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Ann Patchett’s 'Whistler' and 'Tom Lake' are novels written with love in mind

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Jun 12, 202617:59Arts

Novelist Ann Patchett has written about things as wild as hostage takeovers, fairy tales, and betrayed magicians’ assistants. But her new novel Whistler turns down the stakes to focus on the quieter complexities of human...

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Ann Patchett’s 'Whistler' and 'Tom Lake' are novels written with love in mind is an episode from NPR's Book of the Day by NPR. Novelist Ann Patchett has written about things as wild as hostage takeovers, fairy tales, and betrayed magicians’...

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Published Jun 12, 2026, 17:59 long, audio available.