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Tag Archives: Ann Patchett
It’s National Library Week!
We love celebrating libraries every week at BookPage, but April 14-20 places national focus on one of our favorite times of year: National Library Week! This year, the theme of National Library Week is “Communities matter @ your library.” Libraries … Continue reading
The most wonderful day of the year
Readers, I know what I’m doing today! I’ll give you a hint: Yep, today I am reading The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults. If this week’s Monday Contest is any indication, I’d bet that many of you … Continue reading
Stylish literati in September Vogue
When books and fashion collide, I get giddy. And the September issue of Vogue runneth over with a 16-page Edith Wharton-inspired spread styled by Grace Coddington, photographed by Annie Leibovitz (who, according to Anna Wintour, prepped for the shoot by … Continue reading
Orange Prize shortlist announced
The 17th Orange Prize shortlist was announced this morning. One of the most prestigious literary awards, it’s awarded to a woman who has produced an outstanding work of fiction, and carries a prize of 30,000 pounds. Esi Edugyan, Half Blood … Continue reading
Look hard to find literature on the Time 100 Poll
TIME Magazine has just released their 2012 Time 100 Poll inviting readers to ”[c]ast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes that you think are the most influential people in the world.” The reader’s choice will be published in … Continue reading
Ann Patchett has Stephen Colbert speechless
It’s not often that a guest leaves comedian Stephen Colbert at a loss for words, but author Ann Patchett managed it more than once during her guest appearance last night on “The Colbert Report.” The two talked about Parnassus Books and … Continue reading
A fascinating dip into our archives
It’s easy to keep up with the current issue of BookPage—whether in your bookstore or library, on our website or on your NOOK—but what about all the fascinating interviews and reviews in our 10,000 review archive? If you want to … Continue reading
Readers’ Choice: Top 30 Books of 2011!
On November 14, we asked you to vote for your favorite book published in 2011. After more than 2,500 votes and a long afternoon of tallying, we can finally
Best Books of 2011, #1: ‘State of Wonder’
As part of our Best Books of 2011 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder whisks readers off to the Amazon, where her main characters are pummeled with bugs as … Continue reading
Weekly links: Cat hair, cover trends & Ann Patchett’s new bookstore
Just when we thought we’d seen every sort of DIY book under the sun, along came Crafting with Cat Hair from Quirk Books. The publishers sent out a couple of calls for cat hair submissions from readers earlier this year, and the … Continue reading
Ann Patchett and Edith Pearlman at the Southern Festival of Books
There was an illicit behind-the-scenes thrill to Ann Patchett’s panel at the Southern Festival of Books. Billed as “A Conversation” between Patchett and her friend and fellow writer Edith Pearlman (whose short story collection is a finalist in this year’s … Continue reading
Weekly links—ghosts, music and more
Any reader raised in the South over the last 40 years or so probably has fond memories of the work of Kathryn Tucker Windham, that indefatigable journalist-turned-ghost-story teller. Until her death this June, Windham chronicled the South’s history through its legends … Continue reading
An evening with Ann Patchett
Last night, I should have been at home packing for the Romance Writers of America conference. Instead, I went straight from work to the main branch of the Nashville Public Library to see Ann Patchett read from State of Wonder … Continue reading
