Literary

Ann Patchett is the author of six novels, including the  New York Times Notable Book  The Patron Saint of Liars;  The Magician's Assistant; the Pen/Faulkner Award winner  Bel Canto;  Run; and, most recently,  State of Wonder. She is also the author of the memoir  Truth & Beauty, and has made numerous contributions to  The New York Times Magazine,  Harper's,The Atlantic, and others. A Guggenheim fellow, Patchett was the editor of  The Best American Short Stories 2006. Patchett's work has been translated into more than 30 languages.