An Evening with Ann Patchett and R. Eric Thomas: WHISTLER

The Ivy Bookshop is over the moon to be hosting Ann Patchett and R. Eric Thomas for a conversation about Ann Patchett’s latest, WHISTLER!

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.

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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!