About this Event
We love the friendship between these two beloved authors, first cemented in Baltimore in 2023, and can't wait to bring them back for a reprise.
We're grateful to partner with Church of the Redeemer for the use of their spacious sanctuary space. Doors will open at 6pm. Seating will be first come, first served.
If you would like a signed copy of Whistler by Ann Patchett or Congratulations, the Best Is Over by R. Eric Thomas, please purchase the ticket option that includes that book. All books will be pre-signed. Additional unsigned copies will be available for sale at the event.
If you're new to Ann Patchett's work, you are sure to be delighted by Whistler. As one of our booksellers likes to say, "Man, Ann Patchett can really write a novel!" It's the story of a surprise encounter at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sweetness and impermanence of life, and the power of connection to defy time. Oh, and horses and ghosts. It's no surprise it became a #1 New York Times bestseller. You can read more about the book at this link.
And there's no one like R. Eric Thomas writing about how to move through the harder parts of life with humor, grace, and graciousness. In Congratulations, The Best Is Over!, Thomas moves back to his perpetually misunderstood hometown of Baltimore (a place he never wanted to return, even to be buried) and behaving completely out of character. Thomas provides the nitty, and sometimes the gritty, details of wrestling with the life he thought he’d left behind while trying to establish a new one.
We can't wait to see you there. And then to repeat the legendary things said in this conversation to each other for the rest of time!
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Ann Patchett is the author of novels, most recently the #1 New York Times bestselling Whistler, works of nonfiction, and children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN/Faulkner, the Women's Prize for Fiction in the UK, and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her novel The Dutch House was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. President Biden awarded her the National Humanities Medal in recognition of her contributions to American culture. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the owner of Parnassus Books.
R. Eric Thomas (he/him) is a screenwriter, playwright, and the national bestselling author of Here for It, or How to Save Your Soul in America, a Read with Jenna pick, and Congratulations, the Best Is Over!. He is also the Eric of Asking Eric, the popular nationally syndicated daily advice column found in over 100 newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. His YA novel debut, Kings of B’more, was named a 2023 Stonewall Honor book by the American Library Association. As a screenwriter, Eric worked on the Peabody Award-winning series Dickinson (AppleTV+) and Better Things (FX) and is currently developing his own projects for film and TV.
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Church Of The Redeemer, 5603 North Charles Street, Baltimore, United States
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