Ann Patchett on The Magician's Assistant

Ann Patchett, author of The Magician's Assistant, speaks about the novel and her career at the Arlington Public Library in Virginia. Her talk was recorded on October 23 2014 and was sponsored by the Friends of the Arlington Public Library. It was part of the Library's ongoing Arlington Reads series.

[@theonlymeaning]

What You Tube COULD be! What a delight to find this!

[@vereddar6420]

Came here a minute after having finished reading "The Magician's Assistant". Absolutely loved it! Beautifully written! All characters were so real and so touching, I just couldn't let them go and move on. Googled the book searching for anything about it, and am so glad I found this!
Learning that there were scenes and people in the book that were based on the true experience of the author was just perfect. Also, how entertaining is this woman!

[@Oliver-ub4gc]

I enjoyed The Magician's Assistant but towards the end, it really drifted off from Parsifal, who was set up to be the enigma and main focus of the story. I didn't feel I gained any further insight into Parsifal during the Nebraska trip which was the whole reason Sabine went. What was she even doing there for so long? The Tetters' drama with Kitty and Howard bored me quite a bit. How was it relevant to the story? I did love the beginning in L.A.. The setting was very strong and it felt very stylish, modern, and very 90s, and Phan's beautiful house seemed like a dream! I just think it was an odd book with no real goal. It should've been Parsifal and discovering his secret past (the premise is immediately engaging and does have so much potential) but it just drifted off.

[@lakeshagadson357]

i would like to know what its like to be an author?