This just in from Kathy Patrick. The official book list for 2009. We will be voting on book of the year in each category later this year. If you have the opportunity to read any of these other than the ones we select for our monthly meeting, please let us know what you think.
Also, it helps the authors if you can write a short review at one of the booksellers sites.
They ones we have read or will read are in red. Previous Lists selections:
Seven Laurels by Linda Busby Parker
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist
November
Blood Lines by Kathryn Casey --- Perhaps we can select this one!!
See you soon
Kay
Dear Readers:
The following are the Official Pulpwood Queen Book Club Selections for 2009 to January 2010 when we celebrate at our book club convention this marking our 10th Anniversary Girlfriend Weekend!
Print this list out and give to your local bookstore, book club members, really, promote out list as these authors deserve a good read in this ever challenged publishing world.
Also please review these books as you read them on all the online booksellers too!
www.amazon.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.booksamillion.com
www.borders.com
Be sure and let them know you are a Pulpwood Queen or book club member or leader so we can help these authors get the word out on their excellent reads!
Authors too! Please let me know if you are willing to let the book club leaders conduct a teleconference at their book club meetings. You also might want to offer signed bookplates as a thank you for reading their books. You can do that by emailing me at kathy@beautyandthebook.com
I also have a limited number of signed bookplates coming from Rebecca's Wells for her NEW book which is absolutely incredible, "The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder" I have five copies already that are spoken for and the book releases tomorrow. So either order your book now online or call me tomorrow at 903-665-7520 if you wish to purchase a signed copy!
PULPWOOD QUEEN BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS 2009
January
The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan
Bonus Book Club Selection
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel by Jamie Ford
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robinson
Splinters (Teen Selection) Twilight by Stephanie Meyers
Pinecones (Pre-teen Selection Twilight by Stephanie Meyers
February
The Wonder Singer by George Rabasa
Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman
Bonus Book Club Selection
Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Words, Letters, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts,….With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory by Roy Blount, Jr.
Splinters (Teen Selection) New Moon by Stephanie Meyers
Pinecones (Pre-Teen Selection) New Moon by Stephanie Meyers
March
The Cracker Kitchen: A Cookbook Celebration of Cornbred Fed, Down Home Family Stories and Cuisine by Janis Owens
Bonus Book Club Selection
The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism by Geoff Nicholson
Splinters (Teen Selection) Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers
Pinecones (Pre-Teen Selection) Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers
April
Oscar Season by Mary McNamara
Bonus Book Club Selection
Serendipity by Louise Shaffer
Note to Self by Andrea Buchanan (Arts, Letters, and Soul featured author)
Dorothy on the Rocks by Barbara Suter
Splinters (Teen Selection) Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyers
Pine Cones (Pre-Teen Selection) Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyers
May
Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon
Bonus Book Club Selection
The Shiniest Jewel by Marian Henley (Arts, Letters, and Soul featured author)
The Big Skinny by Carol Lay (Arts, Letters, and Soul featured author)
Elegance of a the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
The Cracker Queen: A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life by Lauretta Hannon
Splinters (Teen Selection) Harper Lee (Up Close) by Kerry Madden
Pine Cones (Pre-Teen Selection) Harper Lee (Up Close) by Kerry Madden
June
Saints in Limbo by River Jordan
Bonus Book Club Selection
Driftwood Summer by Patti Callahan Henry
July
On the Divinity of Second Chances by Kaya McLaren
Bonus Book Club Selection
Wife Goes On by Leslie Lehr
Janeology by Karen Harrington
August
The Leopard's Prey- A Jade Del Cameron Mystery by Suzanne Arruda
Bonus Book Club Selection
Secret Keepers by Mindy Friddle
Welcome to the Departure Lounge by Meg Federico
Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires who are Saving our Planet by Edward Humes
Splinters (Teen Selection)
A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion by Anthony Bourke, John Rendall, and George Adamson
Pinecones (Pre-Teen Selection)
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen
September
South of Broad by Pat Conroy
Bonus Book Club Selection
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman
Treasure of the Golden Cheetah by Suzanne Arruda
Splinters and Pinecones Book Club Selection
I Love You, Miss Huddleston by Phillip Gulley
October
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Bonus Book Club Selection
Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austin Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
31 Hours by Masha Hamilton
Pine Cones and Splinters Book Clubs
The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous by Suzanne Crowley
November
Blood Lines by Kathryn Casey --- A Must for Us!!
Bonus Book Club Selection
Murder at the Arlington by Kathleen Kaska
The Prayers for Agnes Sparrow
Pinecones and Splinters Book Clubs
Jesus Land: A Memoir by Julia Scheeres
December
The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
Bonus Book Club Selection
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Moron
Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Pinecones and Splinters Book Club Selection
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
January 2010
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells --- Louisiana Author set in New Orleans
Bonus Book Club Selection
Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg
TIMBER GUY BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS 2009
(months to be read TBA)
Boom! By Tom Brokaw
If Every Month Were June by Tony Bender
Flying by Eric Kraft
Woodsburner by John Pipkin
Final Trumpet by Karl Lenker
Previous Lists selections:
Seven Laurels by Linda Busby Parker
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist
Also, it helps the authors if you can write a short review at one of the booksellers sites.
