Ann Patchett may well be the most beloved book person in America — not just for her irresistibly absorbing novels and memoirs (including The Patron Saint of Liars, Bel Canto and This Is the Story of a ...

Deep into The Dutch House, Danny Conroy and his family attend a school production of The Nutcracker. Danny is in his 40s, married and living in New York City, a world away from the Pennsylvania ...

Ann Patchett would like you to know that she favors a solid story, with plots and morals. Although many label her books as modern fairy tales, she says “fairy tales strike me as simplistic.” This ...