If Holden Caulfield Were In My Classroom by Bernie Schien

If Holden Caulfield Were In My Classroom by Bernie Schien. was a book I recently picked up at Girlfriend Weekend after hearing him speak about his successes in the classroom.  Funny, charming, heart-warming Bernie seemed to make learning fun.  Reading his book I learned how challenging his teaching philosophy is.

What would you do if you had Holden Caulfield in your room?  Would you send him to the principal’s office or would you strive to discover who He is?  What makes him tick? Why he behaves the way he does?  What is happening in his life?  What have been his disappointments and joys?  These are the kinds of questions that master teacher Bernie Schien asks (if only in his mind and heart) of each of his students.  He gets to know students as persons and then helps them to relate to each other in meaningful ways.  His grasp of group dynamics is inspiring and his implementation brings out the student.

As a tutor and former teacher, I understand his development of the individual for I have seen this evolve with my own students.  It is impossible for students to learn in hostile environments, which could be playground bullies, boyfriend/girlfriend issues, racism and prejudice, abusive home life, etc.  Bernie Schien helps the student to face the issues, to confront the problem and work to a solution.  All in a loving caring challenging manner.  My hat is off to Bernie, wish I’d had a teacher like him!

Scrapbook Pages

Thank you to all who have helped with our scrapbook.  There are still a few pages that haven't been turned in and I've lost the List!!  You know who you are and you have the only copies of some of the stuff.

The ones missing are:

July 2008  The Unlikely lavendar Queen - Jeannie Ralston

Aug 2008 Same Kind of Different As Me

Septe 2008 The Flawless Skin of Ugly People

July 2009 Bride Most Begrudging

Aug 2009 Saints in Limbo

Sept 2009 Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg

April 2010  Lake of Dead Languages

June 2010 What Difference Do It Make

July 2010  Man of the House

August 2010 Heart of Lies

Please let me hear from you if you have one of these pages to do, maybe bring it to our next meeting, finished or unfinished  (we'll get you some help on it)

Thank you!

Stay Warm!

GFW Reservations

Looks like Kathy will be waiting til later to accept reservations for GFW  here is the message I received from her this morning:

Kay Huck February 2 at 7:56am

Is it time to send in reservations for GFW? I know we have several who are eagerly awaiting the time to send in - don't want to be left out!

Kathy Louise Patrick February 2 at 9:03am Report

Kay, we will fill The Fred McKenzie Storytelling Book Festival first, then Books Alive before we post Girlfriend Weekend. The next one is going to be very similar to Girlfriend Weekend only instead of Hair Ball, it's 80's PROM PARTY. I'll let everyone know when that goes up later this year

Kay Huck

Reminder for GFW Tickets

Just a reminder that GFW tickets will go on sale tomorrow 2/1 at Kathy's website  www.beautyandthebook.com  tomorrow.  This year it's $250 for the full package from Thurs night author dinner through Sun afternoon film festival.  All registrations will be made online this year so each person will have to make their own reservations.

Laurie we will need to send a reminder email to Kathy that you are a roll-over and find out how you will register.

Looking forward to it   The Theme is "The Greatest Book Show on Earth"  need to be thinking about our costumes

Stay warm these next few days

Love you

Kay

Kay Huck

Click through  www.swlapulpwoodqueens.blogspot.com  to purchase at Amazon.com.  All commissions are donated to Abrazando Cristo Mission to Nicaragua to purchase books for the orphanage. Our donations are personally delivered by one of our members and her family who participate in the annual mission trip. 

Thank you!

First Info on Registration for GFW 2012

Here's the first info for registration for next year's GFW.  Early Registration is $250 but looks like she's included the events that we've been paying extra for so it's about the same amount.  Since registration is online this year, we will have to each make our reservations, I think.  I went to her website and she doesn't have the registration form online yet.  Will let you know when she does.

JANUARY 12 - 16, 2012

12th Anniversary Girlfriend Weekend as we hold this event the same weekend as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day so we have a three day holiday to attend, come early to check out Jefferson and stay an extra day too. This event will SELL OUT FAST as have a waiting list of girls who could not get into Girlfriend Weekend that asked to be the first to sign up for next year. Early Bird Tickets NOW for ALL Events ares $250 which includes Author Dinner, Friday Day panels and Friday Night Entertainment, Saturday Day Panels, Saturday Author Luncheon, Saturday Night "Great Big Ball of Hair" Ball, Sunday Film Festival. Packages will be SOLD FIRST and then if we have any other space at the festival, individual tickets will be sold at the door.


