Pet Talk: Let's unleash a conversation about books Sep 23, 2009
Some of the nation's best writers, including and Ann Patchett, offer mostly touching short essays about important dogs in their lives or other people's lives. The editors of The Bark, the excellent glossy magazine, pulled this collection together in 2003, and later did a second collection Howl billed as "contemporary dog wit" but which, in my opinion, lacks the soulfulness of the first. (USA Today -- Life)
Former reporter publishes her first family drama novel Jun 17, 2009
When Ann Patchett visited Dowagiac in May, she told Union High School students she wrote "The Patron Saint of Liars" from different points of view while she tried to figure out how to write a novel. Riggle, who made Mira's voice first person and the others third, said her choice went along with trying to re-inject fun and writing to entertain herself. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Recommended summer reads Jun 16, 2009
"Bel Canto," by Ann Patchett (2002). In between my usual work-related fare and my new addiction to Buddhist texts (hardly summer reading), this novel was an absolute pleasure, a page-turner that transported me into another world populated by unexpected characters - a motley crew, from South American guerrilla terrorists to Japanese millionaires - stuck in a seemingly impossible situation. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Be authoritative,says 'Opera Girl' May 19, 2009
Ann Patchett writes novels about experiences she's going to have in the future. At least that's how it seems when "Bel Canto" and her authoritative writing on opera seem but a premonition for her real-life friendship with Renee Fleming and her status as "Opera Girl," who can hang out backstage at the Met with tenors' mistresses. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Low Residency MFA Programs May 17, 2009
The Iowa program, founded in 1939, is famous for having an ongoing stream of famous writers on the faculty (such as Richard Yates, John Cheever, and Phillip Roth), and for graduating an ongoing stream of highly successful writers (such as Flannery O Connor, Ann Patchett, and James Tate. . (Suite101.com)
Little Bee: Meet The Author May 6, 2009
Synopsis: Chris Cleave's book "Little Bee" 00004000 is buzzing in the literary world with praise - and secrecy. The novel is shaded by one horrific event on Nigeria's oil fields that changes the lives of its characters forever. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Half of Dogwood's 4,000 patrons do not live here Apr 18, 2009
"The new event, Up Front Art Work, will feature more than 30 works in oil, watercolor, stone, metal, glass, mixed medium and photography displayed around the clock in downtown Dowagiac May 4-17 so pedestrians can stroll the exhibit at their leisure.Ann PatchettNovelist and memoirist Ann Patchett will be appearing at the DMS PAC Friday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. Her first novel, "The Patron Saint of Liars," was named a New York Times Notable Book for 1992. She followed with "Taft" in 1993 and "The... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Book club reveals April selection Apr 16, 2009
Chetek Area Book Club has chosen "Run," a novel by Ann Patchett, as their next selection. A traffic accident on a snowy night brings two families together. (Chetek Alert, WI)
100th birthday bash: Eudora Welty fans ready to party Apr 5, 2009
Millsaps College hosts a joint meeting of the Southern Literary Festival and Eudora Welty Society, with readings by such prominent authors as Elizabeth Spencer, Ann Patchett and Richard Ford open to the public ... Ann Patchett, who clearly has the Eudora Welty sort of spirit about her. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Jackson's Favorite Daughter Mar 29, 2009
Panels, discussions with authors and Welty scholars including Richard Ford, Ann Patchett, Alfred Uhry and Welty biographer Suzanne Marrs. April 16-19. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Great Decisions discussions begin March 4 Feb 19, 2009
The next meeting of the Daytime Book Discussion Group will be Tuesday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m. The selection for the month is Run by Ann Patchett. An excerpt from a review in Publishers Weekly says: Bernadette and Bernard Doyle were a Boston couple who wanted to have a big, lively family. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
COMMUNITY and AREA EVENTS Feb 8, 2009
February Title - "Run" by Ann Patchett available for $5 per copy or for checkout. Free Blood Pressure Screenings. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Dance Dance Revolution Tournament on Feb. 18 Feb 8, 2009
Book Discussion Groups The next meeting of the Evening Book Discussion Group will be Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. The selection for the month is Run by Ann Patchett. A starred review in Booklist said: The question of what makes a family is central to this luminous novel, Patchett's first since her award-winning Bel Canto (2001). (Holbrook Sun, MA)
