A lowcountry heart reflections on a writing life
(2016)
By:
Conroy, Pat
Nonfiction
Large Type
Call Numbers:
LARGE TYPE/818.54/CONROY,P
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Random House Large Print, [2016]
EDITION
First large print edition
DESCRIPTION
xiv, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781524735760, 1524735760 :, 1524735760, 9781524735760
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
A collection of letters, interviews, and magazine articles spanning Conroy's long literary career is supplemented by pieces from the authors many friends
CONTENTS
A note to the reader /
Nan A. Talese -- Introduction /
Cassandra King -- Hey, out there.
First letter: an opening to the light ;
Surprises on the road ;
Fire sermon: speech by Pat Conroy, delivered at Penn Center ;
On the future of books ;
My spooky life ;
My blogging life ;
Boo's lambs gather in Charleston ;
Hitch 22: a great memoir ;
Night the band played the "Tennessee Waltz" ;
Man who inspired my Losing Season left us too soon... ;
A room of her own...and the birth of Moonrise ;
On the road again...airports, editors, publicists, and my writing life ;
A long-lasting friendship: Charlie Gibson of Good Morning America ;
Vietnam still haunting me... ;
Teachers of my life ;
Barbara Warley was loved by everyone ;
How George R.R. Martin made me love dire wolves, giants, dwarves, and dragons... ;
A eulogy for a Southern gentleman ;
Remembering an irreplaceable friend ;
Best night in the life of this aging Citadel point guard... ;
Summer I met my first great man ;
Andie MacDowell at the Beaufort Film Festival ;
Mina & Conroy Fitness Studio ;
A few things I wish I had told Ann Patchett... ;
Conroy at seventy--happy birthday to me ;
On Pat Conroy's Facebook page on the day of his passing --
Great Conroy. A conversation with Pat Conroy ;
A letter to my grandson on sportsmanship and basketball ;
Pat Conroy talks about the /south, his mother, and The Prince of Tides ;
Pat Conroy speaks to Meredith Maran ;
On my Paris days ;
A letter to the editor of the Charleston Gazette ;
A lowcountry heart ;
Pat Conroy's Citadel speech ;
Farewell letter /
Bernie Schein ; Great Conroy: an homage to a southern literary giant and a prince of a guy, /
Rick Bragg ; Eulogy /
delivered by Judge Alex Sanders ; Acknowledgments /
Cassandra King