My mom is the reason I’m a reader and today she joined me to talk books. She surprised me by choosing a cookbook (she and I are both fiction junkies) but The Pat Conroy Cookbook made for a great chat. We also talked about how we both cut our teeth on trashy novels and the joys of re-reading favorite books. She even spilled some tea about her book club!
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Discussed in this episode:
The Pat Conroy Cookbook by Pat Conroy
The Bobbsey Twins by Laura Lee Hope (this is just one in a whole series of Bobbsey Twins adventures)
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Beach Music by Pat Conroy
The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son by Pat Conroy
Carlsbad Aquafarm
Beaufort, South Carolina really does look like a lovely town
Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home by Ina Garten
Ina Garten’s Beef Bourguingnon
Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King
The Water is Wide: A Memoir by Pat Conroy
The Buffalo Soldier by Chris Bohjalian
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
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