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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

by Anne Lamott

Anchor. 1995. 272p. ISBN 9780385480017. pap. $15.95; ebk. ISBN 9780307424983.

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With good humor, Lamott (Small Victories) encourages writers to write honestly, tackle writing projects in manageable steps, use life experience to inform their art, and much more. (LJ 8/94)

Reviewed by Paul Stenis , Feb 01, 2016

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