Ann Patchett: Commonwealth

Bookworm

KCRW

Arts

4.5 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2016

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Ann Patchett's latest novel, Commonwealth, follows fifty-two years in the life of a large family. The idea of the book came to her because as a bookstore owner, she saw that what was missing from the shelves was the story of a big, modern family.

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0:00.0	A jail stint can really disrupt someone's life.
0:04.0	You can lose a job, a relationship, or thousands of dollars on fees, fines and bail.
0:09.0	Have I ever gone to jail?
0:10.0	Yeah, I just got out, actually.
0:11.0	If he doesn't show up the court, we've got to pay the $50,000.
0:14.0	No ring exchange, no kiss the bride.
0:17.0	There's no glamour in a jailhouse wedding.
0:20.0	Off the block.
0:24.6	All six episodes tracing the path from city block to jail block and back are now available on KCRW's iTunes page.
0:31.4	Funds for Bookworm are provided in part by Lannin Foundation.
0:34.9	Boots.
0:40.3	Where would we be without boos?
0:44.3	Where would we be without good?
0:46.3	No, Timberg.
0:47.3	It's a rhetorical question, sir,
0:51.3	but where would we be without books? From KCRW and KCRW.
0:56.0	I'm Michael Silverblatt.
0:59.0	Welcome to Bookworm.
1:01.0	Today my guest is Anne Patchett.
1:04.0	We are sitting together on the occasion of the publication of her book, Commonwealth, it has just been learned that the book is making its debut as number one on the New York Times bestseller list.
1:21.6	We're taping that debut will occur in a week. I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to be with her when this
1:30.3	news is brand new. Did you ever expect that this would be to start at number one?
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