Tag Archives: Ann Patchett

Parades Make Me Cry

Posted on January 7, 2025 by PB Rippey

2025 Rose Parade was no exception. Seated front row on folding chairs plunked in the gutter near the corner of Allen and Colorado–the marching bands shook my internal organs, I forced myself not to ugly cry when horses passed, especially … Continue reading →

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Christmas Books

Posted on December 30, 2024 by PB Rippey

‘Orbital’ was on the top of my Christmas list. I’m only a deer’s-trail in as I stop and re-read sentences and whole pages and savor and blink hard and hope the book won’t’ end. I’m grateful Samantha Harvey won the … Continue reading →

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Ann Patchett’s COMMONWEALTH (In Percentages)

Posted on September 15, 2016 by PB Rippey

Because Maria Semple stated (in an article I read a few days ago) that she is planning to read Ann Patchett’s new novel, ‘Commonwealth’, I (who had no idea Ann Patchett had a new novel coming out, ‘Bel Canto’ still on my … Continue reading →

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Reading List 2013 (So Far)

Posted on January 5, 2013 by PB Rippey

This morning my husband burst through the front door, yanked the tiny earphones out of his ears and, flushed from his post-run endorphin rush, declared: The Death Of Bees, we must own it! The Death Of Bees, by Lisa O’Donnell (check out … Continue reading →

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