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 ...

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 ...

Absolutely riveting” and “compelling.” “A must-read” and “a tour de force.” Blurbs, those haiku-length endorsements on every ...

An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets ...

A love story doesn’t have to be cloying or predictable—and, when read by the right performer, the enchantment can be powerful ...

Readers kept the Jackson District Library busy in 2024, but some books were read or listened to more than others.

“Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett The novel “Tom Lake” was requested via audiobook 230 times in 2024. It was written by author Ann Patchett. “In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters ...

Tom Lane by Ann Patchett: An engrossing, utterly convincing meditation on lifeOpens in new window ] The question of what makes a “good” audiobook narrator is a lot more complicated than it ...

Vancouver-based writer Minelle Mahtani speaks about her memoir, May It Have a Happy Ending, on The Next Chapter.

As conflicts intensify over what children should be taught, how medical decisions should be made and who has the authority to shape their identity, parental rights have taken on heightened ...