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Ann Patchett on writing picture books
Posted
May 27, 2026
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1:44Now PlayingC-SPAN’s “America’s Book Club” — Author Ann Patchett explains why she likes writing picture books: “When I go on book tour for my books, I’m a big deal. When I go on book tour for a book I’ve done with [illustrator] Robin Preiss Glasser, I am the person standing in the back with a sheep puppet on my hand. And the kids, it’s like Bono has come into first grade. They lose their minds over her.”
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