Pat Conroy Novel On the Way Pat Conroy’s new novel, set in Charleston and nearly 700 pages, is close to completion. He tells the AP, “It drives me nuts. But long-windedness… there’s nothing you can do about it. I wanted to write a 250-page novel, but I realize I can’t even write a prologue that’s 250 pages.” The wire says the new book will be “a return to the same dysfunctional characters he’s known for.” It will be his first novel in over a decade. AP AMS Asks Court for More Time For reasons that may appear elusive now that […]