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Anne Lamott Books in Order

Anne Lamott has written 23 books, published between 1979 and 2026. The first book is Hard Laughter (1979) and the newest is Good Writing (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1979–2026
Pages on record
4,678 in 19 of 23 books
Reading time
78–117 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,678 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

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Faith, family and the writing life are Anne Lamott's recurring subjects. Hard Laughter (1979) is the earliest of 23 catalogued titles, which include Operating Instructions (1993), Bird by Bird (1994) and Traveling Mercies (1999) and reach Good Writing in 2026. Christian biography, spirituality and mothers and sons fill the subject tags.

How many Anne Lamott books are there?

Anne Lamott has 23 books, released between 1979 and 2026.

Anne Lamott Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Anne Lamott books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Hard Laughter by Anne Lamott (1979)
  2. Cover of Rosie by Anne Lamott (1983)
  3. Cover of Joe Jones by Anne Lamott (1986)
  4. Cover of All New People by Anne Lamott (1989)
  5. Cover of Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott (1993)
  6. Cover of Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (1994)
  7. Cover of Crooked Little Heart by Anne Lamott (1997)
  8. Cover of Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott (1999)
  9. Cover of Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott (2002)
  10. Cover of Plan B by Anne Lamott (2004)
  11. Cover of Grace by Anne Lamott (2007)
  12. Cover of Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott (2010)
  13. Cover of Some Assembly Required by Anne Lamott (2012)
  14. Cover of Help Thanks Wow by Anne Lamott (2012)
  15. Cover of Stitches by Anne Lamott (2013)
  16. Cover of Small Victories by Anne Lamott (2014)
  17. Cover of Hallelujah Anyway by Anne Lamott (2017)
  18. Cover of Almost Everything by Anne Lamott (2018)
  19. Cover of Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage by Anne Lamott (2021)
  20. Cover of Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott (2024)
  1. 1
    Hard Laughter1979 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979290
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  2. 2
    Rosie1983 · 275 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983275
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  3. 3
    Joe Jones1986 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986242
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  4. 4
    All New People1989 · 166 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989166
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  5. 5
    Operating Instructions1993 · 251 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993251
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  6. 6
    Bird by Bird1994 · 239 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994239
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  7. 7
    Crooked Little Heart1997 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997326
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  8. 8
    Traveling Mercies1999 · 275 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999275
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  9. 9
    Word by Word1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  10. 10
    Blue Shoe2002 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002291
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  11. 11
    Plan B2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004320
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  12. 12
    Grace2007 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007253
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  13. 13
    Imperfect Birds2010 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010278
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  14. 14
    Some Assembly Required2012 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012272
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  15. 15
    Help Thanks Wow2012 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012112
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  16. 16
    Stitches2013 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013112
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  17. 17
    The Hope and Renewal Collection2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  18. 18
    Small Victories2014 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014304
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  19. 19
    Hallelujah Anyway2017 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017192
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  20. 20
    Almost Everything2018 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018208
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  21. 21
    Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage2021 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021272
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  22. 22
    Somehow: Thoughts on Love2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  23. 23
    Good Writing2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Anne Lamott books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

23 books

23 Anne Lamott titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Anne Lamott Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Anne Lamott books run from Hard Laughter (1979) to Good Writing (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Anne Lamott in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Anne Lamott books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 23 Anne Lamott books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Anne Lamott

Start with Hard Laughter (1979), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Anne Lamott book?

Good Writing (2026) is the newest Anne Lamott book released so far.

Is there a new Anne Lamott book coming?

No next Anne Lamott book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Anne Lamott at a glance

Still publishing
Anne Lamott published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Anne Lamott books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,678 pages across the 19 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anne Lamott books, 8 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the Anne Lamott books are about

21 of the 23 Anne Lamott books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: novelists is tagged on 6 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.