Blending literature and memoir, Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder and Bel Canto examines her deepest commitments: to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband in This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage. Together, these essays, previo...

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays.   "The elegance of Patchett’s prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really...

These Precious Days

The author of Bel Canto, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Orange Prize, and long-running New York Times best seller, turns to nonfiction in a moving chronicle of her decades-long friendship with the critically acclaimed and recently deceased aut...

Truth & Beauty

The classic heartwarming tale from Kate DiCamillo - now with an afterword from the beloved author, reflecting on 20 years in print  One summer's day, 10-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries - and comes home...

Because of Winn-Dixie

"The best graduation present on the market.... A wise, generous and compact primer for life that could well become a touchstone, readers will return to this book, and probably find something new each time they do; deserves to be given often and enthu...

What Now?

From the international best-selling author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth, Ann Patchett, comes a hilarious children’s story about a slide made just for lambs.  Nicolette Farmer is running for class president, and the rest of the Farmer family tells he...

Lambslide

Bloomsbury presents These Precious Days by Ann Patchett. An irresistible collection of essays and memoir from the internationally best-selling, Women’s Prize-winning author of The Dutch House. 'Any story that starts will also end.' As a writer, Ann P...

One of America's most renowned and controversial photographers, Sally Mann, whose photos inspired the feature film What Remains, discusses her beautiful and revealing new memoir, Hold Still. In lyrical prose and startlingly revealing photographs, she...

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