The Pulitzer Prize–nominated author of The Dutch House, Bel Canto, and more sits down with Patrick Ryan (The Dream Life of Astronauts) to discuss her latest novel, Tom Lake, a rich and luminous meditation on youthful love, married love, and the lives of parents before their children were born. In one of the most anticipated books of 2023, Patchett demonstrates once again why she is one of the most acclaimed literary talents working today. Featuring a reading from the novel by actress Kyra Sedgwick.
Ticket-holders receive a $5.00 discount off their copy of Tom Lake when purchased at the event.
There will not be a book signing at this event.
At the Thalia Book Club, readers and writers meet for intimate conversations about compelling new books and favorite classics in fiction, essays, memoirs, and more.
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Ann Patchett is the author of several novels, works of nonfiction, and children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards including the PEN/Faulkner, the Women's Prize in the U.K., and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her novel The Dutch House was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. Time magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the owner of Parnassus Books.
Patrick Ryan is the author of the novel Buckeye (forthcoming from Random House in early 2024). His short story collection The Dream Life Of Astronauts was named one of the Best Books of the Year by the St. Louis Times-Dispatch, LitHub, Refinery 29, and Electric Literature, and was long-listed for The Story Prize. His collection of linked short stories, Send Me, was selected for Barnes & Nobel’s Discover Great New Writers Program. Patrick is also the author of three novels for young adults: Gemini Bites, In Mike We Trust, and Saints Of Augustine. His writing has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, the anthology Tales Of Two Cities, the anthology Fifty Gay and Lesbian Books Everybody Must Read, Tin House, One Story, Granta, Crazyhorse, Catapult, The Iowa Review, Yale Review, and elsewhere. Patrick is the recipient of writing fellowships from MacDowell and the National Endowment for the Arts. He earned a B.A. from Florida State University and an M.F.A. from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He’s the former associate editor of Granta and the current editor-in-chief of One Story.
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