A masterpiece from the Orange Prize-winning, New York Times number one bestselling author of Commonwealth and Bel Canto: a story of love, family, sacrifice, and the power of place

The Magician's Assistant is a love story and a portrayal of reinvention about a magician who dies leaving his assistant/wife to discover he has lied about his past.

The first and bestselling volume of its kind showcases the country's finest short fiction. This year's stories come handpicked by a beloved master of the form and are sure to feature more unforgettable characters and extraordinary...

Award-winning author Patchett ( Bel Canto, Commonwealth ) teams up with Glasser, illustrator of the New York Times -bestselling Fancy Nancy series, for her picture book debut about a flock of overly confident lambs that mishears...

A repackage of Ann Patchett's novel Taft, about a middle-aged black man who runs a blues club in Memphis.

Award-winning, New York Times -bestselling author returns with a provocative and assured novel of morality and miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazon rainforest.

With a new Introduction from bestselling author Patchett, this National Book Award-winning collection--one of the great works of 20th-century American literature--contains 41 stories by a a contemporary master of short...

Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of a powerful Japanese businessman. A famous American opera diva entertains the international guests. It is a...