Books
October, 1994
Prowling the American Booksellers Association convention for fall's hot books turned up some likely candidates. The aisles were abuzz with enthusiasm for Pat Conroy's Beach Music (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) after he captivated a breakfast audience with samples from this family epic that reaches from Nazi Germany to South Carolina. Many readers can't wait for the memoirs of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr., To Be Loved (Warner), or the book that will accompany Ken Burns' nine-part documentary...