Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett is an American author whose extensive body of work includes the novels The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Run, State of Wonder, Commonwealth, The Dutch House, and Tom Lake. Her 2002 novel Bel Canto earned her both the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction.

In addition to these honors, her 2019 novel The Dutch House was recognized as a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.