The THEME this year for the "Great Big Ball of Hair" Ball is "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! WELCOME TO THE GREATEST "BOOK" SHOW ON THE EARTH!"
I'm thinking with all these great books to inspire us, Sara Gruen's WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, Frank Delaney's VENETIA KELLY'S TRAVELING SHOW, after all, running Girlfriend Weekend is like a three ring circus, as ever on with the show!

ALL EVENTS will be held at the Jefferson Tourism and Transportation Convention Center in historic Jefferson, Texas. We have 350 packages that we can sell for each event except CRUISE so plan to book early for your package and book your rooms in Jefferson, Texas too! Go to my website to view our sponsoring bed and breakfasts and businesses first, www.beautyandthebook.com. I have already been informed that many bed and breakfasts are already booked for these events next year so please book your reservations NOW!


I also make this available FIRST to my book club members for special savings, if we have any extra packages they will be available to the general public later but always $100 higher for the package. The ONLY tables and seats RESERVED are for my volunteers who are the first to arrive work the event and last to leave as they tear down the event, The Pulpwood Queens of East Texas. So first come, first serve on seats period.

Registration will be online this year at http://www.beautyandthebook.com. If you have any questions call me at 903-665-7529 or email me at kathy@beautyandthebook.com with your number, and I will call you back.

Meeting Jan 26 - Kathy Patrick will SKYPE-in

Reminder our next meeting will be at Stellar Beans on Wed Jan 26 5:30 pm

Book selection is Charles Martin - The Mountain Between Us

Since he cannot do a call-in   Kathy Patrick has agreed to SKYPE and share with us all things Pulpwood Queens  She has even sent a gift to each of you and we have a signed copy of her book "The Pulpwood queens Tiara-Wearing Book Sharing  Guide to Life" as a door prize.

New members I hope you will read her book!  It explains the philosophy behind Pulpwood Queens.

We had a great Girlfriend Weekend and will share pics and stories with you before Kathy skypes-in around 7 pm

Please check out Kathy Patrick's new online book club show at http://www.beautyandthebookshow.com  She previewed the shows at GFW and her first two shows are now posted.  All clicks are counted and very important to selling this as a TV series.

Here's the official book selection list for 2011 thus far:

January Main Selection: My Reading Life by Pat Conroy  
January Bonus Selections: Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day
Jobs They Quit Edited by Sonny Brewer
They Came to Nashville by Marshall Chapman
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover): If Holden Caufield Were in my Classroom: Inspiring
Love, Creativity, and Intelligence in Middle School
Kids

February Main Selection: I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg
February Bonus Selections: The Miracle of Mercy Land: A Novel by River Jordan
The Perfect Love Song by Patti Callahan Henry
Cheap Cabernet by Cathie Beck



March Main Selection: Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
March Bonus Selections: Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
The Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White
As the sycamore grows by Jennie Helderman


April Main Selection: Shanghai Girls: A Novel by Lisa See
April Bonus Selections: The Inheritance of Beauty by Nicole Seitz
Goodness Gracious Green by Judy Christie
Redefining Beauty by Texas Poet Laureate Karla K. Morton
Mothers & other Liars by Amy Bourret
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover) Mermaid: A Twist on a Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon


May Main Selection: Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney  (This is the one we read for the TV Pilot!)
May Bonus Selections: Royal Blood (A Royal Spyness Mystery) by Rhys Bowen
Mink River: A Novel by Brian Doyle
Larkspur's Cove by Lisa Wingate


June Main Selection: Georgia Bottoms by Mark Childress
June Bonus Selections: Gone with a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West
Woof: Women Only Over Fifty by Diana Black and Mary
Cunningham
Miss Hildreth Wore Brown: Anecdotes of a Southern Belle by
Olivia deBelle Byrd
Splinters (Teen/Crossover): The Rhinestone Sisterhood: A Journey Through Small Town America, One Tiara At A Time by David Valdes Greenwood

July Main Selection: The Killing Storm by Kathryn Casey
July Bonus Selections: Heart of Deception: A Novel by M.L. Malcolm
Murder at the Luther by Kathleen Kaska
Thunder Beach by Michael Lister

August Main Selection: The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
August Bonus Selections: Paper Children by Marcia Fine
A Cup of Friendship: A Novel by Debbie Rodriguez
Sue Ellen's Daughter Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy:
The Belle of All Things Southern Dishes on Men, Money, and
Not Losing Your Midlife Mind by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

Book Signing at Stellar Beans

Hey Pulpwood Queens,

Our club member, Val Smith, is hosting a book signing on Saturday Feb 5 from 11 am to 2 pm for two local authors Linda LeBert and Brian Harrell.  Both books will be available for purchase and signing following a brief presentation.  Both books are written by local authors....and I hope Val has coffee and beignets, she usually does on Sat mornings.

