Pat Conroy, Author . Doubleday/Talese $26 (416p) ISBN 978-0-385-48912-6
"Loss is a fiercer, more uncompromising teacher, coldhearted but clear-eyed in its understanding that life is more dilemma than game, and more trial than free pass," writes bestselling author Conroy in his first work of nonfiction since The...
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Pat Conroy, Author . Doubleday/Talese $29.95 (514p) ISBN 978-0-385-41305-3
Charleston, S.C., gossip columnist Leopold Bloom King narrates a paean to his hometown and friends in Conroy’s first novel in 14 years. In the late ’60s and after his brother commits suicide, then 18-year-old Leo befriends a cross-section
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Pat Conroy, Author Doubleday $35 (640p) ISBN 978-0-385-41304-6
Booksellers and other vitally interested parties can quit holding their collective breath: Conroy has not lost his touch. His storytelling powers have not failed; neither has his poetic skill with words, nor his vivid imagination. His long-awaited...
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Pat Conroy, Doubleday/Talese, $25 (192p) ISBN 978-0-385-53357-7
The strengths and weakness of Conroy's novels—both his beguiling narrative voice and his often overly emotional language—are present in this slim paean to the books and book people that have shaped his life. Conroy attributes his love of literature...
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Pat Conroy, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $35 (576p) ISBN 978-0-395-35300-4
For sheer storytelling finesse, Conroy will have few rivals this season. His fourth novel is a seductive narrative, told with bravado flourishes, portentous foreshadowing, sardonic humor and eloquent turns of phrase. Like The Great Santini, it is...
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Pat Conroy, Author Bantam Books $7.99 (816p) ISBN 978-0-553-57457-9
A man tries to make peace with himself in the wake of his wife's suicide in Conroy's long-awaited blockbuster, which was a PW bestseller for 24 weeks. (June)
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Pat Conroy. Doubleday/Talese, $28.95 (352p) ISBN 978-0-385-53090-3
Making amends is on Conroy's mind in his 11th book. Over the years unflattering versions of his parents and siblings have popped up in books like The Great Santini and Prince of Tides. Here fiction meets reality in scenes of his mother going after...
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Pat Conroy. Doubleday/Talese, $25 (320p ) ISBN 978-0-385-53086-6
Fans of Conroy (1945–2016) will relish the chance to spend more time with him in this glowing valedictory to his life and writing, and those who have never read his books may very well be enticed to do so after reading this vibrant, charming...
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Pat Conroy, read by Dan John Miller, Brilliance Audio, unabridged, 18 CDs, 21.3 hrs., $49.99 ISBN 978-1-44-181499-9
As Conroy's tale of military college secrets reaches its 30th anniversary, Dan John Miller brings a new audio edition to life with passion and attention to detail, and the author himself offers an insightful introduction. Miller brings complexity...
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Pat Conroy, read by Dick Hill. Random House Audio, unabridged, 12 CDs, 15.25 hrs., $45 ISBN 978-0-307-98982-6
Conroy’s memoir chronicles his relationship with his domineering fighter-pilot father, Donald Patrick Conroy, and the lifelong challenges he faced because of this father’s emotional abuse, violence, and neglect. The author illustrates the complex...
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Pat Conroy, Author, Suzanne Williamson Pollak, Author with Suzanne Williamson Pollak. Doubleday/ Talese $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-385-51413-2
This fall, four acclaimed novelists are turning their backs on their desks and heading for the kitchen.
THE PAT CONROY COOKBOOK: Recipes of My Life
Pat Conroy
with Suzanne Williamson Pollak. Doubleday/ Talese
, $26 (304p) ISBN 0-385-51413-1
This...
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Edited by Lori Marie Carlson-Hijuelos. Atheneum, $18.99 (128p) ISBN 978-1-4814-1975-8
Carlson-Hijuelos (Voices in First Person) ambitiously brings together 30 creators—including poet Jacinto Jesús Cardona, humanitarian Kamaal Majeed, and philosopher Alexandra Stoddard, among others—to detail their experiences navigating the “difficult
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