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In her newest book, “Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage” longtime best-selling author Anne Lamott considers where and how to find hope in bleak times, whether that darkness is in your own life ...

The writer Anne Lamott turned 70 in April, and it turns out she has a lot to say about growing older - like this. Quote, "we know by a certain age the great palace lies of the culture. If you buy or ...

Slim and precious, “Somehow: Thoughts on Love” doesn’t measure up to her best nonfiction. By Alexandra Jacobs New novels from Emily Henry, Jo Piazza and Rachel Khong; a history of five ballerinas at ...