M L's Visit

Wonderfull Queens......How do we follow such a fabulous meeting with Ad Hudler?

How about a Fabulous Hat Contest!!  Queen Tracey has agreed to chair this project so find your best bonnet or decorate/design your own (I have a plain black straw hat that I am going to "design")  The hat contest is because M L wears hats everywhere, it's her signature.  So we thought a Hat Contest would be fun and she could be the judge.  

Ad sure appreciated all the books we had to sign so we will do the same thing with M L  

Queen Erin, thanks for your perseverance in working with the library to initiate this relationship.  Marilyn is very easy to work with.  

We still have napkins and cups from the last meeting.

Queen Allison is personalizing our bookmarks for M L -  (whenever you have them printed I'll cut!)  Also, she has punch frozen and I believe Queen Rachel does also  I don't think we need to bring as many cookies...what about a dozen or so from everyone???

Queen Beverly M has agreed to be the discussion leader this time and she's going to check with Chastain's for a possible place to eat afterwards.  Check with Beverly if you have some other ideas.

And the book is great!!  I hope you all enjoy it  I know I sure do

Queen 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.

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Ad Hudler's Blog

Thought you might be interested in reading Ad Hudler's blog about his Tailgate Tour!

http://blog.adhudler.com/

Thanks to each and every one of you for making his visit a great event for our book club!  

Evening with Ad Hudler

Talking books with an author as well-versed as Ad Hudler was a grand delight!  His easy and engaging style endeared him to all of us.  Afterall we loved his baby, Man of the House!  A great book to talk about gender identification.  In this day and age, there is much confusion over the roles of men and women at home and in the workplace.  Men are doing things traditionally done by women and  vice versa.  Ad bring this out vividly through the character of Linc Menner, at stay-at-home Dad.  In Man of the House, everyone is in transformation Linc is wondering how he compares to the construction men who are remodeling his home, the daughter is entering puberty and the CEO wife is dealing with hurricane preparations for a hospital.  And in the midst Linc is being stalked by his daughter's teacher. 

Ad did confess that about 70% of the book is based on his real life as he is a stay at home Dad.  Which is why the book tastes real.  We highly recommend this book for your book club or personal enjoyment.  Perhaps you too will be lucky enough to meet up wtih Ad and meet a manly Man of the House.

We had several visitors to our open meeting at the library, hopefully some new recruits to the Pulpwood Queen Book Club world.  It was good to see Pam Carter from the Lafayette PQ's who drove over to meet Ad and chat with us about all things book club. 

Thanks to the combined efforts of the members it was an enthusiastic meeting with lots of questions and discussion.  Queen Lea found a wonderful fleur de lis apron to accompany the Marshes to Mansions cookbook we gave Ad in appreciation for his including us on his Tailgate Tour.  A patron of the library Ruby O'Brien won the pink hammer door prize which was promptly autographed by Ad.  Queen Allison led a wonderful discussion of the questions from  the book.  Queen Tracey was fabulous in coming early to oversee the setup and our thanks go to Marilyn Bonnette, Librarian for her assistance.

Afterward we took Ad to our favorite eating place for a Darrell's Special which he loved!

Pictures posted below!

Ad enjoys a Darrell's Special!

Catch us in the American press marquee!

Check in today's paper, the Marquee, for the write up regarding Ad Hudler's visit!  http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpEntertainment/?p=1062

Thanks to our Queens Erin, Allison, and Rachel for all their diligent efforts to make this happen!!

 

The Pulpwood Queen's Book Club: The Pulpwood Queen Shares Photos of Author, Ad Hudler on Tailgate Party Tour with the Queens!

The Pulpwood Queen's Book Club: The Pulpwood Queen Shares Photos of Author, Ad Hudler on Tailgate Party Tour with the Queens!

Thanks Kathy for recognizing our chapter! We are just doing our part to support books, authors, and literacy. Ad Hudler will be here on Wed July 14 and we are opening our meeting to the public so everyone can have the opportunity to benefit from reading! The local library is co-sponsoring this event and promoting it with their summer reading program. We are all working to encourage literacy.

Thanks Kathy for giving us the opportunity to connect with some wondrful authors and great people!

AD HUDLER TO VISIT OUR BOOK CLUB

Pulpwood Queens, you are in for a grand evening with Ad Hudler to talk about books and all things literary and the theme of his latest book Man of the House and gender identification.  How many times as I was reading this book did I think, he's nailed it, he really understands and communicates well, what it means to be a stay-at-home caregiver.  What I found insightful was the passion he has the main character, Linc Menner, put into his role of man of the house.  Candlelight dinners, extravagant dinner parties, great care in finding the perfect home accessories, due diligence in interactions with teachers and principals.  Just all around Perfect!  Then as the house is remodeled, Linc also begins a remodeling job on his character.  Hilarious to the point of laugh out loud, a totally enjoyable book.

AND not only are we reading this book for our July 14th meeting, Ad has us a a stop on his Tailgate Tour!  To celebrate our good fortune we are opening up our meeting to the public and joining with the Calcasieu Parish Public Library to host this event.

So put grab your tiara, your hot pink T-shirt and Man of the House, to meet up at the Central Branch Library corner of Claude St and Ernest St in Lake Charles on July 14 from 5 - 7:30 pm!  

