"In every one of . . . [novelist Pat] Conroy's big, story-driven Southern books, there has been a father, a son and a holy ghost in the form of an ineffable secret," wrote Tracy Coch...
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Pat Conroy's writing is marked by an obsessive interest in the love/hate relationship and its ensuing tensions. Whether between Citadel cadet and "The Boo," young teacher and school superintendent, or...
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All aspects of Pat Conroy's life where influenced by the time he spent on Fripp Island. Since it is a small, rural, isolated location he learned a respect for nature and a very particular understand...
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Graphic depictions of violence, suicide and sexual assault in two Pat Conroy books are at the heart of a First Amendment debate, pitting offended parents against high school students who object to ...
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The summer is typically a time when news slows down to a snail’s pace. People (including reporters) split for the beach and opt for the latest Pat Conroy novel rather than a daily read of the...
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Today is Friday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2007. There are 66 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 26, 1881, the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" took place in Tombstone, Ariz., ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Virtual worlds, mobile coupons
and bar-code readers on cell phones are the next technology
wave that U.S. chain stores must ride if they hope to stay
competitive in the fast-c...
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Doug Marlette, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who recently turned his incisive wit toward a budding career as a novelist, died Tuesday in an auto accident in Mississippi. He was 57.Marlette,...
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Beckie Tran doesn't have kids, which means she usually has no clue what presents to buy for her friends' children. Fortunately she gets advice from a separate group of buddies — including peo...
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