Update on Girlfriends Weekend and First Extra Event

Kathy just announced the Thurs night authors dinner  $50 extra -  Does everyone want to attend?  We can gather our funds at the June meeting and send it in at one time if you want.

Keri did you send your registration in yet?

Also here is a listing of the authors who have been invited to attend

For Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guy Members ONLY:

Now until September 1st, 2010 or as long as tickets remain, you may purchase your ticket to our Author Dinner Theater for $50 per member. Author Dinner Theater includes:
Author Chef prepared dinner
Authors will be our wait staff and nobody can forget that at last year's event Pat Conroy, served the Sweet Tea!
And Playwright/Author, Michael Listor will be starring in one of his own plays set in a beauty shop with the all- star cast being authors!

Authors that have been invited to attend are:

Fannie Flagg
Pat Conroy
Cassandra King
Bernie Schein
Janis Owens
Melissa Conroy
Rick Bragg
Robert Leleux
Neil White
Mark Childress
River Jordan
Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
Ad Hudler
Michael Morris
Denise Hildreth Jones
Charles Martin
Patti Callahan Henry
Elise Blackwell
Jeanine Cummins
Amy Bourret
Judy Christie
Marcia Fine
Kimberly Willis Holt
Kathi Appelt
Vladimir Radunsky
Sam Bracken
Echo Garrett
Lisa Wingate
Susan Parker
Deeanne Gist
Tony Simmons
Michael Lister
Olivia deBelle Byrd
Dr. Mark Green
Karl Lenker
Jennie Helderman
Robert Greer
Judy Christie
Kathleen Kaska
Jenny Gardiner
Jamie Ford
Nicole Seitz
Helen Simonson
Kelly O'Conner McNees
Robin Oliveira
Todd Johnson
Susan Gregg Gilmore
Alice Hoffman
Caroline Leavitt

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Next Meeting for PQ

Hope to see all of you at our May meeting at Peggy's home.  Author Robin Hemley will be doing a SKYPE-in from I believe France where he is doing a writing workshop.  Sounds like he enjoys world travel and writing.

Also, Ad Hudler has confirmed that he will be here on Wed July 14 and M L Malcolm will be here on Wed August 25.  I am looking forward to an enjoyable visit with these two vibrant authors.  Remember we want to have at least 25 books for them to sign.  It doesn't matter where you purchase them.

Those who missed our last meeting, we had a great time on the river at Chris's home and dancing around the Maypole.  

May 26, 2010 PQ Meeting

Hostess: Peggy Borel

Food Committee: Peggy,Beverly M, Chris, Janice

Discussion Leader: Allison

Book Selection: Do-Over! by Robin Hemley   www.robinhemley.com

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Kathy posted this on FB about some of the coming events for Girlfriends Weekend...FYI

Her (Fannie Flagg)  latest book will be out in time for Girlfriend Weekend Heidi and you won't believe who all I have coming this year. Pat Conroy is coming back, Janis Owens, Harper Lee Award winner Carolyn Haines, Mark Childress of "Crazy in Alabama" fame, the Queen for your Own Life girls, Kathy Kinney, Mimi on The Drew Carey Show and Cindy Ratzlaff who did the South Beach Diet Book. I could go on and on and this year our Author Dinner will be Author Dinner Theatre. I have playwright author coming from Florida who has a one act set in a beauty shop. All the authors will portray the roles. AND I think Rebecca Wells may be coming from Washington State and pehaps one of the guys from the television show "MAD MEN"! We may do a midnight showing to of a film.
I also have really, really big news breaking soon so hang on to your tiara, we are going on the reading ride of a lifetime.

FW: Jade del Cameron books

Received this email from Suzanne Arruda who wrote the Jade del Cameron adventure series.  We met her at Girlfriends Weekend and she is one spunky adventurer.  I've read one of her books thus far and certainly intend to read more

Her website if full of great stuff like maps of 1920's Africa, typical guidebooks etc of the era.  It's a rich history lesson as well as adventure tale.

If you get a chance to check out her webiste it's  www.suzannearruda.com

And then go vote for her Author Blog Award.   Thanks Kay

>
> Hello again from the world of Jade del Cameron!
>
> I've got some EXCITING NEWS:
>
> As some of you may know, I post a weekly blog titled THROUGH JADE'S EYES in which I write about life in Jade's time in Africa. For instance today and last week I blogged about some of the guides and manuals to Africa that were printed at the time, guides the Jade might have used in planning some of her trips. So what is the exciting news?

