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Ann Patchett

Born

in Los Angeles, CA, The United States

December 02, 1963

Website

http://www.annpatchett.com/

Genre

Fiction, Historical Fiction

Influences

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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

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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 NightJulie Leung, Angie Kang (Illustrator)

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Average rating: 3.93 · 4,305,670 ratings · 252,543 reviews · 81 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dutch House 4.10 avg rating — 574,946 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Lake 3.93 avg rating — 515,465 ratings — published 2023 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bel Canto 3.94 avg rating — 327,837 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Commonwealth 3.83 avg rating — 208,079 ratings — published 2016 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	State of Wonder 3.91 avg rating — 204,034 ratings — published 2011 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Patron Saint of Liars 3.90 avg rating — 71,205 ratings — published 1992 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Run 3.69 avg rating — 58,270 ratings — published 2007 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Precious Days: Essays 4.42 avg rating — 48,112 ratings — published 2021 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magician's Assistant 3.73 avg rating — 51,457 ratings — published 1997 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truth & Beauty 3.97 avg rating — 47,901 ratings — published 2004 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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