Ann Patchett

b. 1963

1 series 3 books in order 2 standalone books

Ann Patchett was born in Los Angeles, California, and moved with her family to Nashville, Tennessee, at age six. She attended Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. In 1990, during a residential fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, she wrote her first novel, The Patron Saint of Liars, which was named a New York Times Notable Book for 1992. Her second novel, Taft (1994), was awarded the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for fiction. Her fourth novel, Bel Canto (2001), won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize, and sold over a million copies in the United States. Her memoir, Truth & Beauty, which chronicled her relationship with Lucy Grealy during Grealy's death from cancer, was published in 2004. She was the editor for Best American Short Stories 2006. Ann Patchett was an American novelist and memoirist.

Born: 1963
Known for: The Best American Short Stories

Series by Ann Patchett

The Best American Short Stories

8 books in order · 2006–2013

The Best American Short Stories 2006

2006 · Ann Patchett

The Best American Short Stories 2006 is a volume in the Best American Short Stories series, edited by Katrina Kenison and guest editor Ann Patchett.…
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The Best American Short Stories 2007

2007

The Best American Short Stories 2007 is a short story collection published as part of the Best American Short Stories series. It was edited by Heidi…
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The Best American Short Stories 2008

2008

The Best American Short Stories 2008 is a short story collection published as part of the Best American Short Stories series. It was edited by Heidi…
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The Best American Short Stories 2009

2009

The Best American Short Stories 2009 is a collection of short stories published as part of the Best American Short Stories series. The volume was…
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The Best American Short Stories 2010

2010

The Best American Short Stories 2010 is a collection of short stories published as part of the Best American Short Stories series. The volume was…
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The Best American Short Stories 2011

2011

The Best American Short Stories 2011 is a collection of short stories published as part of the Best American Short Stories series. The volume was…
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The Best American Short Stories 2012

2012

The Best American Short Stories 2012 is a collection of short stories edited by Heidi Pitlor and guest editor Tom Perotta. It is part of the Best…
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The Best American Short Stories 2013

2013

The Best American Short Stories 2013 is a collection edited by Heidi Pitlor and guest editor Elizabeth Strout. In her introduction, Strout explained…
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Standalone books

The Dutch House

2024
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Truth & Beauty

2004
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How many books has Ann Patchett written?

We list 3 books by Ann Patchett across 1 series, published between 2004–2024 — each shown in full reading order.

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