“I frantically called my publisher and said, ‘Can you pull this?’” the author said on NPR’s 'Wild Card with Rachel Martin' podcast on Nov. 7 Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, ...

Ann Patchett is known for her sweeping literary tales. Her most recent, "Tom Lake," was a pivotal moment in one mother's life, told for her daughters. Most recently, the New York Times bestseller and ...

Nashville writer Ann Patchett’s second volume of essays, These Precious Days, is a grab bag of personable pieces drawn from Patchett’s life, infused with a perspective that is both down-to-earth and ...

In her introduction, Patchett writes of revisiting previously published essays in putting together the book. “Through these essays, I could watch myself grappling with the same themes in my writing ...

Author Ann Patchett talks about her new children's book — called "The Verts: A Story of Introverts and Extroverts" — with Here & Now's Lisa Mullins. Though she's known for her award-winning novels for ...

Patchett and Bush Hager discussed the issue on on the Oct. 31 episode of the podcast ‘Open Book with Jenna’ Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print ...