We are asking each member to bring 2-3 dozen cookies/brownies for refreshments.

Message from Kathy Patrick and Official book List for 2010

Thought you would be interested in seeing the rest of the official book list for 2010 although we have selected all our books for the year.  I have highlighted those in red.   Kay

Dear Readers,
On this page you will find all my Official Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Book Club Selection authors and their books listed. I also have listed my Official Splinters Book Club Selection authors, Splinters books are for those recommended for high school and up and listed are the Official PineconesBook Club Selection authors. Pinecones are for junior high school age and down.
Great thought goes into each book I select for Official Book Club Selections. Here is the criteria for book club selection!

1) First, I have to have read the book! Most of these books are sent to me by the authors themselves, a family member or friend, or a publicist. Send a book for review to:
Beauty and the Book
608 North Polk Street
Jefferson, Texas 75657
I check out all books personally that are sent to me but due to massive amount of books, I cannot return the book to you.

2) The book must be well written. It does not matter to me if it is self-published or published by one of the major publishing houses, or somewhere in between, but if it has not been properly edited, sorry, I will have to pass.

3) The story must be from a viewpoint that I have not heard before, a good example is "The Sunday Wife" by Cassandra King. This story was written from the view of a minister's wife. Growing up right next door of the parsonage of my church, I felt that the minister's wife never really had a voice, I found that book fascinating and subject for discussion which brings me to my next point of criteria.

4) The book must be discussable. I read a lot of books that are great books, uplifting stories that make me happy, to books that give great information, such as cookbooks. But if there is not a conflict or a story to discuss, I'll save those great reads to be featured more at perhaps the two book festivals I run. The twelve books of the year that I select must be ones that's story lends itself for discussion because unless you have a conflict, not much to say about a book at a book club meeting other than, "We loved it!" I have found the best books to discuss are often times the ones that certain book club members hate. The meetings get really lively!

5) I love to select books from first time authors or authors who perhaps have never really received the proper attention for their book or books. Somebody has to champion the first time author and I get a big thrill from discovering those authors who a good deal of the time go on to super stardom. Some of those books that we have selected that have are: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, oh, I could go on and on.

The TWELVE books of the each month, are the mandatory books to read each month. The BONUS Book Club Selections are for our voracious readers, those book club members who cannot get enough books to read each month. They are also the books of all authors that come to visit my shop, for author events, or our book festivals.

Each year, no later than December 15, each chapter votes individually for their Pulpwood Queen Book of the Year, (voting from 12 books listed), Pulpwood Queen BONUS Book of the Year, (of the Bonus books listed), for Pulpwood Queens Splinters Book of the Year, and Pulpwood Queens Pinecones Book of the Year. The winners of these categories are announced at our annual book club convention, Girlfriend Weekend Author Extravaganza, this coming year, January 13 - 16, 2011!

And to help get our Official Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Book Club Selections get the word out in a really big way, I now post The Pulpwood Queens' TOP TWENTY BESTSELLING Books based on the sales from my Hair Salon/Book Store, Beauty and the Book, see May 2010 list below.

Perhaps, you too will join our book loving party and crown yourself Queen or King! We are dead serious when it comes to authors, books, literacy, and reading but we at the same time believe that, if it's not BIG TIME FUN, we aren't doing it!

For more on joining The Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys, please go to our Official website, www.beautyandthebook.com and click on Pulpwood Queens! Email me any questions at kathy@beautyandthebook.com and I will be more than happy to help you!

Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Pulpwood Queens!

Tiara wearing and Book sharing,
Kathy L. Patrick
Founder of the Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Clubs, the largest "meeting and discussing" book club in the WORLD!
"where tiaras are mandatory and reading good books is the RULE!"
www.beautyandthebook.com
http://www.pulpwoodqueen.com/

Official 2010 Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Book Club Selections
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 of Nicodemus Annie by Angela Bates

June – Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Bonus – The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
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
Bonus – Man of the House by Ad Hudler
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 – Not Between Brothers: An Epic Novel of Texas by David Marion Wilkinson
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

September – The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees
Bonus – Wench: A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins
Splinters – The Water Seeker by Kimberly Willis Holt
Pinecones – Keeper by Kathi Appelt

October – Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Bonus - My Name is Mary Sutter: A Novel by Robin Oliveira
A Separate Country by Robert Hicks
Pinecones – Countdown by Deborah Wiles
Splinters – 13 Words by Lemony Snicket


November – My Orange Duffel Bag by Sam Bracken with Echo Garrett
Bonus – The Pirate Queen – Patricia Hickman
Walking in the Deep End by Susan Parker
The Mailbox by Marybeth Whalen
Splinters – Chasing Lilacs – Carla Stewart
Pinecones – The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

December – The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
Bonus – The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove:A Novel by Susan Gregg Gilmore
Burning Bright by Ron Rash
Splinters – The Cardturner by Louis Sachar
Pinecones – Alabama Moon by Walt Key

Queen of Broken Hearts by Cassandra King

I just finished reading this amazing fictional book that captured the true essence of those men and women going through the separation of their live as a couple to a single.  The grief and anquish is there; the self-doubt and the insulation from every being hurt again.  A moving tale that brings you through to the other side where hope is waiting.  

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.
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> 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.