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Writer Ann Patchett (right) smiles at her good friend and moderator writer Elizabeth McCracken in front of a large crowd at the San Antonio Book Festival. — Writer Ann Patchett (right) smiles at her good friend and moderator writer Elizabeth McCracken in front of a large crowd at the San Antonio Book Festival. Credit: Bonnie Arbittier / San Antonio Report

Writer Ann Patchett (right) smiles at her good friend and moderator writer Elizabeth McCracken in front of a large crowd at the San Antonio Book Festival.