By The River

Culture Series / 5 Seasons

By The River presents in-depth interviews with South Carolina authors and poets.

26m 46s

Nelle & Ora Smith

S1 E15 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Nelle & Ora Smith, mother and daughter authors of Paradise: Memories of Hilton Head in the Early Days. Nelle & Ora Smith discuss the building of Sea Pines, the first Heritage Golf Tournament, and how this book fulfills the last wishes of John Gettys Smith, former head of marketing and public relations for Charles E. Fraser.

Tim Conroy

S1 E14 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Tim Conroy, poet and author of Theologies of Terrain. Tim Conroy discusses his passion for writing poetry, his brother, Pat Conroy, and offers advice to young writers.

Roger Newman

S1 E13 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Roger Newman, Maternal-fetal Medicine specialist, professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, and author of Occam’s Razor & Two Drifters. Roger Newman discusses his passion for writing and for practicing medicine.

Lauren Rule Maxwell

S1 E12 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Lauren Rule Maxwell, associate professor of English at The Citadel, director of the Lowcountry Writing Project and author of Romantic Revisions in Novels from the Americas. Lauren Rule Maxwell discusses her passion for teaching young authors and the importance of understanding historical literature.

Stephanie Austin Edwards

S1 E11 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Stephanie Austin Edwards, author of What We Set In Motion, winner of the Best Submission Award at the Atlanta’s Writer’s Club Conference. Stephanie Austin Edwards discusses her love for teaching writing, volunteering at the Pat Conroy Literary Center and her roots in the lowcountry.

Jim Jordan

S1 E10 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Jim Jordan, author of The Slave-Trader’s Letter Book: Charles Lamar, the Wanderer and Other Tales of the African Slave Trade and the Savannah Grey series. Jim Jordan discusses his love for history and the differences in writing non-fiction and fiction.

John Warley

S1 E9 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with John Warley, author of "A Southern Girl" and "Stand Forever", Yielding Never: The Citadel in the 21st Century." John Warley discusses his writing process and his friendship with Pat Conroy.

Ellen Malphrus

S1 E8 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Ellen Malphrus, poet, Writer-in-Residence & associate professor of English at University of South Carolina Beaufort and author of Untying the Moon. Ellen Malphrus discusses her love for poetry, writing, teaching writing and her role with the Pat Conroy Literary Festival.

Nina Leipold

S1 E7 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Nina Leipold, aquatic conservationist, children’s author and illustrator and author of The Mermaid of Hilton Head. Nina Leipold discusses her passion for writing children’s books and for educating others about how to keep our oceans clean.

Bernie Schein

S1 E5 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Bernie Schein, author of Famous All Over Town and Beaufort native. Bernie Schein discusses growing up in the lowcountry, Pat Conroy’s father as the inspiration for his book and his friendship with Pat Conroy.

Alexia Jones Helsley

S1 E4 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Alexia Jones Helsley, senior instructor of history at University of South Carolina Aiken, recipient of the Governor’s Archives Award for Outstanding Service in Promoting the Wider Use of South Carolina’s Documentary Heritage, author of Wicked Beaufort. Alexia Jones Helsley discusses her passion for history and growing up in the lowcountry.

Ray McManus

S1 E3 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Ray McManus, an American poet with three award-winning poetry collections and associate professor of English at University of South Carolina Sumter. Ray McManus discusses his passion for poetry.

Dorothea Benton Frank

S1 E2 / 26m 46s

Holly Bounds Jackson is by the river with Dorothea Benton Frank, a New York Times bestselling author, 2015 inductee into the South Carolina Academy of Authors, and author of Sullivan’s Island, Plantation, and most recently, By Invitation Only. Dorothea Benton Frank discusses her passion for writing, teaching new writers, and meeting her fans.

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