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GIRLFRIEND WEEKEND!
January 17- 19, 2008
Jefferson, Texas*
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On January 18, 2000, I opened the first Hair Salon/Book Store in the country, Beauty and the Book.
Shortly after opening, I started my first ever book club The Pulpwood Queens of East Texas Book Club.
After featuring an author every month, I decided as part of our first birthday party celebration,
we would invite in all the authors of the year. We called that event our "Author Extravaganza" and
almost had more authors than attendees. The next year we doubled our
attendance and invited in more new authors and the next year. I
recognized that mostly women came to this annual gathering of Pulpwood
Queens and book clubs so I renamed the event the Pulpwood Queen
"Girlfriend Weekend" and our event exploded.
We have been featured in every newspaper and regional magazine in this area
and all the local television news show affiliates. Then the Oprah people called.
They wanted to feature us on a special "Dallas Style" show on her OXYGEN
NETWORK, over 250 people crammed into my home and shop that was attached to
my home at that time.
Then one fateful evening producers of Good Morning America called. They
wanted to feature us on the show with Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson.
That went over so well they invited us back to kick off their READ THIS
book club. My phone began to ring off the hook! "How can I be a
Pulpwood Queen!"
Flash forward to today, the 7th anniversary of that humble beginning.
We have now moved my shop and headquarters TWICE, each time to bigger
and more historic locations. Our Pulpwood Queen Book Club has now grown
to be the largest "meeting and discussing" book club in the world! Last
year our Girlfriend Weekend brought in nearly 1,000 attendees to grace
our doors and meet the authors we showcased as PERFECT book club reads!
We have created a program that's only daunting task is finding the
corporate support to take it to the next level, THE BIGGEST AND BEST
BOOKLOVER'S AND BOOK CLUB CONVENTION IN THE SOUTH!
And if that is not enough to drive home our sole mission "to promote
literacy and help undiscovered authors get discovered in a big way, I,
Kathy L. Patrick have written a book all about it, my memoir, "The
Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life" that will
debut January 2008 and be featured at Girlfriend Weekend.
My wish is that my story will take the Pulpwood Queen Literacy Program even further.
first on a national level, but I am not stopping there. We now have members in
eight foreign countries so we are truly an international book club.
Won't you join us on our literary crusade of showcasing some of the
best authors in the counties for book clubs and readers!
Tiara wearing and book sharing,
Kathy L. Patrick
Founder of the Pulpwood Queens Book Clubs
Beauty and the Book
608 North Polk Street
Jefferson, Texas 75657
903-665-7520
www.beautyandthebook.com
www.pulpwoodqueen.com
www.southernauthors.blogspot.com
www.hachettebookgroupusa.com
GIRLFRIEND WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY
5:00 p.m.. - 7:00 p.m. The Head Pulpwood Queens will host an
Author/Speaker/Media Reception sponsored by The House of Seasons Tour
Home and Bed & Breakfast to be held at The House of Seasons, 409 South
Alley Street. Special Guest will be author,
Leonarto DeVino A.K.A. Chuck Gray of "The Da Vino Code:
Revelations of Leonarto DaVino", Brown Books.
Special thanks to Shirley Reiman and Richard Collins of
The House of Seasons for providing this beautiful historic venue and
wine and cheese for the reception.
7:30 p.m. Pulpwood Queen founder, Kathy and Jay Patrick
will host a southern dinner party for all the
authors, Head Queens and Kings, and media at Bull Durham Theater.
The meal will be prepared by The Pulpwood Queens and dessert will be a Pulpwood Queen favorite, The
Hamburger's Store famous homemade pies!
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m.Registration and Ticket Sales
First United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall.
8:45 a.m. "Amazing Grace", Opening Prayer by Paster Allison Byerley
"Oh, What a Beautiful Morning, Oh, What a Beautiful Day", Opening Remarks by Kathy L. Patrick,
Founder of the Pulpwood Queens Book Clubs
9:00 a.m. Singing "Memoirs, all alone in the moonlight" from the musical, "KATS"!
