ANN PATCHETT

Join award-winning author Ann Patchett in conversation with guest host Erin Anderson Whiting about Tom Lake, her eagerly-awaited new novel set in Northern Michigan. The novel probes many aspects of love—from youthful passion to the contentment of marriage to the welcome embrace of family when the outside world falls apart. As three sisters shelter on a family cherry farm in Traverse City during the pandemic, they urge their mother to share details of an early romance with a now-famous actor at a theater company called Tom Lake. So begins the at-once hopeful and reflective narrative that unspools in many directions, weaving a tapestry of past and present.

EVENT UNDERWRITERS: Lola Jackson & Dilys Tosteson Garcia in honor of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy

LITERARY UNDERWRITER: A Generous Friend of NWS

AUGUST 12, 7PM • City Opera House or virtually

Doors open at 6 pm with a cash bar & live music

For details, visit NationalWritersSeries.org