Ann Beattie
Ann Beattie is the author of nine short story collections and eight novels. She has been included in four O. Henry Award collections, in John Updike’s The Best American Short Stories of the Century, and in Jennifer Egan’s The Best American Short Stories 2014. In 2000, she received the PEN/Malamud Award for achievement in the short story. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has a story in the forthcoming Pushcart Prize 40th anniversary issue. She and her husband, Lincoln Perry, live in Maine and Key West, Florida.
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Five Things Right NowFive Things Right Now | The Online Edition
Five Things Right Now | The Online Edition
Five Things Right Now: Ann Beattie
Ann Beattie
Ann Beattie shares five things she’s reading, watching and thinking about right now.
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Lady Neptune
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‘The word money popped up like a bit of the ocean’s detritus riding in on a wave, but her lips formed the words ‘Merry Christmas’.’
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The Indian Uprising
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‘Then winter ended and spring came, and I thought, even if I don’t believe there’s a poem in anything any more, maybe I’ll write a story.’
Essays & MemoirEssays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
First Sentence: Ann Beattie
Ann Beattie
‘Several times I’ve wanted to title something one thing, but have realized or been persuaded it isn’t a good idea.’
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Anecdotes
Ann Beattie
‘Christine’s hair had begun to dry, and she looked different, with her hair down and her glasses on. Her earnestness made her look younger, and took me back to the bar where we’d sat in Pennsylvania years ago.’
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Lavande
Ann Beattie
‘It seemed impossible, but probably everyone marries thinking such a thing impossible.’