Author Ann Patchett poses for a portrait at her bookstore in Nashville, Tenn., on April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

FILE - Customers appear in the children's area of the Books Are Magic bookstore, owned by author Emma Straub, in Brooklyn, New York, on April 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File)

This book cover image released by Harper shows "Whistler" by Ann Patchett. (Harper via AP)

Author Ann Patchett poses for a portrait at her bookstore in Nashville, Tenn., on April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Author Ann Patchett poses for a portrait with Nemo, her 3-year-old bichon-poodle, at her bookstore in Nashville, Tenn., on April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Author Ann Patchett poses for a portrait at her bookstore in Nashville, Tenn., on April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A protester holds up a placard during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center to be established by the United States at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Anti-riot police officers stand by as demonstrators protest against a proposed Ebola quarantine center to be established by the United States at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)