Stories tagged with "pat conroy"

'South of Broad' by indystar

By Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese, $29.95) Even outside the rigid social structures of adolescence, Leopold Bloom King is something of a freak. His severely bug-eyed appearance earns... – Aug 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Books
Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing by USA Today

Audrey Niffenegger knows a thing or two about good timing; novelist Pat Conroy is on the mend; and booksellers do their part for a debut novel.No fears: Timing is everything.... – Aug 19, 2009 at 8:39 PM in Entertainment
Pat Conroy returns to familiar turf with 'South of Broad' by USA Today

NEW YORK — At breakfast Monday, at the start of a book tour, novelist Pat Conroy, 63, matter of factly offers a startling statistic about himself and his six younger brothers... – Aug 10, 2009 at 10:07 PM in Entertainment
Booksellers' summer picks by indystar

Ask booksellers what books are hot this summer, and they cite fare that should appeal to readers in a tough economy. Action novels from favorites like Clive Cussler... – Jun 27, 2009 at 7:37 PM in Books
BookExpo will be a little abridged this year by USA Today

BookExpo America, the annual trade show for publishers and booksellers in New York this weekend, will be smaller because of the economy. A featured speaker, Pat Conroy, canceled... – May 27, 2009 at 6:05 PM in Entertainment
Summer books: Readers can turn the pages and escape by USA Today

Escapism.Ask booksellers what books are hot this summer, and they cite fare that should appeal to readers in a tough economy. CALENDAR: See when your favorites hit bookstores... – May 06, 2009 at 11:17 PM in Entertainment
`Da Vinci Code' publisher has job at Random House by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- The man who published "The Da Vinci Code" has a new job at Random House, two months after his division was dismantled in a companywide... – Feb 12, 2009 at 11:17 AM in Entertainment