http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/05/my-love-affair-with-ann-patchett/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/05/my-love-affair-with-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-41388 Fri, 22 May 2015 04:10:57 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=11407#comment-41388 Thanks, Carol and Melinda, for sharing these wonderful stories that just confirm Ann Patchett is a genius and a saint! She really is one-of-a-kind, and I actually think in some ways she is sort of underrated, although I’m confident her legacy will continue to grow and grow and I hope there will be others who can follow in her big, open footsteps.

]]> http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/05/my-love-affair-with-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-41367 Fri, 15 May 2015 19:38:19 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=11407#comment-41367 I met her once at her bookstore, Parnassus. Our conversation quickly turned from bookstores (which my tiny Alabama town doesn’t have) to the great jeans they sell at Dollar General (one of the few stores we do have). A delightful conversation! Besides her excellent writing, I thoroughly enjoy her interviews and speeches.

]]> http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/05/my-love-affair-with-ann-patchett/comment-page-1/#comment-41364 Thu, 14 May 2015 21:15:38 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=11407#comment-41364 I wrote to Ann Patchett as a fan back when her first book, Patron Saint of Liars, came out. That was before my first book was published, and I was insecure and struggling. She was kind enough to write back and encourage me. That was the only fan letter I ever sent that received a reply. I love Ann Patchett, for her writing and her soul.

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