In a new video, author Ann Patchett, who is also co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tenn., discusses the business of bookselling, from a writer's perspective as well as that of an indie bookstore owner, in an interview with Harper Books publisher Jonathan Burnham.
In another video, Patchett, who is co-ambassador for the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc), talks about the Foundation's important work helping booksellers in need. Patchett's latest novel, Commonwealth, goes on sale today.