> This blog has made the short list for Best Author Blog on the Completely Novel website, but….. I NEED YOUR VOTE TO WIN. May I ask you to please go to
> http://www.completelynovel.com/author-blog-awards (if this doesn't hotlink, then just copy and paste into the browser)

> and click on the "click here to vote" button, then scroll down and choose "Suzanne Arruda's" blog. You must first register at the completely novel website to vote, BUT you will not be inundated with materials and you can un-register at any time. Plus you have a chance to WIN some free books through the Completely Novel website. Voting closes at midnight on Thursday, April 15 -- that's this week. What would winning mean to me? It could mean more publicity for the Jade series, which could enhance sales, which would increase the chance that the series will continue. Suffice to say, I would REALLY appreciate your vote. Note: You may only vote for me once, trying to vote for me a second time actually cancels the first note.
>
> And for other news, this e-mail is coming to you courtesy of a voice recognition computer software because yours truly fell and broke my right wrist three weeks ago. And yes, I'm right-handed. But I'm not letting it stop me. In fact, I intend to meet every one of my upcoming events & sign books. The signatures may just be a little more collectible than usual.
> Speaking of those events, I'm especially excited about the ones coming up at the beginning of May. On May 1 from 2-4 I'm at the Museum of African Art/Smithsonian http://www.nmafa.si.edu/ for a signing. 950 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20024 Stop by the gift store. Please come by if you live anywhere in the area. The museum is wonderful, and I'd love to meet some of you. Earlier that day I will be signing at the Malice Domestic Conference. This event and others are always updated on my website.
>
> Jade's 6th adventure: The Crocodile's Last Embrace, has arrived as galleys. We now have cover art which you can see on the website at http://www.suzannearruda.com/jadeseries.html Watch for announcements of its release in Sept 2010.
>
> Suzanne Arruda
> www.suzannearruda.com
> http:// suzannearruda.blogspot.com/
> http://twitter.com/SuzanneArruda
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> NOTE: You received this email because you requested updates. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply and tell me. I'll remove your name and address. No names or addresses are given out or sold to anyone else.
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March Meeting news

We had a great meeting for March. Thanks to Grace for hosting and to the food committee Rachelle Wilson, Linda Todd and Linda Breaux .

I especially appreciated the technical assistance of Rachel, Allison and Erin to get us hooked up and online for the SKYPE with our author of the month Jenny Gardiner.  She is passionate about doing more for e-publishing for emerging authors and will be sending us more info as it develops.  Also she did introduce her parrot Gracycie to us who even spoke a bit.  

Members voted on the books for the coming year.  Thank you Tracey for tabulating the results!  I couldn't have done it without you.  Those who emailed their choices had their votes counted also.   Choosing from Kathy Patrick's list of monthly selections and bonus book selections we came up with the following list.  Please note some date changes for our meetings.

April - Hostess Chris Baldouf,
Food  Erin, Kay, Phyllis Hughes    
Discussion:  Rachel Beck   
Book: The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman (the book we brought back from Girlfriends Weekend) .  She will be sending us bookplates designed by her daughter and will do a phone call-in  she doesn't SKYPE.  


Also for April we will have a "Spring Fling of Books"  bring your books to donate to the Women's Shelter, dressed up in a purse  or wrapped in a scarf.

Thus far we have earned $30.78 in commissions from Amazon.com to give to the Nicaraguan Mission.  Remember to use our blog site  

www.swlapulpwoodqueens.blogspot.com to click thru to Amazon.  We will then receive commissions on any purchases you make.

May -  Hostess:  Peggy Borel    Book:  Do Over by Robin Hemley    Will sign bookplates and SKYPE in from France where he will be teaching a writing workshop

June - Hostess:  Linda Sonnier   Book:  What Difference Do it Make by Ron Hall and Denver Moore  -  haven't been able to contact yet

July - Hostess:  Kay Huck   Flexible date and time because author Ad Hudler of Man of the House


will be traveling this way and will attend the meeting.  May do something joint with Lafayette group???

