Anne Lamott

One of the books periodically cited as a key primer for aspirant writers is Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, penned by Anne Lamott and first published in 1994. It’s one of the few writing manuals ever to be immortalized on film – something that as far as I’m aware never happened […]

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Thanks to Nate over at The Digital Reader for pointing me toward Goodread’s year-end infographic summary (see below). Some cool stats on there about the most reviewed book of the year (Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn), the most popular author interviews (Michael Chabon, Lois Lowry, Junot Diaz and Anne Lamott) and growth of the site’s membership (it [...]

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