3 Titles Anne Lamott Always “Hoists on People”
To know Anne Lamott is to see that words are her world. Writing holds the power to unlock our truth and find meaning in our chaotic world. “You write to learn who you are and what you make of it all,” she recently told Sunday Paper editor Meghan Rabbitt.
For Lamott, just as writing offers a portal into knowing ourselves, reading does as well. Opening a book can transport you to a new realm. It’s a gift, and these three books are the ones she’s turned to and gifted for years.
Happy All the Time by Lori Colwin
“It’s so lovely. It’s brilliant. And it makes you so happy to spend 250 pages with these people—the most human, dear people who are really trying to do their best.”
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
“I think it’s a perfect novel. Reading Kingsolver makes me feel like I can never write again because she is so, so much better than I will ever be. And it just fills me with gratitude and relief that she’s out there producing book after book of such brilliance and insight and truth.”
Collected Mary Oliver
“To sit down and read one poem by Mary Oliver can change your whole day. Because it’s going to give you the gift and reminder of wonder to go outside and see it all through your own eyes.”
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