August:  Hostess:    ___________  Book   Heart of Lies by ML Malcolm   She will be flying in to attend our meeting and staying with me

Septemeber  Hostess: ___________    book:  Yazoo Blues by John Pritchard  haven't been able to contact yet

Oct :  Hostess ____________   book:  Sweet By and By by Todd Johnson   will SKYPE in and sign book plates

NOv   Hostess ______________   book:  The Lakota Way by Joseph marshall III  - haven't contacted yet

Dec    Christmas party and gift exchange

RE: Book Selections for the next few months

Tracey said she couldn't open the attachment so  I am re-sending and pasting it  into this email
Also I pasted it into our group page on Facebook

Vote on Option 1 or Option 2 for the month of July:

____________Option 1:  Just have regular July meeting at a different time and discuss Ad Hudler's book Man of the House

____________Option 2:  Special Meeting to read and discuss Man of the House with Ad Hudler as guest and have regular book club meeting and read another book also.

 We need to select books to read for:  April, May, June, July and August

Please vote for the books you would like to read in order #1 being the one you would most like to read.

OFFICIAL 2010 PULPWOOD QUEEN AND TIMBER GUY BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS

* The rest of the year's books will be announced SUMMER 2010!

February

__________    The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and a Town that Raised Them   

March

__________    The Lakota Way by Joseph Marshall III
April

__________    The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

   May

__________     Spoon: A Novel by Robert Greer    www.robertgreerbooks.com. 

June            

__________    Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
July
  __________   ( Option 1 or Option 2)    MAN OF THE HOUSE BY AD HUDLER

August –

__________    Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

2010 BONUS BOOK SELECTIONS

__________    Saving Cicadas by Nicole Seitz

__________    Sweet By and By by Todd Johnson

__________    The Girl Who Chased the Moon: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen

__________   What Difference Do It Make?    By Ron Hall, Denver Moore, & Lynn Vincent

__________     Do-Over by Robin Hemley


__________    The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kampkamba with Bryan Mealor
__________    Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
 __________    The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship by Andrea Israel & Nancy Garfinkel

__________     Seeds: A Memoir by Sasha Vukelja, M.D.

__________     In Pursuit of Other Interests: A Novel by Jim Kokoris

__________    29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life by Cami Walker

__________    The Year Before the Flood by Ned Sublette

__________    Yazoo Blues by John Pritchard

2009  Books  We have not read:
January                 The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan

February              Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman
April                      Oscar Season by Mary McNamara
May                         Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon 

July                         On the Divinity of Second Chances by Kaya McLaren 

August                     The Leopard's Prey- A Jade Del Cameron Mystery by Suzanne Arruda

October                     The Help by Kathryn Stockett

December                     The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman 

2009 Bonus Book Club Selections We have not read:

 The Forgotten Garden by Kate Moron
Wicked Plants by Amy Stewart
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

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

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robinson 

Murder at the Arlington by Kathleen Kaska

 The Prayers for Agnes Sparrow
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.
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman

Treasure of the Golden Cheetah by Suzanne Arruda

Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austin Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler

 31 Hours by Masha Hamilton

 Serendipity by Louise Shaffer
Note to Self by Andrea Buchanan

Dorothy on the Rocks by Barbara Suter

The Shiniest Jewel by Marian
The Big Skinny by Carol

Elegance of a the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery 

Wife Goes On by Leslie Lehr

Janeology by Karen Harrington 

Driftwood Summer by Patti Callahan Henry

The Cracker Queen: A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life by Lauretta Hannon

2009 TIMBER GUY BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS 

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

RE: Creative Ideas

Hi everyone!

It’s been a while since we supplied Queen Kay with some of our printing supplies to include our expensive name plates.  If we could all bring somewhere around $5 at the next meeting (or the next one you go to) I’m sure that would be a huge help!

Thanks – and I hope your animal issues aren’t near what I read in “Winging It”,

Allison Kuhn

Creative Ideas

I hope I am back in town for awhile :)

Bev Martin and I were discussing over coffee this morning that we need to come up with our story for Girlfriends Weekend soon so we can begin thinking about costumes and table decorations and oh yes some kind of skit.

We looked at story books and thought of Mother Goose and different nursery rhymes; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Shakespeare;  mystery writers; Clovis Crawfish and friends;    Ya Ya Sisterhood;     We need ideas and costuming and decorations and skits...put your creative thinking caps on!!!

