What now?
by Ann Patchett

This slight little book by one of Nashville’s favorite authors caught my eye and I read it in a day or two. It’s based on a recent commencement address given by Ann at her alma mater, Sara Lawrence College, in New York.

Ann uses her typically economic and well crafted style to illuminate how this came about and includes a very touching post script. She emphasizes the importance of listening and seeking counsel and while time leaps by quickly and technology engulfs us, some things, like the Greek chorus in her head asking (us) “What now?” don’t change.

A very personal and at times witty book – I particularly liked the few pages where she likened being a fiction writer to being a duck hunter (you have to read it) and a welcome read in these “uncertain times.”

- Phil