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Ann Patchett’s novel dedications are interesting stories in their own right. ... Bel Canto, was dedicated to her now-husband, Karl VanDevender, who she was dating at the time.
Ann Patchett was born on December 2, 1963, in Los Angeles, ... Tennessee, with her husband, Karl VanDevender. [15] It is Patchett’s second marriage. [16] Writing
Ann Patchett is helping Nashville mourn with books and dogs. On Tuesday, the novelist shared that her bookstore, Parnassus Books, is open to the community in the wake of the mass shooting at the ...
Patchett's life as a writer, from her earliest grade school writing, through college and graduate school, magazine writing, novels and ultimately selling books at her Nashville independent bookstore Parnassus, is woven throughout. Patchett describes These Precious Days as a sequel to her 2013 essay collection This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage.
In an interview entitled "Ann Patchett Calls 'Commonwealth' Her 'Autobiographical First Novel'," Patchett said, “My parents got divorced when I was young, and my mother married someone who had four children. And we moved to the other side of the country, albeit not to Virginia. And I think that that being thrown together, being pulled out of ...
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.
The Patron Saint of Liars is a 1992 novel, written by Ann Patchett. This is the first novel published by Patchett, and it was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. [ 1 ] Patchett completed the manuscript for The Patron Saint of Liars during a fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts. [ 2 ]
The Chicago Public Library Foundation on Tuesday announced its 2024 awards, with author Ann Patchett receiving the Carl Sandburg Literary Award, Cristina Henríquez the 21st Century Award and ...