Good novels are like good parties: You get the right mix of people together, and you never quite know what will happen. In Ann Patchett's new novel Commonwealth, a christening party takes a turn when ...

As Ann Patchett once told Publisher’s Weekly, all of her novels are based on one idea: “A group of strangers are thrown together by chance and form a society.” As a broad range of factors, including ...

Fans of Ann Patchett have only to wait a few more days until her newest novel, “Commonwealth,” is due to hit shelves. On Sept. 13, the acclaimed author of “Bel Canto” and “State of Wonder” will ...

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Ann Patchett's "Commonwealth" debuted at the top of the U.S. fiction best-sellers list on Thursday. Data released by independent, online and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and ...

"You can't be a real writer if you don't have children," a famous author once told Ann Patchett when they were both speaking at a book festival. Patchett, whose novels include Bel Canto and ...

Ann Patchett is also the author of several other novels, including Bel Canto, Run and State of Wonder. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tenn. Good novels are like good parties: You ...