Author Ann Patchett Wins 2012 WNBA Award

The Women’s National Book Association has announced Ann Patchett as the winner of the 2012-2013 WNBA Award. The award is presented by WNBA to a living American woman who derives part or all of her income from books or the allied arts and has done meritorious work in the world of books beyond the duties or responsibilities of her profession or occupation. Patchett, in addition to authoring a number of bestselling books, opened the independent bookstore Parnassus Books in Nashville in 2011.