Kathy's 2011 Pulpwood Queen Book Club Selections
January Main Selection NEW - The Living End by Robert Leleux
January Featured Backlist Selection: A Place Called Wiregrass by Michael Morris
Bonus Selections - Changing Shoes by Tina Sloan
Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escape by Patrick Dennis
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield
Splinters (Teen/ Adult Crossover) - Exposure by Therese Fowler
Pinecones – My Baby Blue Jays by John Berendt
February Main Selection – The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Bonus Selections - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Then Again by Diane Keaton
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover) - Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Pinecones (Children's/adult crossover) - The Flint Heart by Katherine Patterson, John Patterson and John Rocco
March Main Selection - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Maisie Dobbs: A Maisie Dobbs Novel by Jacqueline Winspear
Bonus Selections - The Bungalow by Sarah Jio
Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff
The Garner Files by James Garner
Splinters (Teen/Adult crossover) - Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon
Wilder's Journeys Across America by Laura Ingalls
Pinecones - Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
April Main Selection - The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Bonus Selections - Holy Ghost Girl by Donna M. Johnson
You Believers: A Novel by Jane Bradley
Prayers for Strangers by River Jordan
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover) - Dancing with Elvis by Lynda Stephenson
Pinecones - I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
May Main Selection - The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Love is a Wild Assault by Elithe Kirkland
Bonus Selections - Love on the Big Screen by Bill Torgerson
How to be An American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway
Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden
Splinters (Teen/Adult Crossover) - Wreath by Judy Christy
Pinecones – Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
June Main Selection - Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge
The author will be here Saturday, May 19th, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. to speak and sign books during our 1st ever Pulpwood Queen Yard Sale, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Beauty and the Book in Jefferson, Texas, 10% of proceeds of book and yard sale to go to Dolly Parton Imagination Library project here in Marion County).
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison (backlist book)
Bonus Selections - My Story, My Song by Lucimarian Roberts as told to Missy Buchanan with reflections by Robin Roberts
(The author will be here Friday, April 27, at the Jefferson Visitor's and Convention Center, 7:00 p.m. to speak followed by a Mother's Day Dinner. Tickets are per person, $25 and includes the book and dinner or $40 a couple for two dinners and one book. Additional books for purchase will be available on site).
Making Piece: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Pie by Beth M. Howard
(The author will be featured at our Pulpwood Queens of East Texas Book Club meeting, May 10th, 6:30 Beje's Diner in Jefferson, Texas. Tickets are $15 per person for members, $20 non-members, for meal and Beth is going to teach us how to bake pie!)
Come Back Love by Peter Golden
Splinters (Teen/Adult Crossover) - Explore Titanic/CD - by Peter Chrisp & Somchith Vongprachanh
Pinecones – The Next Full Moon by Carolyn Turgeon
(The author will be here Monday, 21st, 6:30 p.m. to speak and book signing at Beauty and the Book in Jefferson, Texas).
July Main Selection - The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley
Sugar Cage by Connie May Fowler (backlist book)
Bonus Selections - The Iguana Tree: A Novel by Michel Stone
Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin
The Buddha in the Attic: A Novel by Julie Otsuka
Splinters (Teen/Adult Crossover) - Chat Room Chatter: The Buzz on Prom Dates, Superheroes, and the Universe at Large by Justin Lookadoo and 97: Random Thoughts about Life, Love, and Relationships by Justin Lookadoo
Pinecones – The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessman by William Joyce
August Main Selection - The Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose
One Foot in Eden by Ron Rash (backlist book)
Bonus Selections - The Cove by Ron Rash
Helen Keller in Love by Rosie Sultan
Stardust by Carla Stewart
The Buddha in the Attic: A Novel by Julie Otsuka
Splinters (Teen/Adult Crossover) - Hole in my Life by Jack Gantos
Pinecones – Dead End in Norett by Jack Gantos
As the founder of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club all books are selected after reading stacks of books and are chosen with great care an deliberation. Our main selection each month is the book we are to read to be discussed. Our backlist selection is also one I recommend to read that is a book that is not new but one that I feel did not get the readership it so deserved thus I call this new reading initiative, A GOOD BOOK IS A GOOD BOOK!
Our Bonus book club selections are for our voracious readers and highly recommend you read all of them.
Our Teen to Children's books are selected as so many of our Pulpwood Queens as part of their literacy initiatives have started book club chapters for the younger set. The way we see it, our future book club members.
The Pulpwood Queens is an inclusive book club, we welcome all to join. Our motto is "where tiaras are mandatory and reading good books is the RULE!" Our sole mission and purpose is to promote authors, books, literacy, reading and help undiscovered authors get discovered in a big way!
A Lifetime Membership is $50 and includes your first read, "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life plus your official certificate and membership card which has privileges! Your membership gives you automatically $100 off our annual book club hosted convention, which we call Girlfriend Weekend, price for members $300 for the weekend package, $400 for non-members until August 1st when the price goes up $50. Girlfriend Weekend sells out early every year so purchase your package today by calling 903-665-7520 or email kathy@beautyandthebook.com. Beauty and the Book accepts all major credit cards but you may also send check payable to:
Beauty and the Book
Attention: Girlfriend Weekend
608 North Polk
Jefferson, Texas 75657
For more information check out our official website as you can peruse last year's Girlfriend Weekend to get an idea of events. This year's theme, THE GILDED AGE!
Also be sure and check out the NEW Beauty and the Book Show at www.beautyandthebookshow.com and also on Facebook and youtube.com.
Truly, tiara wearing and book sharing,
Kathy L. Patrick
Founder of The Pulpwood Queens Book Clubs
Author of "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life", Grand Central Publishing
Founder of the Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Clubs
Beauty and the Book
608 North Polk Street
Jefferson, Texas 75657
903-665-7520
kathy@beautyandthebook.com
www.beautyandthebook.com
www.pulpwoodqueen.com
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Previous book selections:
2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
