Creative Nonfiction Course Guide (Lisa Heise)

"In both her fiction and nonfiction writings, Lamott is known for her humorous and dead-on portrayal of sometimes painful or sad topics such as coping with single motherhood, the relations between parents and their children, and the death or endangerment of a friend." | From: Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors | Gale Literature Resource Center (Library Database)

"...it's important to understand Lamott, both as an author and as a character in her memoir. Any author who writes about themselves, even if they are as truthful and transparent as possible, still creates a character for the reader. " | From: Nonfiction Classics for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Nonfiction Works(Vol. 3. ) | Gale Literature Resource Center (Library Database)

The presents answer to the question concerning spiritual that eases way out of self-righteous stuckess and experience of healed resentments. | O Quarterly. 2022 Special Issue, Vol. 2 Issue 1, p65-65 | MasterFILE Complete (EBSCO) (Library Database)

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of finding her identity and becoming what she was meant to be. | O, The Oprah Magazine. Nov2009, Vol. 10 Issue 11, p180-134. | MasterFILE Complete (EBSCO) (Library Database)

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of learning from her son.| Redbook. Apr2012, Vol. 218 Issue 4, p111-112. | MasterFILE Complete (EBSCO) (Library Database)