Ann Patchett

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1,333 appearances 9 recordings 5 series first heard May 2026 last heard 6 Sep

Ann Patchett’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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TED Talks Daily · The art of the novel | Ann Patchett · 29 Aug 2026 podcast

Absolutely.

And I was doing a podcast with Adam Grant.

And he was like, Are you making fun of people who write self-help books?

And I said, Oh no, I am making fun of myself.

I mean, I I am Lucas Ecker.

I am the guy, I'm the person who's always positive and people are making fun of me because I am a Pollyanna and I am the one who's like

things are gonna turn out.

Like I know this is a really hard time in the world.

I know this is a hard time in human history, in the history of our country, but I have complete confidence in the basic goodness of human beings.

And I think that we're all gonna get through this.

And my friends are like, Oh God, would you give it a rest?

Well we love that about you and that's why that that's why we need you.

That's why

treasure.

I d I don't plan it out.

I mean I plan out the larger structure of the book and I do know what the arc is and where I'm going, but I don't

sketch out a scene.

I pretty much just write it.

And it's all about knowing who these people are.

If you if you understand who the characters are, it's like improv, you know, then you can speak in their voice.

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