fiction, Reviews

Anne Lamott (born April 10, 1954) is an American novelist and nonfiction writer.

She is also a progressive political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher. Lamott is based in Marin County, California. Her nonfiction works are largely autobiographical. Lamott's writings, marked by their self-deprecating humor and openness, cover such subjects as alcoholism, single-motherhood, depression, and Christianity.