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

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

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

I’ve written enough about Reese’s Book Club (and read enough of her favorites myself) to spot when a title would make an ...

Predeceased by her husband, Gunther Knisse. Beloved mother of Heidi Beraldo and Regina Robson (Barry). Proud grandmother of Chris King, Shonagh Goad (Andrew), Leigh-Ann Patchett (Charlie), Melissa ...

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 ...

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 ...

$29, $15 for students. 941-255-1022; charlotteplayers.org Prize-winning author Ann Patchett will be the guest speaker at the Library Foundation for Sarasota County’s annual Love Our Libraries ...

last summer Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Princess Anne is on a two-day visit to South Africa, but is undertaking the trip solo and without her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence ...

In November, Jennifer Judge, a Southlake-based corporate lawyer and co-host of the podcast Lawyers Behaving Badly, took to ...

Mischa Berlinski’s shrewd comic novel finds a veteran actress reconnecting with her deposed mentor while facing the challenge ...