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What is the best Anne Lamott book?

By YPB Team

From raw motherhood journals to wry meditations on faith, these titles swing between vulnerable memoir and sharp fiction. Which one speaks to you?

  1. Bird by Bird — ranked #11
    Bird by Bird
    Lamott's beloved 1994 guide on writing and life, built around small steps and messy first drafts.
    1000pts
  2. Traveling Mercies — ranked #22
    Traveling Mercies
    A 1999 essay collection on faith and grace that became one of her signature bestsellers.
    560pts
  3. Small Victories — ranked #33
    Small Victories
    A 2014 essay collection on unexpected moments of grace found in ordinary life.
    560pts
  4. Operating Instructions — ranked #44
    Operating Instructions
    A raw 1993 journal chronicling the first year of raising her son as a single mother.
    503pts
  5. Blue Shoe — ranked #55
    Blue Shoe
    A 2002 novel about a recently divorced mother rebuilding her life and reconciling with her past.
    502pts
  6. Almost Everything — ranked #66
    Almost Everything
    A 2018 collection of notes on hope, written partly as a letter to her grandson.
    436pts
  7. Grace (Eventually) — ranked #77
    Grace (Eventually)
    A 2007 essay collection exploring stumbling toward grace amid everyday struggles.
    356pts
  8. Plan B — ranked #88
    Plan B
    A 2005 collection of further thoughts on faith, continuing the voice from Traveling Mercies.
    356pts
  9. Some Assembly Required — ranked #99
    Some Assembly Required
    A 2012 journal co-written with her son documenting her first year as a grandmother.
    261pts
  10. Stitches — ranked #1010
    Stitches
    A 2013 meditation on finding meaning and connection amid a chaotic, fractured world.
    261pts
  11. Hallelujah Anyway — ranked #1111
    Hallelujah Anyway
    A 2017 book-length meditation on mercy as the path through difficulty.
    261pts
  12. Dusk, Night, Dawn — ranked #1212
    Dusk, Night, Dawn
    A 2021 reflection on renewal and change, written amid a new marriage later in life.
    145pts
  13. Help, Thanks, Wow — ranked #1313
    Help, Thanks, Wow
    A concise 2012 meditation on the three essential prayers.
    145pts
  14. Crooked Little Heart — ranked #1414
    Crooked Little Heart
    A 1997 novel following a teenage tennis prodigy and her mother navigating competition and faith.
    145pts

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