Ann Patchett is an author, bookstore owner, two-time Reese’s Book Club pick author, and overall icon on everybody’s bookshelf. Her newest novel, “Whistler,” is out today. In it, a woman reunites with her long-lost stepfather on a fateful day in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. What follows is a story of family, loss, and the brief connections that change our lives forever. Ann joins the podcast to talk about her unique writing process, working through grief and love in her latest novel, and her favorite books hitting the shelves at Parnassus Books in Nashville. 

BOOKS MENTIONED:

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Run by Ann Patchett

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Whistler by Ann Patchett

This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich

John of John by Douglas Stuart

The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen 

The Color of Water by James McBride 

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead 

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

This is Happiness by Niall Williams

Ann Patchett is an author, bookstore owner, two-time Reese&rsquo;s Book Club pick author, and overall icon on everybody&rsquo;s bookshelf. Her newest novel, &ldquo;Whistler,&rdquo; is out today. In it, a woman reunites with her long-lost stepfather on a fateful day in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. What follows is a story of family, loss, and the brief connections that change our lives forever. Ann joins the podcast to talk about her unique writing process, working through grief and love in her latest novel, and her favorite books hitting the shelves at Parnassus Books in Nashville.&nbsp;
BOOKS MENTIONED:
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/bel-canto/id363686556?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Bel Canto by Ann Patchett</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/run/id360606973?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Run by Ann Patchett</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/commonwealth/id1067815251?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Commonwealth by Ann Patchett&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/state-of-wonder/id410510024?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">State of Wonder by Ann Patchett</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/whistler/id6753892862?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Whistler by Ann Patchett</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/this-is-the-story-of-a-happy-marriage/id599890791?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/tom-lake/id6444101327?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Tom Lake by Ann Patchett</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/swing-time/id1095538207?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Swing Time by Zadie Smith</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/pythons-kiss/id6747708120?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Python&rsquo;s Kiss by Louise Erdrich</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/john-of-john-oprahs-book-club/id6746658957?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">John of John by Douglas Stuart</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-death-of-the-heart/id1461704396?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-color-of-water/id361375621?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">The Color of Water by James McBride&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/crook-manifesto/id6443909397?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/charlottes-web/id963860065?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">Charlotte's Web by E. B. White</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/this-is-happiness/id1487790368?at=1000l36qK&amp;itscg=80048&amp;itsct=AB_PT_RBC_POD&amp;campaign_id=AB_PT_RBC_POD">This is Happiness by Niall Williams</a>

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Two-Time Reese's Book Club Author Ann Patchett Thinks Everything is Autobiographical

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