Thoughts on Love
by Anne Lamott
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Dec 2025 on Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
The general take
Amy Poehler describes the author of Thoughts on Love as candid, funny, and a big thinker, praising the book for being deeply funny and tender. Based on Amy's comments, it seems like a thoughtful, humorous take on the subject matter that doesn't take itself too seriously.
About
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Books of 2024 “Anne Lamott is my Oprah.” — Chicago Tribune From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow , a joyful celebration of love “Love is our only hope,” Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. “It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to safety, no matter how bleak the future looks.” In Somehow: Thoughts on Love , Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. “Love just won't be pinned down,” she says. “It is in our very atmosphere” and lies at the heart of who we are. We are, Lamott says, creatures of love. In each chapter of Somehow , Lamott refracts all the colors of the spectrum.
Who said what
Amy Poehler👍 Recommends
…recommending anne lamott's latest book and appearance on julia louis dreyfus podcast
“Her latest book, Somehow Thoughts on Love, is out. And she's just a really candid, funny, deeply funny, tender, big thinker.”
Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Julia Louis-Dreyfusat 1:29:14
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