Fresh Air, Fran Lebowitz and Anne Lamott (Nonfiction‪)‬

Humorist Fran Lebowitz and writer Anne Lamott on this archive edition of Fresh Air. The Washington Post called Fran Lebowitz "The funniest woman in America." Humorist Lebowitz has come out with her first children's book, Mr. Chas and Lisa Sue Meet The Pandas. In 1978, she wrote the critically acclaimed book Metropolitan Life a collection of witty essays on life. Writer Anne Lamott's new book is Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Lamott talks about the nuts and bolts of how to write but also how to live a writer's life. Her other books include Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year of Life. She was a book reviewer for Mademoiselle. (Original Broadcast Date: January 3, 1995)