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@PBS @NewsHour went to the source of @ThorntonNWilder’s (9x 24-53) “Our Town” to talk to author and Fellow Ann Patchett (96) about her latest novel, “Tom Lake.” Conceived in MacDowell’s in Veltin Studio by Thornton in 1937 and inspired by our own town of Peterborough, NH, the play was an inspiration for Ann’s novel. "It's about paying attention to all of the small moments of your life, realizing that your life really is just the compilation of small moments," Ann explains about "Our Town." "And either you are awake to them and pay attention to them, or you're always looking ahead and you miss your life." She and the NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown toured Peterborough and the MacDowell campus, sitting down for a discussion in the James Baldwin library. They are pictured together in the first image in the Savidge Room of the James Baldwin Library; in the second image, they walk together towards MacDowell’s main building. To watch the NewsHour segment, go to bit.ly/PatchettAtMacDowell or find it on the program’s YouTube channel: “Ann Patchett on the inspirations for her latest novel, 'Tom Lake'” #AnnPatchett #ThorntonWilder #MadeAtMacDowell #MacDowellFellow #MacDowellResidency #PBSNews #TomLake