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Kathy L. Patrick, author The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara-Wearing, Book-Sharing Guide to Life, the official book of the Pulpwood Queens—“where tiaras are mandatory and reading good books are the rule!”—celebrates the transformative power of reading and is a
resource for book clubs and book lovers everywhere.
When licensed cosmetologist turned publisher’s rep Kathy L. Patrick lost her job due to industry cutbacks, she wasn’t deterred. Merely months later, she opened Beauty and the Book, the world’s only combination beauty salon/bookstore. An instant hit with customers, who flocked to the store for her dual beauty/book tips, Kathy soon founded The
Pulpwood Queens of East Texas. The group meets monthly in official Pulpwood Queens attire—anything that includes hot pink, leopard print, and the obligatory tiara—to eat, drink, and talk books. In THE PULPWOOD QUEENS TIARA WEARING, BOOK-SHARING GUIDE TO LIFE, Kathy shares her life story on how books have changed her life, how she chooses selections for the Pulpwood Queens, and how
to start a book group—and keep it going!
• The Pulpwood Queens have now franchised into 34 chapters nationwide and the numbers are rapidly growing. They have been featured on Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show and have also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Time®, and Newsweek. The comparable woman-centric The Red Hat Society™ (Warner trade, 4/04)
was a #1 New York Times bestseller and has sold close to 365,000 copies to date.
• Book clubs are hotter than ever, and THE PULPWOOD QUEENS’ TIARA WEARING, BOOK-SHARING GUIDE TO LIFE is ripe with book suggestions, stories, and anecdotes. The Pulpwood Queens’ mission is to promote literacy and reading in America. Visit their Web site at www.beautyandthebook.com.
KATHY L. PATRICK lives just outside historic Jefferson, Texas with her husband, Jay and daughters, Helaina and Madeleine.
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Available January, 2008
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Karen Penner, is an artisan that lives, works and owns a store in the quaint historic town of Jefferson, Texas. Her designs have been featured on shows such as QVC and in Better Homes and Gardens and Ladies Home Journal magazines. Her productions can be ordered through the Spiegel Catalog or if you're in
Jefferson, stop by her shop, Cricket Alley, at 202 N. Walcott, Jefferson, Texas.
Karen lives in Jefferson, in a historic Victorian house with her husband Richard and (according to her sister Pulpwood Queen, Kathy L. Patrick) their 525 cats. Well it just seems like that many. www.karenpenner.com
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