If you are interested in going next January, please let me know because we need to get together soon to begin our plans.  Those of us who went last year have already made our reservations at The Excelsior Hotel in Jefferson, TX  so if you are even thinking about going you need to make your reservations (you can always cancel later)

It was also soon be time to send in our advance $150 registration.  It's easier if you make your check to Kathy Patrick, and give them to me and I send them in together (I copy the checks and keep a record because Kathy gets overwhelmed with stuff).

Looking forward to seeing you soon!  

Remember our next meeting will be March 31 at Grace Broussard's in Sulphur.  Author Jenny Gardiner will be calling in hopefully using SKYPE

Kay

When you use this website, www.swlapulpwoodqueens.blogspot.com to click thru to Amazon.com any purchases you make will support Abrazando Christo Mission to Nicaraugua.  This is the fundraiser for my book club, Southwest Louisiana Pulpwood Queens.  For the past 2 years, one of our members and her family, have gone to Nicaraugua and brought our donations to purchase Spanish Bibles and other books for the orphanage.  Thank you for supporting this mission.

EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me

Meeting Wed 2/24/10

Reminder for our meeting Wed Feb 24 at Tracey's home in Sulphur  309 Beauregard Ave. 5:30 to 8:30

PQ SWLA Feb 2010 Meeting

Book Selection: South of Broad by Pat Conroy

Hostess: Queen Tracey Baham

Food Committee: Tracey Baham, Beverly Martin, Allison Kuhn, and Keri Doise (new member)

Discussion Leader: Queen Rachelle Wilson

I'm sorry that I again will not be able to make the meeting as I will still be here Texas taking care of my granddaughters.  Hopefully only 2 weeks to go!  I am getting so behind on stuff..

Please look at your calendars to considering hosting a meeting.  Also we are growing so we probably need to discuss whether to meet at the library or a restaurant like Piccadilly.

Pat  Conroy was fabulous and it was such a treat to meet him.  Hope you all enjoyed his book also

Hope to see you soon

Kay

Oh yes, remember if you click thru our blog site anything you order through Amazon we will receive a small commission.  Already we are up to $33.

When you use this website, www.swlapulpwoodqueens.blogspot.com to click thru to Amazon.com any purchases you make will support Abrazando Christo Mission to Nicaraugua.  This is the fundraiser for my book club, Southwest Louisiana Pulpwood Queens.  For the past 2 years, one of our members and her family, have gone to Nicaraugua and brought our donations to purchase Spanish Bibles and other books for the orphanage.  Thank you for supporting this mission.

First Info on Next Years Girlfriend Weekend

This just posted to Kathy's blog:www.pulpwoodqueen.com

Mark you calendar for the third weekend in January 2011, that's January
14 -16, for our 11th annual Girlfriend Weekend. And as always, if you are a Pulpwood Queen member, we offer an Early Bird Special of $150 for the Pulpwood Queen Weekend Package which includes: 2 full days of author panels, two full nights of literary entertainment including our infamous GREAT BIG BALL OF HAIR BALL, plus an OFFICIAL 11th Girlfriend Weekend t-shirt, and publisher giveaways. Our theme will be TIARA WEARING AND STORY SHARING with the Ball theme being your favorite story book character or book characters for Girl Group competition.

Girlfriends Weekend Pulpwood Queens Style

Pulpwood Queens are about reading and friendship, about encouraging others to be involved in life, about communication through the written word.  And it's about having passion and enjoyment for bringing words to life.  That's what happened at the 10th Anniversary celebration of the Pulpwood Queens Girlfriends Weekend in Jefferson Texas. 

The Wizard of Oz walked out of the pages and assumed new interpreations....there were the Pink Cowardly Lion, Pink Dorothy, Pink Tin Man, Pink Scarecrow and other pinkly supporting roles for Glinda and Oz.  Dorothy's were there with ruby slippers.  The poppies were blooming, the Blue Bird were flying over rainbows and of course Queen Kathy Patrick came in as a Tornado with author Ad Hudler as OZ.  What delight to see characters spring to life and have fun...great fun dancing and laughing and enjoying being more than words on a page.

How many high points can one weekend have?  With Kathy leading the charge you have renown author Pat Conroy of South of Broad The Great Santini and The Prince of Tides, charming us with stories of his life and how he became a writer as well as a bit about being a Paw Paw with his daughter Melissa Conroy who wrote Poppy's Pants.  An enchanting story that my granddaughters loved.