Hope to See you there

Kay

A joint book signing by Dr Brian Harrell and Dr Linda LeBert at Stellar Beans Coffee Shop located at 319 Broad Street in Lake Charles.  It is an adorable shop with drinks ,  food ; an excellent atmosphere.   Both books are based on true stories.  Books will be available for purchase and signing.

We will both do a short presentation and then sign books.

Time:  11am-2pm.---Feb 5, 2011  -Saturday

Brian Harrell's Book:  Crimson Stained the Bayou Pines: A Novel of Political Struggle in the Deep South.  It can be found online at Books-a-million, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.  It is a story that revolves around the struggles of Walter Dietz to establish the Socialist Party in Louisiana in the early 20th century.  He was also very active in the establishment of many of the trade unions in Lake Charles at the time, including the lumber mills.  His work ultimately in defiance of the established powers at that time--namely, John Henry Kirby.  The struggles between those loyal to the unions and those loyal to the lumber mills transformed into a series of lock-outs and labor strikes known as "The Southwest Louisiana Timber Wars," and culminated in an event known as "The Grabow Massacre."  This was a shootout between the union members and the mill workers that lasted for over 45 minutes and transpired just south of DeRidder.

Linda LeBert's Book:  In the Shadow of My Brother's Cold Blood- Dave Hickock never pulled the trigger of a gun or held a knife to murder another person, but he was sentenced to a lifetime of shame, ostracism, guilt, and psychological anguish because of the actions of one man-his brother. On November 15, 1959, Richard Hickock drove to a bus station in Kansas City and picked up Perry Smith, a prison buddy. Together, they drove to Emporia, Kansas, and purchased rubber gloves, nylon cord, and black stockings. Before day's end, four innocent members of the Clutter family in a town across the state of Kansas would have their throats slashed and Richard and his buddy would be arrested and charged with one of the most brutal and infamous murders ever. As the brother of a cold-blooded killer, Dave's life would never be the same. In this compelling narrative told to Linda LeBert-Corbello, Dave shares his journey from the depths of a family tragedy to how he eventually found the kind of inner-peace that accompanies acceptance of the truth and forgiveness. I do not just want to forget and live happily ever after. I want to be forgiven. -David Hickock

Author's Night at GFW 2011

GFW 2012

GFW will  be the 3rd weekend in January 2012.  Jan 19-22 Who is interested in coming?

I will be leaving Jefferson early in the morning and will reserve rooms before I leave if anyone wants to come next year.

LOL - now that I have rested for two days  I feel more like coming back --geesh was I worn out slept for 12 hours monday then took about a 3 hour nap. 

The theme next year is "The Greatest Book Show on Earth"  circus theme

RE: Go Run reminder

I knew I recognized her Saturday! Lea sorry I didnt get to chat I like to  think I was in the "zone". The club is so great

Courtney Huck

Go Run reminder

Hey PW Queens,

This is a reminder for those who were interested in joing the walking / running group that I am in, Go Run.  The registration date is this Saturday, January 15 at 6am.  http://gorunla.com/  Congratulations to Lea who came last week and walked (and ran!) 3 miles!!!  Let me know if you have any questions.  I highly recommend this group, it has a great bunch of people who are all nice and really motivating.