Your Life Story Writing Workshop
Moderator: Kathy L. Patrick, author of "The Pulpwood
Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life", Grand Central Publishing
Authors: Kim Sunee, author of "Trail of Crumbs", Grand Central Publishing
Regina Louise of "Somebody's Someone: A Memoir", Grand Central Publishing
Heather Hornback Bland of "God Said Yes", Berkley
Debbie Rodriguez of "Kabul Beauty School", Random House
10:00 a.m. Fiction Writing Workshop
Ellen Baker of "Keeping the House: A Novel", Random House Publishing
Judy Larson of "All the Numbers: A Novel", Ballentine*
N. M. Kelby of "Whale Season: A Novel", Three Rivers Press
11:00 a.m. "The Book Report" Writing Workshop
Moderator: Elisabeth Grant-Gibson of Windows Bookstore in Monroe, Louisiana
Authors: Darnell Arnoult of Sufficient Grace: A Novel"
Lynn York of "The Sweet Life", Plume Publishing
Virgina Boyd of "One Fell Swoop", Thomas Nelson*
Noon - Break for Lunch (visit the many fine eating establishments in Jefferson, Texas)
1:30 p.m Remembering Doug Marlette
Author: Janis Owens of "The Schooling of Claybird Catts", HarperCollins Publishing
2:30 p.m. Blogging for Fun and Profit!
Ron Hogan of www.mediabistro.com and www.galleycat.com
3:00 p.m. How to Get an Agent and get Published
Authors to be announced.
4:00 p.m. So you want to write and illustrate a Children's Book?
Children's Author and Illustrator: Tim Raglin
4:30 p.m. Lynette Rohrer Shirk of "Wild Women Throw a Party:110 Original Recipes and Amazing Menus for Birthday Bashes, Power
Showers, Poker Soirees, and Celebrations Galore", Conari Press
FRIDAY EVENING
8:00 p.m. The Bull Durham Playhouse in Jefferson will be
putting on a theater presentation of "The Sunshine Boys" followed by entertainment, special
musical artist guests, Trish Murphy and Melanie Wells of Austin, Texas!
SATURDAY MORNING
7:30 a.m. Registration and Ticket Sales
Jefferson High School Commons Area
1 Bulldog Drive.
Barron's, an independent bookstore of Longview, Texas, will provide the author's books for sale during the festival.
Vendor and author booths
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9:00 a.m. **"Beautiful Dreamer, Awake Unto Me", these authors stories!
"Beauty and the Book" starring **Kathy L. Patrick, author of "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life", Grand Central Publishing and introducing
Paulina Porizkova, author of "A Model Summer", Hyperion*
Featuring Authors: Heather Hornback Bland of "God Said Yes", Berkley
Regina Louise of "Somebody's Someone", Grand Central Publishing
Margaret Cezair-Thompson of "The Pirates' Daughter", UnBridled Books
10:30 a.m. "We Are Family", Marly represents all these authors and ME!"
Moderator: Marly Rusoff of Marly Rusoff & Associates
Featuring Authors: Cassandra King of "Queen of Broken Hearts", Hyperion Publishing
Ellen Baker of "Keeping the House: A Novel", Random House Publishing
Judy Larson of "All the Numbers: A Novel", Ballentine
Debbie Rodriguez of "Kabul Beauty School", Random House
11:00 a.m. "Sisters, Sisters!", there could never be more closer (author) sisters!
Moderator: Elisabeth Grant-Gibson of Windows Bookstore in Monroe, Louisiana
Featuring Authors: Darnell Arnoult of Suffient Grace: A Novel"
Lynn York of "The Sweet Life", Plume Publishing
Virgina Boyd of "One Fell Swoop",Thomas Nelson
12:00 Presentation of The Doug Marlette Award and The Pulpwood Queen Literacy Award!
Noon Break (Lunch at one of the wonderful eating establishments in historic Jefferson, Texas)
1:30 p.m. "Blue Bayou", well I'll never be blue, my dreams come true, reading this stories!
