Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. On Thursday, novelist Ann Patchett regaled us with stories about the people and subjects most dear to her, drawn from her new story ...

This episode becomes available after earning 69 stickers and completing Plea of the Squirrels. Accept the quest from the sign to speak with Cinderella. She will ask you to find a book in the forest.

An editor recommends Lorrie Moore’s “Birds of America” and Mary Webb’s “Precious Bane” By Gregory Cowles Dear readers, Has a book ever brought you closer to another person, or come between you? That’s ...