How did Anne Pachett spend her pandemic?

Writing a new collection of essays, and we'll be here to talk about that book, These

Precious Days.

And what goes into editing a collection of books about the Constitution?

Political scientist Cory Brechnider will join us to talk about the Penguin Liberty series.

Alexander Alter will be here to talk about what's going on in the publishing world.

Plus, our critics will join us to talk about the books they've been reading and reviewing.

This is the Book Review Podcast from The New York Times.

It's November 26, I'm Pamela Paul.

Anne Pachett joins us now.

She is, of course, a novelist and essayist, a co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville,

which celebrates its 10th anniversary this week, and she joins us from Nashville.

Anne, thanks for being here.

Hi Pamela, thank you for having me.

So we are here to talk about your most recent book, which is called These Precious Days.

It is a collection of essays.

This is your first essay collection in how many years?

Because this is the story of a happy marriage came out when.

You're just going to ask me the really hard stumping questions right off the bat?

Yeah, math, math questions.

I think it was eight years ago.

Let's just say it was eight years ago.

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