Bird by Bird: Instructions on Writing and Life - Canons (Paperback)

Superb writing advice . . . hilarious, helpful and provocative - New York Times Book Review

A warm, generous and hilarious guide through the writer's world and its treacherous swamps - Los Angeles Times

[A] classic of the genre - Guardian

My go-to gift or recommendation for anyone interested in writing, though it is as much a treatise on life as it is a creative-writing primer - MATT HAIG

A generous and funny guide to writing and life - BONNIE GARMUS, Guardian

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott is a classic for a reason. A warm and honest look at the real work of writing, funny and realistic and also encouraging. I always return to it - SOPHIE MACKINTOSH, NZ Herald

A treasure trove of insight both practical and profound, timelessly revisitable and yielding deeper resonance each time - Brain Pickings

Deftly and honestly explores the mental challenges of being a writer, and Lamott's advice is, simply put, invaluable - Bustle

Praise for Almost Everything: Anne Lamott is a cause for celebration. [Her] real genius lies in capturing the ineffable, describing not perfect moments, but imperfect ones . . . perfectly. She is nothing short of miraculous - New Yorker

I keep learning a lot from the clear and great Annie Lamott. I think you will, too - GLORIA STEINEM