Rather randomly on a friend’s recommendation, I first heard Anne Lamott speak at a Santa Cruz area book store reading from Bird by Bird. And then I found her again reading from Operating Instructions at Book Passage in Corte Madera. In the time of COVID  of course she’s taken the show on the road and online with “Why Write, What to Write, and How to Write” Saturday, May 13th 2023 Online from 1:00-4:00pm PT for $75.  If you can’t attend live on zoom, a recording will be available for all who have purchased this class.

JIC you don’t know, Anne Lamott is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Hallelujah Anyway; Help, Thanks, Wow; Small Victories; Stitches; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; Traveling Mercies; Bird by Bird; and Operating Instructions. She is also the author of seven novels, including Hard Laughter, Imperfect Birds and Rosie. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame, they report that Anne is a longtime friend of the Book Passage family.