Thanks to St. Martin’s Press, I have 1 copy of An Anonymous Girl for some lucky reader to win (US only). #partner Continue reading
Suzy Approved Book Tours: Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy
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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review as part of Suzy Approved Book Tours.
Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy
Summary: New York Times best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945-2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his fifty-year writing life. In sharing their stories of Conroy, his fellow writers honor his memory and advance our shared understanding of his lasting impact on twentieth- and twenty-first-century literary life in and well beyond the American South.
Conroy’s was a messy fellowship of people from all walks of life. His relationships were complicated, and people and places he thought he’d left behind often circled back to him at crucial moments. The pantheon of contributors includes Pulitzer Prize winners Rick Bragg and Kathleen Parker; Grammy winners Barbra Streisand and Janis Ian; Lillian Smith Award winners Anthony Grooms and Mary Hood; National Book Award winner Nikky Finney; James Beard Foundation Award winners Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart; a corps of New York Times best-selling authors, including Ron Rash, Sandra Brown, and Mary Alice Monroe; Conroy biographers Katherine Clark and Catherine Seltzer; longtime Conroy friends Bernie Schein, Cliff Graubart, John Warley, and Walter Edgar; Pat’s students Sallie Ann Robinson and Valerie Sayers; members of the Conroy family; and many more.
Each author in this collection shares a slightly different view of Conroy. Through their voices, a vibrant, multifaceted portrait of him comes to life and sheds new light on the writer and the man. Loosely following Conroy’s own chronology, the essays in Our Prince of Scribes wind through his river of a story, stopping at important ports of call. Cities he called home and longed to visit, along with each book he birthed, become characters that are as equally important as the people he touched and loved along the way. Continue reading
Literary Friday ya’ll…..
Ya’ll…. I’ve been so confused about what day it is for too long. It’s pretty much rained every day for over a week. I’ve spent more time in my yoga pants, hair in pony tail and glasses than I care to admit.
I’m in downtime mode. Sometimes I just need it. Rest and recharge. December was tiring- Little A being here, being sick for way too much of December, Christmas and to be perfectly honest a lackluster NYE all combined to just make me tired. January- it’s time to get perky 🙂 Continue reading
A Month of Faves: Fave Books of 2018
Have you checked out Estella’s Revenge and Girlxoxo’s squee worthy reads for 2018?
Mon. | Dec. 31 – Favorite Books Read This Year #AMonthofFaves – squee worthy reads
A Month of Faves: This Is How I Read/Blogged in 2018
FRI. | Dec. 28 – #AMonthofFaves This Is How We Read and Blogged This Year – eg. Number of books read so far, genre you read the most from, picture of favorite (or most often used) reading location, most read author, % eBooks, hardcovers, paperbacks and/or audiobooks, hint at what your favorite read of the year is (let us guess), types of books you wish you read more of, month you read the most and least). Plus tell us how you blogged – most popular blog posts, you faves, did you try anything new on your blog this year, did you make blogging goals – how did you do, essential programs, apps, plugins, websites and / or your blogging routine, blogs on blogging that you follow, blog tips you learned and used this year.
A Month of Faves: Fave Covers of 2018
Have you checked out Estella’s Revenge & Girlxoxo’s fave covers?
WED. | Dec. 26 – Favorite Book Covers From Our Reads This Year #AMonthofFaves – what did you like about each one? Continue reading
A Month of Faves: Challenges and Goals (How Did I Do in 2018)
Have you checked out Estella’s Revenge and Girlxoxo post on how they did challenge and goal wise for 2018?
MON. | Dec. 24 – #AMonthofFaves Challenges and Goals – Reading challenges, personal goals, resolutions – how did you do? What are your goals for this month, this season or next year. Check in here. Continue reading
Literary Friday ya’ll…
If anyone wants to take bets on when this cold is going to release me from it’s grasp, I’d love to know… I’m not “sick” but I’m still not kicking on all my cylinders. Sigh…. In related news, my Christmas spirit is not as high this year (December has wore me out, ya’ll). I’m looking forward to napping in front of Law and Order tonight with a cat or 2 or 3. Continue reading
A Month of Faves: On The Screen
Have you checked out to see if Girlxoxo and Estella’s Revenge posted about some good book to movies today?
FRI. Dec 21 – #AMonthofFaves On the Screen – What did you watch this year that you absolutely loved and did you see any movies inspired by books you’ve read – what did you think? Continue reading
A Month of Faves: This is How We Holiday 2018
I can’t wait to see how Girlxoxo and Estella’s Revenge holiday for 2018 🙂
WED. Dec. 19 #AMOnthofFaves This is How We Holiday – Rep your home’s holiday look, share pictures of your holiday decorations. Christmas tree, your favorite holiday traditions, holiday festivities, favorite ornaments, places to go, holiday drinks, holiday eats, holiday themed reads. Continue reading
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