Award-winning American author Ann Patchett is finally back, with a gorgeous new novel that dives deep into the intricacies of family relationships. Read the first chapter below and discover why ...

Ann Patchett is reliably great ... men and women struggle to negotiate the rules of a changing world. Complex family dynamics often are at play in Patchett novels such as “The Dutch House ...

Novelist Ann Patchett will be the latest author to speak in the 2010-11 Pen Pals series at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Since 1992, Patchett has published five novels and two books of ...