Ann Patchett read from her novel
Run at Seattle’s spectacular
Central Library on October 12, 2007. The reading was co-presented by the
Seattle Public Library and the
Elliott Bay Book Company. A podcast of the reading is
available on the library’s web site.
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Elliott Bay Book Company’s Rick Simonson (right)
Library representative greets the audience
Author Ann Patchett (left)
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Ann Patchett makes her way to book signing table![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iY3cl5_gN685i-F8KB4N55BZDIQejNn0yyOOISE9cO_Jr80EDppP8pBhSUVa7P8bx0yYmxpr9UmFxkApxwXYofsHwPvBiIh1WQ_i1QH6jwQiToQhIiWKz5Vk_JpD6Ej_YPVU/s400/ann_patchett_12oct07_054.jpg)
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Ann Patchett is among my favorite authors. She has written five novels:
TaftThe Patron Saint of LiarsThe Magician’s AssistantBel CantoRunI’ve had the good fortune to hear and speak briefly to the author at readings for the last four books listed above. I found
Taft on my own, was impressed, and as a result attended a reading for
The Patron Saint of Liars at the Elliott Bay Book Company.
In addition to the five novels, she has one non-fiction title,
Truth & Beauty, that resulted in considerable, if mystifying and totally unjustified,
controversy.
Ms Patchett composes elegant prose, develops sophisticated characters and creates compelling plots.