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Home / Authors / Anne Lamott Anne Lamott Anne Lamott is an American author best known for her memoirs, including *Bird by Bird* and *Operating Instructions*, and her fiction series about the Reverend Tom. Her books have sold over 15 million copies and are celebrated for their raw, spiritual honesty. This page provides the Anne Lamott books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1979 Hard Laughter POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1986 Joe Jones POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1989 All New People POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1993 Operating Instructions POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 Bird by Bird POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1997 Crooked Little Heart POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1999 Traveling Mercies POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 Word by Word POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2002 Blue Shoe POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2010 Imperfect Birds POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 2012 Some Assembly Required POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2012 Help Thanks Wow POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 2013 Stitches POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 2014 The Hope and Renewal Collection POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 2014 Small Victories POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 2017 Hallelujah Anyway POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 2018 Almost Everything POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ 2021 Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage POoNB · 14 Buy ↗ 2024 Somehow: Thoughts on Love POoNB · 15 Buy ↗ 2026 Good Writing(With: Neal Allen) POoNB · 16 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 16 books · 1993–2026
01 Operating Instructions 1993 Buy ↗ 03 Traveling Mercies 1999 Buy ↗ 07 Some Assembly Required 2012 Buy ↗ 08 Help Thanks Wow 2012 Buy ↗ 10 The Hope and Renewal Collection 2014 Buy ↗ 11 Small Victories 2014 Buy ↗ 12 Hallelujah Anyway 2017 Buy ↗ 13 Almost Everything 2018 Buy ↗ 14 Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage 2021 Buy ↗ 15 Somehow: Thoughts on Love 2024 Buy ↗ 16 Good Writing(With: Neal Allen) 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 7 books · 1979–2010
04 All New People 1989 Buy ↗ 05 Crooked Little Heart 1997 Buy ↗ 07 Imperfect Birds 2010 Buy ↗