tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post421572673004080792..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: Meeting the lovely Ann PatchettMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-60715425221547744212013-05-29T10:21:30.974-04:002013-05-29T10:21:30.974-04:00Jenners - I would love to be friends with her. Jus...Jenners - I would love to be friends with her. Just from her talk you can tell she's incredibly witty. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-91388842802631755852013-05-28T19:46:01.839-04:002013-05-28T19:46:01.839-04:00COOL COOL COOL! You guys look like friends … or ev...COOL COOL COOL! You guys look like friends … or even sisters!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-54814181016331249562013-05-24T14:46:13.132-04:002013-05-24T14:46:13.132-04:00thecuecard - It's hard advice to follow. I kno...thecuecard - It's hard advice to follow. I know things will be more expensive at those bookstores, but it's worth supporting them!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-18006339181166370602013-05-24T12:27:05.325-04:002013-05-24T12:27:05.325-04:00That's wonderful that you met and heard Ann Pa...That's wonderful that you met and heard Ann Patchett speak. State of Wonder is quite a good read! I need to take her advice & spend only on local independent bookstores. cheers. http://www.thecuecard.com/thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-14320351776280759362013-05-21T17:12:25.752-04:002013-05-21T17:12:25.752-04:00Nikki - That's wonderful! You'll have to l...Nikki - That's wonderful! You'll have to let me know how it is. I like her honestly too. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-84802514838255008482013-05-21T16:50:19.452-04:002013-05-21T16:50:19.452-04:00How lovely! We're planning a major roadtrip an...How lovely! We're planning a major roadtrip and I'm terribly excited about visiting Parnassus in Nashville. Will certainly be one of the highlights of my trip! <br /><br />I love that Patchett doesn't jive with the fairy wings approach to writing. Writing is work and, as she's said before, there's also no such thing as "writer's block", just as there isn't "doctor's block." Nikki Steele @ BookPairing.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657776405158256253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-20807156678385277602013-05-17T14:21:31.977-04:002013-05-17T14:21:31.977-04:00Sandy - That's funny, the Huz thought it was a...Sandy - That's funny, the Huz thought it was a pic of me and my friend who looks similar. I'd love to hear your thoughts on Bel Canto if you read it! It's so good! Indy was down to almost no good bookstores until we got Indy Reads Books next year.<br /><br />Heather - She is just so charming!<br /><br />JoAnn - That's too funny! I <br />haven't even heard of most of the books she mentioned, but now I want to check them out. <br /><br />Jeanne - I couldn't believe it either! It's hard to find a book lover who hasn't read HP. They don't know what they're missing. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-81098948041227341282013-05-17T08:29:56.052-04:002013-05-17T08:29:56.052-04:00I was building up a lot of respect for this author...I was building up a lot of respect for this author and how she lives her life, owning a bookstore, until you said she hadn't read Harry Potter. How much of a literary snob does one have to be to go around recommending a book an author isn't famous for over a series that I thought everyone on the planet had read by now?Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-7756569006097082672013-05-17T08:28:25.253-04:002013-05-17T08:28:25.253-04:00I'm so jealous!! Have read all of Patchett...I'm so jealous!! Have read all of Patchett's books... and will keep on reading anything she writes.<br /><br />Interesting recommendations, too. Just picked up Old Filth at a book sale last weekend and The Patrick Melrose novels are on my wish list. It's been 10 years since I read Independent People... an excellent book, but very depressing. Need to investigate The All of It.<br /><br />Thanks for this post.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-79357501757183378542013-05-17T06:58:34.189-04:002013-05-17T06:58:34.189-04:00What a great experience! She was on The Colbert Re...What a great experience! She was on The Colbert Report to talk about State of Wonder and her book store a couple of years ago, and I just loved her. I bet she's even more wonderful in person!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-20060099145942259462013-05-17T06:49:45.999-04:002013-05-17T06:49:45.999-04:00The two of you could be related, based on that pic...The two of you could be related, based on that picture! I'm so envious. I loved State of Wonder, but haven't read Bel Canto (yet). We never get any good authors down here in Orlando, probably because we have no good bookstores (unless you count B&N).Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.com