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Ann Patchett (born December 2, 1963) is an American author. She received the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in the same year, for her novel Bel Canto.
Official website for Ann Patchett, owner of Parnassus Books and international best-selling author of Bel Canto, State of Wonder, and Commonwealth.
Jul 30, 2023 · Are you in possession of a hammock? A creaky old porch swing? A bay window with built-in seating? If not, Ann Patchett’s new novel, “Tom Lake,” will situate you there mentally.
Aug 3, 2023 · Cross-generational bonds and old loves are brought together in author Ann Patchett's new book, Tom Lake: a tender meditation on marriage and artistic aspiration.
Patchett attended high school at St. Bernard Academy, a private, non-parochial Catholic school for girls run by the Sisters of Mercy. Following graduation, she attended Sarah Lawrence College and took fiction writing classes with Allan Gurganus, Russell Banks, and Grace Paley.
Jun 17, 2024 · Ann Patchett is an American author whose novels often portray the intersecting lives of characters from disparate backgrounds. Her notable books include Bel Canto (2001), Commonwealth (2016), and The Dutch House (2019).
ANN PATCHETT is the author of nine novels, The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, Run, State of Wonder, Commonwealth, The Dutch House, and Tom Lake.
Both hopeful and elegiac, it explores what it means to be happy even when the world is falling apart. As in all of her novels, Ann Patchett combines compelling narrative artistry with piercing insights into family dynamics.
Aug 1, 2023 · NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Ann Patchett on her latest novel Tom Lake, which tackles family, maternal love and the secrets a mother may choose not to share with her children ...
Jul 27, 2023 · Ann Patchett's ninth novel, 'Tom Lake,' distills the soul of her work and her life — her welcoming bookstore, her fear of distractions and her lack of regrets.
