Blurb Slut

Lifting One Another Up My favorite author Pat Conroy called himself a “blurb slut,” and was known for writing blurbs…

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End of Year Book List for 2018

So, last year I posted my book list, showing that I had read 44 books in 2017. Not sure what…

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2018 Releases from SOUTHERN WRITERS ON WRITING Authors

Eight of the twenty-six authors who contributed essays (and the Foreword) to Southern Writers on Writing have new books out…

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My Exaggerated Life: Pat Conroy—Q & A with author Katherine Clark

I just finished reading the oral biography, My Exaggerated Life: Pat Conroy, as told to Katherine Clark. I was interested…

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Writing on Wednesday: Thank you, Mr. Conroy

Yesterday morning before leaving New Orleans, I finished reading Katherine Clark’s novel, The Headmaster’s Darlings, which I enjoyed immensely. I…

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