‘Tom Lake’ Author Ann Patchett Couldn’t Read Until the Third Grade, So She Made Up Stories

Ann Patchett, 59, is an award-winning author whose novels include “Bel Canto” and “The Dutch House.” She is the owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tenn. Her new novel is “Tom Lake” (Harper). She spoke with Marc Myers.

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