Ann Patchett is reliably great ... too. Patchett told her friend, Minneapolis’ Kate DiCamillo, that her newest book, “The Hotel Balzaar” is “magical,” and she’s right.

Novelist Ann Patchett will be the latest author to speak in the 2010-11 Pen Pals series at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Since 1992, Patchett has published five novels and two books of ...

Because she moved around a lot as a child, best-selling author Ann Patchett said she was slow to learn to read, but she has made up for lost time. “I didn’t go to school all that much from ...

Award-winning American author Ann Patchett is finally back ... “Your father has a friend he wants you to meet,” she said. “Is it a work friend?” Maeve asked. She was older and so had ...

Ann Patchett, who owns a Nashville bookstore, has written numerous best sellers. She talks about her love of reading and how it inspires her writing ...