There was Jamie Ford of The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet who told of his love of Love Stories and being a hopeless romantic.  After reading Hotel, I can understand that!  I loved the story and loved talking with Jamie about the book when he did an author call-in....prior to hitting the best seller list!!

How about when I ran into Elizabeth Berg of Home Safe at the historic Excelsior Hotel when we had our morning coffee and ended up riding together to the convention center.  A charming lady who told us about the meaning of home, that place where your heart rests.  We all enjoyed her book and appreciated her author cal call-in!!

Our special Linda Busby Parker of Seven Laurels was there with her Christmas anthologies.  Our member Hillene Deaton sent one of her special quilts via Beverly Martin to present to her.  What a gracious lady she is and has written about it on her blog.

I joined the Head Queens to read passage from our favorite books this year, remember it was unanimous to choose kathryn Casey's Blood Lines, I hope others were intrigued and ready to read it. It was great to see Kathryn again, feel like she's one of us!

So who else was there....my goodness authors everywhere, and I cam home with books by Deva Gnatt, Suzanne Arruda,  Sam Barry, Kathleen Kaska, Ad Hudler, ML Malcolm, Robert LeLeux, Nicole Seitz new friends and authors

As well as enjoying the hijinks of River Jordan and Shellie Tomlinson, can you imagine the two of them on tour together!!

Great time by all and we''ve already made reservations for next year!

Thank you Kathy for all you do and she sent us a list of all the author websites, check them out!

2010 Girlfriend Weekend Authors website links:

Ad Hudler – www.adhudler.com

Jill S. Alexander – www.jillsalexander.com

Nicole Seitz – www.nicoleseitz.com

Mary Kay Andrews – www.marykayandrews.com

Heather Hepler – www.heatherhepler.com

Robin Hemley – www.robinhemley.com

Judy Christie – www.judychristie.com

Tracy Lea Carnes – www.traceyleacarnes.blogspot.com

Kathleen Kaska – www.kathleenkaska.com

Patti Callahan Henry – www.patticallahanhenry.com

Lauretta Hannon – www.thecrackerqueen.com

Janis Owens – www.janisowens.com

Hester Bass – www.hesterbass.com

Melissa Conroy – www.wooberry.com

Pat Conroy – www.patconroy.com

Robert Leleux – www.robertleleux.com

Sam Barry – www.theredroom.com/author/sam-barry

Kathi Kamen Goldmark – www.theredroom.com/author/kathi-kamen-goldmark

Elizabeth Berg – www.elizabeth-berg.net

Kathryn Casey – www.kathryncasey.com

Jamie Ford – www.jamieford.com

Deeanne Gist – www.deeannegist.com

River Jordan – www.riverjordan.us

Shellie Rushing Tomlinson –   www.alllthingssouthern.com  

Jenny Gardiner – www.jennygardiner.net

Karen Harrington – www.karenharringtonbooks.com

http://www.scobberlotch.blogspot.com

2010 Reading List

We hope to come back from Girlfriends Weekend with some new friends, new books and good choices for our reading selections for this year. We have Jan - Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells and Feb - South of Broad by Pat Conroy

Today I am sending bookplates to Rebecca Wells, finallllly was able to get in contact with her. They may or may not be here for the Jan meeting. Pat Conroy will be an "up in the air" I am going to the weekend with bookplates printed, keep your fingers crossed that he will sign them

Kathy just released the 2010 reading list to choose from: Red are ones we have already selected
green are authors who will be at Girlfriends Weekend

Also a reminder you can order ANYTHING from http://www.amazon.com/ not just books, the only requirement is to use our website click-thru to go there so we receive a commission. We have $27!! already!!



January
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells
Bonus - Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg
What Difference Do It Make? By Ron Hall, Denver Moore, & Lynn Vincent
Splinters: The Sweetheart of Prosper County by Jill S. Alexander
Pinecones: Poppy's Pants by Melissa Conroy
February
The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and a Town that Raised Them
Bonus: Saving Cicadas by Nicole Seitz
Sweet By and By by Todd Johnson
The Girl Who Chased the Moon: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen
Splinters: The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler
Pinecones: Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
March
The Lakota Way by Joseph Marshall III
Bonus: Do-Over by Robin Hemley
Splinters: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Pinecones: The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
April
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Bonus: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kampkamba with Bryan Mealor
Splinters: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Pinecones: The Secret World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass
May
Spoon: A Novel by Robert Greer
Bonus: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Splinters: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvader
Pinecones: The Adventures of Nicodemus Annie by Angela Bates
June
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Bonus: Seeds: A Memoir by Sasha Vukelja, M.D.
Splinters: Eli the Good by Silas House
Pinecones: Jenny & the Cat Club by Jenny Linsky
Or Notes from the Dog by Gary Paulsen
July
The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship by Andrea Israel & Nancy Garfinkel or Man of the House by Ad Hudler
Bonus: In Pursuit of Other Interests: A Novel by Jim Kokoris
29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life by Cami Walker
Splinters: Outcasts United by Warren St. John
Pinecones: Piper Reed: The Great Gypsy by Kimberly Willis Holt

