Tag: Ann Patchett

• So many books…so little time…

  What books do you want to read? Help me pick out my next book to read! I’m on a roll. I just finished my 6th book of the year and I still have a few days of January left to cram in another one. Here’s the top ten—a small portion—of my TBR list. Take a…

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  January 29, 2026

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  Allen Levi, Andy Weir, Ann Patchett, book-review, books, Buckeye, Catherine Newman, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1830, Elizabeth Strout, Emma Pattee, Evie Woods, fiction, Homeseeking, Karissa Chen, literature, novel, Patrick Ryan, Project Hail Mary, reading, Robert Thorogood, TBR, The Marlow Murder Club series, The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts, The Things We Never Say, The Violin Maker’s Secret, Theo of Golden, Tilt, Whistler, Wreck, writing

• Book Review: My Friends by Fredrik Backman

  My Friends (Atria Books, May 6, 2025) is the second book I’ve read by Swedish author Fredrik Backman (translated by Neil Smith). In its almost two months since publication it has garnered a solid average of 4.52 stars in Goodreads with over 45,000 ratings and over 9,800 reviews. At this point, does it really matter…

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  June 23, 2025

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  A Man Called Ove, abuse, Agatha Christie, AJ Pearce, Ann Patchett, ARC, art, Artist, Atria, book-review, books, death, Elinor Lipman, Elizabeth Strout, fiction, Fredrik Backman, Goodreads, grief, illustrator, Kindle, literature, My Friends, Neil Smith, NetGalley, novel, poverty, reading, translator, writer, writing