--Erin Green

Official 2011 PQ Book List

Here's a link to the official PQ book list for 2011  http://wwwbeautyandthebook.blogspot.com/2011/01/pulpwood-queen-announces-official-2011.html?spref=fb  In case link doesn't work I've pasted the booklist below

Those of you going to GFW might want to look carefully at the list as many of the authors will be in attendance. The ones that I know for sure I've marked in blue - may have overlooked though so double check me  Here's the link to the latest program for GFW http://www.girlfriendweekend.blogspot.com/

The following are our OFFICIAL PULPWOOD QUEEN BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS for the 2011 reading year so far:

January Main Selection: My Reading Life by Pat Conroy  (GFW queens will receive this one as part of the luncheon)
January Bonus Selections: Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day
Jobs They Quit Edited by Sonny Brewer
They Came to Nashville by Marshall Chapman
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover): If Holden Caufield Were in my Classroom: Inspiring
Love, Creativity, and Intelligence in Middle School
Kids
Pinecones (Children's): Scout, Atticus, & Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of
To Kill a Mockingbird by Mary McDonagh Murphy

February Main Selection: I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg
February Bonus Selections: The Miracle of Mercy Land: A Novel by River Jordan
The Perfect Love Song by Patti Callahan Henry
Cheap Cabernet by Cathie Beck
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover): Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Pinecones: (Children's/adult crossover): It's a Book by Lane Smith


March Main Selection: Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
March Bonus Selections: Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
The Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White
As the sycamore grows by Jennie Helderman
Splinters (Teen/Adult crossover): A Little House Traveler: Writings from Laura Ingalls
Wilder's Journeys Across America by Laura Ingalls
Wilder
Pinecones: Art & Max by David Wiesner

April Main Selection: Shanghai Girls: A Novel by Lisa See
April Bonus Selections: The Inheritance of Beauty by Nicole Seitz
Goodness Gracious Green by Judy Christie
Redefining Beauty by Texas Poet Laureate Karla K. Morton
Mothers & other Liars by Amy Bourret
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover) Mermaid: A Twist on a Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon
Pinecones: Madeline Goes to the White House by John Bemelmans Marciano


May Main Selection: Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney  (This is the one we read for the TV Pilot!)
May Bonus Selections: Royal Blood (A Royal Spyness Mystery) by Rhys Bowen
Mink River: A Novel by Brian Doyle
Larkspur's Cove by Lisa Wingate
Splinters (Teen/Adult Crossover) Janis Joplin; Rising Up and Singing by Ann Angel
Pinecones: The Pirate of Kindergarten by George Ella Lyon

June Main Selection: Georgia Bottoms by Mark Childress
June Bonus Selections: Gone with a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West
Woof: Women Only Over Fifty by Diana Black and Mary
Cunningham
Miss Hildreth Wore Brown: Anecdotes of a Southern Belle by
Olivia deBelle Byrd
Splinters (Teen/Crossover): The Rhinestone Sisterhood: A Journey Through Small Town America, One Tiara At A Time by David Valdes Greenwood
Pinecones: Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

July Main Selection: The Killing Storm by Kathryn Casey
July Bonus Selections: Heart of Deception: A Novel by M.L. Malcolm
Murder at the Luther by Kathleen Kaska
Thunder Beach by Michael Lister
Splinters (Teen/Adult Crossover):
Pinecones: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Christian Stead

August Main Selection: The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
August Bonus Selections: Paper Children by Marcia Fine
A Cup of Friendship: A Novel by Debbie Rodriguez
Sue Ellen's Daughter Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy:
The Belle of All Things Southern Dishes on Men, Money, and
Not Losing Your Midlife Mind by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson
Splinters (Teen/ Adult Crossover): Matched by Allie Condie
Pinecones: Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown

January Meeting Update

Hi! Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and this will be the Best Year Ever!!

  

We are excited about Girlfriend Weekend and you will be well represented by the five of us, Beverly M, Chris, Grace, Linda Breaux and myself, plus my two sisters from Arkansas Beverly H and Candy.  

If anyone wants to go at the very last minute - the club in Lafayette had a cancellation and has a registration ticket for sale $250 and it includes the Pat Conroy Luncheon.  Let me know ASAP if you are interested. Oth

At the Christmas Party, Lea collected orders for the meal at Stellar Beans for this month.  If you weren't at the party and will be coming to the meeting Jan 26, contact Lea if you wanna eat!  Also, remember we decided at the November meeting to meet regularly at Stellar Beans.  

The book is fabulous this month:  Charles Martin, The Mountain Between Us.  Only he can't SKYPE in from his trip to the Everglades :(   soooooo I invited Kathy Patrick to SKYPE in and she said YES!

If you haven't met her, she's a dynamo.  You will love getting to know the woman behind Pulpwood Queens.

For our several new members, when we formed the book club Kathy's book, The Pulpwood Queens Tiara Wearing Book Sharing Guide to Life, was our first selection.  If you haven't read her book yet, I encourage you to find a copy and take peek into her life before the SKYPE-in.

