Books by Ann Patchett
“Tom Hanks has a great voice. He did a great job…it’s not often that a celebrity narrator truly disappears into the book. It’s not a good thing when you hear a celebrity narrator like Tom Hanks, and the whole time all you can picture is Tom Hanks behind the mic, because then you don’t enter into the life of those characters. But when a celebrity narrator can disappear into the book, that’s when it belongs on that small shelf of truly amazing celebrity narrators. And that’s what Tom Hanks does in The Dutch House.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Ann Patchett were recommended
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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001
by Garrett Graff -
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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes
by Tony Kushner -
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Becoming
by Michelle Obama -
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Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White & Garth Williams (illustrator) -
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The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett -
6
The Testaments: A Novel
by Margaret Atwood
The 2020 Audie Awards: Audiobook of the Year, recommended by Mary Burkey & Robin Whitten
The 2020 Audie Awards: Audiobook of the Year, recommended by Mary Burkey & Robin Whitten
Every year, the Audie Awards celebrate the best audiobooks published over the previous year. Veteran audiobook reviewer Robin Whitten of AudioFile Magazine and Mary Burkey, who has served on multiple audiobook judging panels, explain what makes a good audiobook and talk us through the brilliant books that were finalists in the 2020 ‘Audiobook of the Year’ category.
