Ann Patchett is reliably great ... or at least a new/old one. It’s “Bel Canto,” the 2001 National Book Award nominee about terrorists who occupy a party in a South American country.

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

The Times editors ranked “Bel Canto” at No. 98 on their own list. Ann Patchett’s is the author of the children’s book “The Verts: A Story of Introverts and Extroverts” created with ...