They ones we have read or will read are in red. Previous Lists selections:
Seven Laurels by Linda Busby Parker
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist
November
Blood Lines by Kathryn Casey --- Perhaps we can select this one!!
See you soon
Kay
Dear Readers:
The following are the Official Pulpwood Queen Book Club Selections for 2009 to January 2010 when we celebrate at our book club convention this marking our 10th Anniversary Girlfriend Weekend!
Print this list out and give to your local bookstore, book club members, really, promote out list as these authors deserve a good read in this ever challenged publishing world.
Also please review these books as you read them on all the online booksellers too!
www.amazon.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.booksamillion.com
www.borders.com
Be sure and let them know you are a Pulpwood Queen or book club member or leader so we can help these authors get the word out on their excellent reads!
Authors too! Please let me know if you are willing to let the book club leaders conduct a teleconference at their book club meetings. You also might want to offer signed bookplates as a thank you for reading their books. You can do that by emailing me at kathy@beautyandthebook.com
I also have a limited number of signed bookplates coming from Rebecca's Wells for her NEW book which is absolutely incredible, "The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder" I have five copies already that are spoken for and the book releases tomorrow. So either order your book now online or call me tomorrow at 903-665-7520 if you wish to purchase a signed copy!
PULPWOOD QUEEN BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS 2009
January
The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan
Bonus Book Club Selection
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel by Jamie Ford
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robinson
Splinters (Teen Selection) Twilight by Stephanie Meyers
Pinecones (Pre-teen Selection Twilight by Stephanie Meyers
February
The Wonder Singer by George Rabasa
Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman
Bonus Book Club Selection
Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Words, Letters, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts,….With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory by Roy Blount, Jr.
Splinters (Teen Selection) New Moon by Stephanie Meyers
Pinecones (Pre-Teen Selection) New Moon by Stephanie Meyers
March
The Cracker Kitchen: A Cookbook Celebration of Cornbred Fed, Down Home Family Stories and Cuisine by Janis Owens
Bonus Book Club Selection
The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism by Geoff Nicholson
Splinters (Teen Selection) Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers
Pinecones (Pre-Teen Selection) Eclipse by Stephanie Meyers
April
Oscar Season by Mary McNamara
Bonus Book Club Selection
Serendipity by Louise Shaffer
Note to Self by Andrea Buchanan (Arts, Letters, and Soul featured author)
Dorothy on the Rocks by Barbara Suter
Splinters (Teen Selection) Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyers
Pine Cones (Pre-Teen Selection) Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyers
May
Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon
Bonus Book Club Selection
The Shiniest Jewel by Marian Henley (Arts, Letters, and Soul featured author)
The Big Skinny by Carol Lay (Arts, Letters, and Soul featured author)
Elegance of a the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
The Cracker Queen: A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life by Lauretta Hannon
Splinters (Teen Selection) Harper Lee (Up Close) by Kerry Madden
Pine Cones (Pre-Teen Selection) Harper Lee (Up Close) by Kerry Madden
June
Saints in Limbo by River Jordan
Bonus Book Club Selection
Driftwood Summer by Patti Callahan Henry
July
On the Divinity of Second Chances by Kaya McLaren
Bonus Book Club Selection
Wife Goes On by Leslie Lehr
Janeology by Karen Harrington
August
The Leopard's Prey- A Jade Del Cameron Mystery by Suzanne Arruda
Bonus Book Club Selection
Secret Keepers by Mindy Friddle
Welcome to the Departure Lounge by Meg Federico
Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires who are Saving our Planet by Edward Humes
Splinters (Teen Selection)
A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion by Anthony Bourke, John Rendall, and George Adamson
Pinecones (Pre-Teen Selection)
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen
September
South of Broad by Pat Conroy
Bonus Book Club Selection
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman
Treasure of the Golden Cheetah by Suzanne Arruda
Splinters and Pinecones Book Club Selection
I Love You, Miss Huddleston by Phillip Gulley
October
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Bonus Book Club Selection
Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austin Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
31 Hours by Masha Hamilton
Pine Cones and Splinters Book Clubs
The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous by Suzanne Crowley
November
Blood Lines by Kathryn Casey --- A Must for Us!!
Bonus Book Club Selection
Murder at the Arlington by Kathleen Kaska
The Prayers for Agnes Sparrow
Pinecones and Splinters Book Clubs
Jesus Land: A Memoir by Julia Scheeres
December
The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
Bonus Book Club Selection
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Moron
Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Pinecones and Splinters Book Club Selection
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
January 2010
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells --- Louisiana Author set in New Orleans
Bonus Book Club Selection
Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg
TIMBER GUY BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS 2009
(months to be read TBA)
Boom! By Tom Brokaw
If Every Month Were June by Tony Bender
Flying by Eric Kraft
Woodsburner by John Pipkin
Final Trumpet by Karl Lenker
Previous Lists selections:
Seven Laurels by Linda Busby Parker
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist
