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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There was nothing but giant expanses of free, quiet time.

So my writing has changed so much because now my life has changed so much and I'm always looking for that quiet place again to write.

Oh, I'm really glad you asked.

So the bookstore is named Parnassus Books.

And when we opened Parnassus Books, I had a partner for the first 10 years, Karen Hayes, and she was the owner manager.

And we met as two people who were interested in starting a bookstore.

A mutual friend introduced us.

We had a lunch and she said, I want to call the bookstore Parnassus Books.

And I said, that's a

terrible name for a bookstore.

No one knows what it means.

By the way, including me, it's a mountain in Greece where the goddesses of art and music and literature lived.

I did not know that 15 years ago.

You don't know what it means.

You don't know how to spell it.

When you find out, you feel silly.

It's hard to remember.

I wanted to call the bookstore Independent People because of my favorite novel by Haldor Laxness, Independent People.

So here we have two people with two ideas, and only one is going to get to win.

And I thought, okay, you're the person who's going to be the manager.

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