Thanks to all of you who have been ordering through our site to Amazon.  We have passed last year's commissions already.  

Go Run, my running/walking club

Hello Queens,

I appreciate very much that all of you have been so interested and supportive of my efforts to run a marathon.  Many of you have asked about my running club, Go Run.  We have runners and walkers of all ages, ability level, body type and weight.  One of my friends didn't start running and training until she was in her 50s, and now she has run several marathons!  (She was at the San Antonio marathon with me.)  

The website below has my pictures and a finish line video of me from San Antonio last Sunday. 

http://running.competitor.com/cgiresults_details?pId=2111350&eId=18&eiId=24&seId=51 

If you are interested in joing my running club, the next season will begin in mid-January.  For more information, see our website or email me if you have questions. 

http://gorunla.com/howtojoingorun.html

--Erin Green

January Meeting

Stellar Beans is the deal of the day at Bargain Bee.  $15 worth of food and drinks for $7.  We can use it for our January meeting.   Thanks to Beverly Martin for letting us know about this Bargain Bee!

http://www.bargainbee.com/?utm_source=uu1596

Reminder our meeting will be January 26th, at 5:30 pm at Stellar Beans.  If you did not turn in your food order at our Christmas Party you need to contact Lea Durio.

Our book selection is The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin.http://charlesmartinbooks.com/  I just finished it and loved it.  Hope you do also.

Great news on our Amazon click thru.  have surpassed last year's commission already!

Kay Huck

Strong Person

Queens you have blessed my life with light and joy this year.  Thank you!

 "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
Matthew 5: 16

STRONG PERSON
A strong person knows how to keep their life in order. Even with
 tears in their eyes, they still manage to say "I'm ok" with a smile.
 Send this to a strong person. I just did. God is good. Change is
coming.
 God saw your sadness and said hard times are over.  Be honest and send this to anyone who made you smile this year.

Thanks for making me  smile.

Live, Laugh, Love!!!
 

Favor for me

Friends I am asking if you would click on this site listed below.  A friend in New Orleans is producing this show and is hoping for it to be picked up as a series.  They need to show interest through number of clicks on the website.  I am excited about viewing the show when the pilot airs Dec 17th!   Thanks bunches!

Please do me a big favor and visit this website to help generate interest for this show we produced.  

http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/emancipated/series.jhtml

It's a pilot that will be airing on CMT on Dec. 17th at 8:30pm EST. If it does well then it will get picked up as a series. The network is gauging interest by how many people visit the website, watch the show and DVR the show.  So help a sista out and visit the website, watch the show and DVR it!

THANKS!!!!  Rachel

Interesting Book Stuff

Hello Queens,

I just saw that Pat Conroy had an interview with NPR recently.  Here is the link to read or listen.

Conroys Reading Life: A Search For Safe Harbors  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131099645&sc=emaf

Also, the website I mentioned at the party last night is called Library Thing.  www.librarything.com

My user name is "greener" if you join and want to be friends.  I just started using it after my cousin introduced me, but I like it alot.  I've been using it to keep track of and rate the books I have read recently.  It may even be possible to copy my library so you don't have to create your own entries for book-club books we have read.  Oh, and lots of authors are members and have pages, they also sometimes even host online discussions.  Pretty cool!

Happy reading!!!  and Merry Christmas :)

Erin Green

Joseph Marshall finalist in Books for a Better Life

Hi Queens!

Connie sent us this message about Joe's book being selected for a finalist in the spiritual category for Books for a Better Life sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of NY.  I have his latest book on my To Be Read List!  Here's the link to the website that lists all of the books selected:  http://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/nyn/fundraising/books-for-a-better-life/index.aspx

Hope to see you tomorrow evening at the Christmas party

Kay

Hello Ladies,

Wanted to share with you some very good news....

To You We Shall Return is a finalist in the spiritual category for

Books For A Better Life  New York City  The Multiple Sclerosis Society

Award ceremony March 7 New York

The Lakota Way was a finalist in 2002 in the same category!

Connie

Possible 2011 Book Choices

These might be some of the 2011 official PQ book club selections since they are the authors that will be attending GFW.    Perhaps we might want to choose one for Jan

Keynote Author and Speaker, MARK CHILDRESS of Georgia Bottoms!

