Conroy Center Hosts Three Local Writers in July
The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is open for free guided tours of exhibits related to the writing and teaching life of bestselling author Pat Conroy from Thursday through Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m., at 601 Bladen Street in downtown Beaufort. The Conroy Center also hosts a full calendar of educational events, writers workshops, and author visits throughout the year. Learn more at www.patconroyliterarycenter.org.
In July, the Conroy Center will host a trio of free, public events highlighting historical novelist Kim Poovy, poet Elizabeth Robin, and thriller writer Kerry Peresta, all of whom live here in Beaufort County.
JULY 12, 6:00 p.m.
The Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.) will host an evening with Kim Poovey, author of the historical novel Shadows of the Moss, in conversation with the Center’s executive director Jonathan Haupt. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; please call 843-379-7025 to reserve your spot. The author conversation will also be live-streamed on the Conroy Center Facebook page.
“This captivating saga instantly draws readers into Irish immigrant Maggie McFarland’s quest to find her own self-worth in a new land where men claim others as property. As Maggie’s journey takes her from mid-19th-century Ireland to Pennsylvania and south to the Carolina Lowcountry, she learns that her own trials and gifts offer her a unique perspective on the value of freedom and just what constitutes a real family. Thought-provoking and inspiring!”—Susan Diamond Riley, author of The Sea Turtle’s Curse
JULY 15, 5:00 p.m.
The Conroy Center and Beaufort Bookstore (2127 Boundary St. #15) will host a launch event for To My Dreamcatcher, the newly published third collection from award-winning poet Elizabeth Robin, in conversation with fellow poet Barry Dickson, author of Maybe Today. Books by both authors will be available for sale and signing. To reserve a seat, please call the bookstore at 843-525-1066.
“Elizabeth Robin’s To My Dreamcatcher is a wonderfully crafted collection of adventure, acceptance, loss, and rebirth that leaves her readers craving more with the turn of every page.”—Alexander Yucas, author of Tracks
JULY 21, 6:00 p.m.
The Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.) will host an evening with suspense novelist Kerry Peresta, author of The Rising (book 2 in the Olivia Callahan series). Books will be available for sale and signing. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; please call 843-379-7025 to reserve your spot. The author conversation will also
be live-streamed on the Conroy Center Facebook page.
“In The Rising, Peresta’s stunning writing and multi-layered depictions take readers into the heart of a woman struggling to reclaim her memories and her life. Hooked from the first page, I was right there with her, rooting for her every terrifying, twisty step of the way!”—Susan Crawford, author of The Pocket Wife
