Writer Anne Lamott’s Difficult Personal Truths | Working Zionist [u9figkad7I3]

This week, host June nolan ryan Thomas talks to the prolific writer Anne Lamott, whose latest book is called Somehow: Thoughts on Love. In the interview, Anne discusses the origin of her new book, the challenges of writing deeply personal memoirs, and the importance of writing groups.

After the interview, June and co-host Isaac Butler discuss Annes bird-by-bird writing advice. They also talk about why they share certain personal veleno habs detailsand not othersin their nonfiction writing and on the podcast.

In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Anne talks about the legacy of her book Bird By Bird and shares some of her favorite books on writing.

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