MARCIA FINE of Stressed in Scottsdale

JeNNY GARDINER of Slim to None

CAROLYN HAINES of Bone Appetit and Delta Blues

TODD JOHNSON of Sweet By and By

TONY SIMMONS of Dazed and Raving in the Undercurrents

HELEN SIMONSON of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

JUDY CHRISTIE of Goodness Gracious Green

DEEANNE GIST of Maid to Match
DENISE HILDRETH JONES of Hurricane in Paradise
SAM MCLEOD of Big Appetite: My Southern Fried Search for the Meaning of Life
JANIS OWENS of The Cracker Kitchen
LISA WINGATE of Beyond Summer

Keynote Speaker, Author, and Pulitzer Prize Winner RICK BRAGG of The Most They Ever Had!

KATHI APPELT of Keeper

MELISSA CONROY of Poppy's Pants

KIMBERLY WILLIS HOLT of The Water Seeker

AD HUDLER of Man of the House

MARK E. GREEN, MD of A Night with Saddam
ROBERT GREER of Spoon
CHARLES MARTIN of The Mountain Between Us
NEIL WHITE of The Sanctuary of Outcasts
DAVID MARION WILKINSON of Not Between Brothers

Author, Actor, Singer, Songwriter, MARSHALL CHAPMAN will speak of her book They Came to Nashville and perform of her latest CD, Big Lonesome!

Keynote Speaker and Special Author Guest, FANNIE FLAGG of I Still Dream About You!

CATHIE BECK of Cheap Cabernet

JAMIE FORD of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
RIVER JORDAN of The Miracle of Mercy Land: A Novel
NICOLE SEITZ of The Inheritance of Beauty
SUSAN PARKER of Walking in the Deep End: A Memoir
ALLEN WHITLEY of Where Southern Cross the Dog

KATHRYN CASEY of The Killing Storm (Sarah Armstrong Texas Rangers Series
KIT FRAZIER of Morgue File: A Cauley MacKinnon Novel
MARK E. GREEN, MD of My Night with Saddam
KATHLEEN KASKA of Murder at the Luther
MICHAEL LISTER of Thunder Beach and The Body and the Blood
M.L. MALCOLM of Silent Lies

MY READING LIFE to IF HOLDEN CAULFIELD WERE IN MY CLASSROOM

PAT CONROY/BERNIE SCHEIN LUNCHEON
New York Times's Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller, and Southern Independent Bestseller PAT CONROY of My Reading Life and his best friend and author, BERNIE SCHEIN of If Holden Caulfield Were in my Classroom: Inspiring Love, Creativity, and Intelligence in Middle School Kids!

SAM BRACKEN and ECHO GARRETT of My Orange Duffel Bag
MICHAEL MORRIS of King of Florabama
KAREN HARRINGTON of Janeology
JENNIE HELDERMAN of as the sycamore grows
SONNY BREWER of Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit
JOSEPH MARSHALL III of To You I Shall Return

AMY BOURRET of Mothers and Other Liars

JEANINE CUMMINS of The Outside Boy
KARL LENKER of For Dear Life
KAREN ESSEX of Dracula in Love
CAROLYN TURGEON of Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale
KAREN WHITE of On Folly's Beach
PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY of The Perfect Love Song

DIANA BLACK and MARY CUNNINGHAM of WOOF: Women Only Over Fifty
DAVID VALDES GREENWOOD of The Rhinestone Sisterhood: A Journey Through Small Town America, One Tiara At A Time
OLIVIA DeBELLE BYRD of Miss Hildreth Wore Brown: Anecdotes of a Southern Belle
SHELLIE RUSHING TOMLINSON of Suck in Your Stomach and Put Some Color On: What Southern Mamas Tell Their Southern Daughters That The Rest of Y'all Should Know Too

Authors/Musicians, KATHI KAMEN GOLDMARK and SAM BARRY of WRITE THAT BOOK ALREADY!

Special Guest and Author, SUSAN VREELAND of Clara and Mr. Tiffany will be featured at the Ball. 

DR. MARK E. GREEN will be our Special Guest Speaker on his book, A Night with Saddam as Mark was assigned to be with Saddam Hussein on the night he was captured.

 Kerry Madden of Harper Lee UpClose

Author and Independent Film and Television Writer/Producer, MARY MCDONAGH MURPHY of the book, Scott, Atticus, and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird and premiering her film Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird.