She sits and takes notes and chats in the comment section. Within her virtual class, she seems pretty normal like the rest of us. Lamott has a manner of speaking and writing that makes people sit up, listen and react. She invited me to attend her virtual class. It may surprise some to learn that this well-known author teaches a Sunday school class at an interracial church with fewer than 50 attendees. This understanding inspires her writing and mission in life - to point people to God. Lamott speaks from an understanding that God has a way of making the best out of things no matter the situation. “I’ve learned in my life that God always makes a way out of no way.”

“I’ve watched kids in my Sunday school class that I lead become free of addiction along with watching my son stay sober for the last nine years,” she said. And her learning comes with a posture of welcoming change and being open to what God brings her way. Learning is what Lamott seems to like to do best. “I decided to think of the pandemic as COVID college, and what are some of the greatest teachings that I needed to learn from it,” she explained.

However, she made it clear that if we didn’t get enough time today, we could connect in the future. Courage is something she fully embraces and asks her readers to do the same - all in her down-to-earth folksy style.Īs our conversation began, Lamott was on a tight schedule to connect with a friend she hadn’t seen since the start of the pandemic. In this new release, she reflects on the need for courage. This book has all the trademarks that make Lamott a household name and New York Times best-selling author: Empathy, provocative thought and inspired soul searching. I recently sat down with Anne Lamott, beloved and debated American novelist and non-fiction writer, to discuss her new release, Dusk Night Dawn.

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