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Ann Patchett and an Audience!

June 4, 2026 · 44 min

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Ann Patchett has written a new novel, and if you are a listener to this show, you know we are both huge fans of her work. Her newest, Whistler, is beautiful book about grace, kindness, the relationships we can’t let go and what we learn of ourselves in a crisis. When we asked if we could come down to Parnassus in Nashville TN, she said yes. So, with great enthusiasm we hopped on planes and did The Book Case in front of a live audience at her Parnassus Bookstore in Nashville. We also have the tail end of our interview with Jesmyn Ward. I mean…Jesmyn Ward AND Ann Patchett? Doesn’t get better than that. Join us.

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Books mentioned on this week's episode:

Whistler by Ann Patchett

Bel Canto: The Annotated Edition by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Run by Ann Patchett

This is the Story of a Marriage by Ann Patchett

Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Taft by Ann Patchett

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

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