Ann Patchett’s Whistler delivers family drama in a lighter register
Ann Patchett’s subtle, spirited new novel follows one 53-year-old woman as she reckons with her half-forgotten childhood and considers parenthood in a fresh light. Patchett will appear at Harpeth Hall School in Nashville on May 31.
Kristin O’Donnell Tubb’s first YA novel is a spooky historical romance
Three poets chronicle tumultuous changes, big and small, through their own distinctive voices
Ruta Sepetys’ debut adult novel features nefarious automobile barons, jewel thieves, and suspicious goings-on at an artist residency
In Joe Bond’s novel Hope House, lost boys find a sense of family amid the rubble of their lives
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