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Ann Patchett, Los Angeles Police Recruit?
Ann Patchett is the author of one of the best novels we've read in the past five years, Bel Canto, as well as the lovely memoir Truth & Beauty and the upcoming novel Run. So when we heard about her short essay in The Washington Post Magazine, "The Wall," our first response was surprise that such a gentle and funny writer once attempted to qualify for the Los Angeles Police Academy.
Posted 07/06/07 in Vulture : The Weekend Read
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Book Expo GalleyWatch: Which Fall Books Got the Biggest Push?
Photo: Everett Bogue Each year at Book Expo America, publishers set out stacks of galleys — paperback advance reader's editions — of their big fall books. You can tell a lot from a galley: The amount of energy and money...
Posted 06/05/07 in Vulture : The Early Word
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