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Ann Patchett: How I Write

State of Wonder

The Bel Canto and State of Wonder author, whose new collection of memoirs and essays is This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, talks about her friendship with Elizabeth Gilbert and Donna Tartt, the short story renaissance, and owning an independent bookstore.

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Marvin Joseph

NC: What’s your favorite thing about Nashville, and where should I eat when I visit?

AP: My favorite thing about Nashville is the parks. We have these amazing parks that were park of the WPA in the 1930s.

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