Moderator: Will Clarke of "The Worthy: A Ghost's Story", Simon & Schuster Publishing
Authors: Kim Sunee of "Trail of Crumbs", Grand Central Publishing
N. M. Kelby of "Whale Season: A Novel", Three Rivers Press
Rosemary Poole-Carter of "Women of Magdalene", Kunati, Inc.
Rickey Pittman of "Black Orphan in the Confederate White House", Pelican Publishing House
2:30 p.m. "Waltz Across Texas", with these author's books in your arms!
Moderator: Cynthia Hughes of Cynthia Hughes Literary Agency and Executive Director of Kansas Book Festival
Lynette Rohrer Shirk of "Wild Women Throw a Party:110 Original Recipes and Amazing Menus for Birthday Bashes, Power
Showers, Poker Soirees, and Celebrations Galore", Conari Press
Lisa Wingate of "Talk of the Town", Bethany House
Melanie Wells of "My Soul to Keep (Dylan Foster Series #3), Multnomah Fiction
Trish Murphy - Texas musical artist
3:30 p.m. "Songs of the South", sweet potato pie or shut my mouth, (authors who The Pulpwood Queen is singing their praises)!
Moderator; Mary Gay Shipley, owner of That Bookstore in Blytheville!
Janis Owens of "The Schooling of Claybird Catts", HarperCollins Publishing
Michael Lee West of "Mermaids in the Basement", Harper
Robert Dalby of "Kissing Babies at the Piggly Wiggly", Putnam Adult
Cai Emmons of "The Stylist: A Novel", Harper Perrenial
4:30 p.m. "Crazy", for loving these authors books!
Moderator: River Jordan of "The Messenger of Magnolia Street", Harper One
Featuring Authors: Denise Hildreth of "The Will of Wisteria", Thomas Nelson Publishing
Andrea Portes of "Hick", UnBridled Books
Carolyn Haines of "Ham Bones (A Southern Belle Mystery)", Kensington Publishing
Jimmie Ruth Evans of "Bring Your Own Poison", Berkley
Geoffrey Gluckman of "Deady Exchange: A Novel", iUniverse.com
Judy Larsen of "All the Numbers: A Novel", Ballentine
SATURDAY EVENING
8:00 p.m. HAIR BALL - "You can't stop the beat!"
Saturday night Grand Finale: Our Pulpwood Queen infamous BALL OF HAIR with the theme HAIRSPRAY !
Opening Show "HAIRSPRAY" Musical Number, featuring actors:
Madeleine Patrick
Helaina Patrick
Amy Breckinridge
Bill Smith
Andy Looney
Kathy L. Patrick
Headliner: Richard Bowden and his band, The Moon & the Starz, the house band of the not for profit, Music City Texas, will be our featured
entertainment for the evening held at the Bull Durham Playhouse, 124 East Austin in Jefferson, Texas.
Richard Bowden is the President of Music City Texas, the home of the state sanctioned Texas Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Bowden was part of the comedy team Pickard and Bowden, and was former lead guitarist for Linda Ronstadt.
He also just happens to run a chapter of the Pulpwood Queens with his wife, former S.A.G.board member, Karen Bowden.
THE PULPWOOD QUEEN V.I.P. PACKAGE includes: V.I.P. wristband (that
automatically shown gets you painlessly without wait into all the
events), a signed copy of my first book ever "The Pulpwood Queens'
Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life', an official Pulpwood
Queen "Girlfriend Weekend" 2008 T-shirt and more fun and exciting presents!
Pulpwood Queen V.I.P. Package for all events for members: $350, non-members: $400
Friday or Saturday Day and Night events for members: $175, non-members: $200
Friday or Saturday Day events only for members: $125, non-members: $150
Friday or Saturday Night events only for members: $50, non-members: $75
To purchase tickets, please call Bull Durham Playhouse at 903-665-6481,
or go online at www.bulldurhamplayhouse.com
or for more information email: info@bulldurhamplayhouse.com
PULPWOOD QUEEN PACKAGES AND INDIVIDUAL TICKETS FOR EVENTS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR WHILE SUPPLIES LAST SO GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
