Katherine Paterson : Friend of Jane
The Free Lance-Star profiles children’s author Katherine Paterson, best-known for her Newbery Award-winning novels “Jacob Have I Loved” and “Bridge to Terabithia.” In the article, Mrs. Paterson reveals herself to be a Friend of Jane.
As an adult, she said she’s a fan of Ann Patchett, author of “Bel Canto,” Marilynne Robinson, who wrote “Gilead,” and Anne Tyler, author of books such as “Back When We Were Grownups” and “Breathing Lessons.” Jane Austen, who wrote in the late 1700s and early 1800s, is another favorite, as is Charles Dickens.
“But I think he needed a good editor,” Paterson said.
(Hmm, this Cub Reporter has made that same observation about another very successful author.)
