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Ann Patchett on selling books
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May 27, 2026
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1:20Now PlayingC-SPAN’s “America’s Book Club” — Author Ann Patchett discusses what she believes drives book sales: “Books are a word-of-mouth product like nothing else. You can have the best publicity campaign, promotional campaign, and the book will flop.”
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