August
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
Bonus: The Year Before the Flood by Ned Sublette
Yazoo Blues by John Pritchard
Splinters: Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper or A Cat Named Squeeky by Vic Reskovic
Pinecones: Dewey: There's a Cat in My Library by Vicki Myron


The rest of the list will be announced this summer.

Books at Girlfriend Weekend

If you would like for us to purchase a book for you and have it signed by the author, please let me know Many of your new members may not have read Kathy Patrick's book The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing Book Sharing Guide to Life. I encourage you to read it since we are Pulpwood Queens!

If you go to a bookstore or are surfing the net and checking out Amazon, you might check out some of these books for future selections. Some are old friends already and I know we will make some new ones this time also. The ones in red are ones we have read or will be in the near future

Below are listed the authors that will be there:

Pat Conroy - South of Broad
Shellie Tomlinson - Suck in Your Stomach and Put Some Lipstick On
River Jordan - Saints in Limbo

George Rabasa - The Wonder Singer
Janies Owens - The Cracker Kitchen
Linda Busby Parker - Seven Laurels
Debbie Thorton - Any Blode Can Cook
Lynn Fredrickson - Lynn's Specialties of the House
Suzanne McLennan - Praise the Lord and Pass the Biscuits
Robert LeLeux - Memoris of a Beautiful Boy
Kathryn Casey - Blood Lines
Kathleen Kaska - Murder at the Arlington
Lt Colonel Karl lenker - Final Trumpt and For Dear Life
Meg Federico - Welcome to the Departure Lounge
Tracey Carnes Excess Baggage
Karen Harrington - Janelogoy
Janna McMahan - The Ocean Inside
Mary Alice Monroe - Last Light Over Carolina
Patti Callahan henry - Driftwood Summer
Ron Hall - Same Kind of Different as Me and What Difference Do it Make
Cassandra King - Queen of Broken Hearts
Lauretta Hannon - The Cracker Queen
Mary Kay Andrews - The Fixer Upper
Hester Bass - The Secret World of Walter Anderson
Jill S Alexander - Sweetheart of Prosper County
Melissa Conroy - Poppy's Pants
Robyn O'Brian The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food is Making Us Sick and What we can do about it
Judy Cristie - Gone to Green
Joe Formichella - Staying Ahead of the Posse : The Ben Jobe Story
Susan Jane Gilman - Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven
Mindy Friddle - The Secret Keepers
Meg Waite Clayton - The Wednesday Sisters
Ad hudler - Man of the House
Jamie Ford - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
John pritchard - Yazoo Blues
M L Malcolm - Deceptive Intentions

Connie May Fowler - The Problem with Murmur Lee
DeVa Gantt - A Silent Ocean Away, Decision and Destiny, and Forever Waiting of the Colette Trilogy
Nichole Seitz Saving Cacadas
Suzanne Arruda - The Leopards Prey
Carolyn Turgeon - Godmother: The Cinderella story
Ruby Pearl Saffaire - Second Sluthood: A Manifesto for the Post Menopausa pre Senillic Matriarch
Carol Leifer When You Lie About yourself the Terrorist Wins
Kathi Kamen Goldmark - Food That Rocks: Receipes from the Hottest Kitchens in Music

FW: Our People - Profiles - UMC.org

You might like to view this video of Kathy Patrick talking about Pulpwood Queens, She mentions our chapter and our organizational pictures is flashed across the screen.

If the link doens't open to her video, click on the "our people" tab

http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=1735229&ct= 7724065&undefined

Check out the above link just in time for our Girlfriend Weekend!
Love,
Kat
P.S. I hope you'll love seeing some of you featured in the video that is
going out worldwide!