,
Long Books
Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett’s Followers (29,374)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Add New
Videos

Ann Patchett - "This is the Story of a Happy Marriage"
1 comment
Ann Patchett reads from The Dutch House, Part 1
Add a comment

More videos…

Ann Patchett


Born
in Los Angeles, CA, The United States
December 02, 1963

Website

Genre
Fiction, Historical Fiction

Influences
Elizabeth McCracken, Lucy Grealy ...more


Patchett was born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is the novelist Jeanne Ray.

She moved to Nashville, Tennessee when she was six, where she continues to live. Patchett said she loves her home in Nashville with her doctor husband and dog. If asked if she could go any place, that place would always be home. "Home is ...the stable window that opens out into the imagination."

Patchett attended high school at St. Bernard Academy, a private, non-parochial Catholic school for girls run by the Sisters of Mercy. Following graduation, she attended Sarah Lawrence College and took fiction writing classes with Allan Gurganus, Russell Banks, and Grace Paley. She later attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa and the Fine Arts Wo ...more

484 posts
Ann Patchett's Blog

Ann Patchett isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but they do have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from their feed.

Go Bananas for Books: 33 Reads for the Young & Young at Heart

Picture book lovers, this is your month! We’re featuring some gorgeous, sweet, whimsical, inspiring, and laugh-out-loud funny picture books in this list, plus some some wonderful new and new-to-you reads for all ages. Have a browse — you might just discover your next great read!

PICTURE BOOKSRecommended by Hannah P. Navigating Night Navigating NightJulie Leung, Angie Kang (Illustrator)

As a girl begrudgingly

Read more of this blog post »
View more on Ann Patchett's website »
6 likes ·   •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 09, 2026 04:31
View all 484 posts »

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.93 · 4,305,243 ratings · 252,490 reviews · 80 distinct works • Similar authors
The Dutch House
4.10 avg rating — 574,833 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Tom Lake
3.93 avg rating — 515,294 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Bel Canto
3.94 avg rating — 327,794 ratings — published 2001 — 118 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Commonwealth
3.83 avg rating — 208,062 ratings — published 2016 — 73 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
State of Wonder
3.91 avg rating — 204,015 ratings — published 2011 — 96 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Patron Saint of Liars
3.90 avg rating — 71,190 ratings — published 1992 — 43 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Run
3.69 avg rating — 58,265 ratings — published 2007 — 56 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
These Precious Days: Essays
4.42 avg rating — 48,098 ratings — published 2021 — 20 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Magician's Assistant
3.73 avg rating — 51,450 ratings — published 1997
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Truth & Beauty
3.97 avg rating — 47,899 ratings — published 2004 — 28 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Ann Patchett…

Related News

  Over at Amazon, the book editors are celebrating 25 years of curating the latest and greatest titles for Amazon Books. To mark the...
Read more...
91 likes · 0 comments
Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we sort through a lot of books each month. Our monthly Readers’ Most Anticipated Books feature is exactly...
Read more...
48 likes · 10 comments
  Book lovers know that one of the greatest joys of reading is the ability to go anywhere, anytime, through the magic of the written word....
Read more...
2401 likes · 230 comments
Quotes by Ann Patchett  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“It makes you wonder. All the brilliant things we might have done with our lives if only we suspected we knew how.”
― Ann Patchett, Bel Canto
2025 likes
Like

“Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.”
― Ann Patchett, State of Wonder
1710 likes
Like

“Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.”
― Ann Patchett, Truth & Beauty
tags: friendship, imagination, tea, writing
553 likes
Like

Polls

Our genre for January...Literary fiction (chosen by poll). Please vote for the book you would like to read. Last day to vote is Thursday, December 19.

Possession Possession by A.S. Byatt A.S. Byatt
 
  6 votes, 42.9%

Bel Canto Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Ann Patchett
 
  4 votes, 28.6%

The Alchemist The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho
 
  2 votes, 14.3%

A Fine Balance A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry Rohinton Mistry
 
  2 votes, 14.3%

The Invisible Circus The Invisible Circus by Jennifer Egan Jennifer Egan
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

A Thousand Acres A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley Jane Smiley
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Shipping News The Shipping News by Annie Proulx Annie Proulx
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Stone Diaries The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields Carol Shields
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

14 total votes
More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
The Book Challenge: Sarah's 2008 Book Challenge v2.0 - Fini! 5 1869 Dec 29, 2008 09:31AM  
Glens Falls (NY) ...: March 2009: Glens Falls Senior Center Book Club 1 17 Feb 28, 2009 03:35PM  
The Next Best Boo...: We have our JUNE group read WINNERS!! 216 803 Jun 02, 2009 02:58PM  
The Next Best Boo...: OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009 6381 9055 Jun 14, 2009 02:57PM  
Literary Fiction ...: White Authors/Protagonists of Color 45 580 Jun 18, 2009 03:35PM  


Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Ann to Goodreads.