Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy, edited by Nicole Seitz and Jonathan Haupt #bookreview #tarheelreader #thrscribes @nicoleseitz @ugapress @suzyapbooktours #blogtour #ourprinceofscribes

Happy Thursday!  Welcome to my stop on the Our Prince of Scribes blog tour sponsored by Suzy Approved Book Tours. It’s my joy and pleasure to share this tribute to an author beloved by millions of readers around the world, Pat Conroy.

My Thoughts:

Pat Conroy is a favorite author of mine. I haven’t read all his books, but each I have has been one I’ve savored. He was bold and upfront about his challenging childhood, and his writing was influenced by that.

If I had to pick a favorite book, it would be Beach Music. I bought it for my dad as a gift because he grew up on beach music (and I did, too, thanks to him). My dad is (and was at the time) a pretty strict western reader, and within that genre has one or two authors he prefers. That said, he enjoyed Beach Music, so…