Lynne Marshall

“Ann Patchett about the lack of a fiction Pulitzer winner this year."Let me underscore the obvious here: Reading fiction is important. It is avital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes usmore empathetic beings. Following complex story lines stretches our brainsbeyond the 140 characters of sound-bite thinking, and staying within theworld of a novel gives us the ability to be quiet and alone, two skillsthat are disappearing faster than the polar icecaps.”