My Pulpwood Queen Book Bag
One of the great things about book conferences is all the great books you learn about and can often get signed—personally, on the spot—by the authors.
What I hate about travel is the unpacking! I finally got around to that little task this weekend! It’s not as bad as it sounds—I didn’t really need anything from my suitcase—since the clothes were all cheerleader uniforms (think Sue Sylvester with an attitude adjustment) and other costumes—and the toiletries are all my travel duplicates…But there was one bag of treasures that I was eager to get to first and this suitcase could not wait for the weekend—it was ALL THE BOOKS!
Count ‘em—there are 24—an even two dozen in all. And I wanted to pick up even more, but was concerned I wouldn’t be able to fit them in my bag! At first I was surprised that ten—almost 42% of my stash are non-fiction. But then, many of my book clubs read a lot of non-fiction titles so it’s not that unusual… In any event, here are all of my little treasures:
Fiction Titles:
– Clara and Mr. Tiffany, by Susan Vreeland
– Crazy in Alabama, by March Childress, PWQ Keynote speaker
– Falling Home, by Karen White
– Georgia Bottoms, by Mark Childress, PWQ Keynote speaker
– The Great Santini, by Pat Conroy, PWQ Keynote speaker
– I Still Dream About You, by Fannie Flagg, PWQ Keynote speaker
– Janeology, by Karen Harrington
– The Killing Storm, by Kathryn Casey
– The Kitchen Daughter, by Jael McHenry
– Mother & Other Liars, by Amy Bourret
– Murder at The Luther, by Kathleen Kaska
– Not Between Brothers, by David Marion Wilkinson
– A Place Called Wiregrass, by Michael Morris
– Stressed in Scottsdale, by Marcia Fine
Nonfiction Titles:
– as the sycamore grows, by Jennie Miller Helderman
– Cheap Cabernet, by Cathie Beck
– Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Edited by Sonny Brewer, PWQ Keynote speaker
– Learning to Die in Miami, by Carlos Eire
– My Reading Life, by Pat Conroy, PWQ Keynote speaker
– Redefining Beauty, by Karla K. Morton, the 2010 Texas Poet Laureate
– Suck Your Stomach In & Put Some Color On, by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson (which I’ve already read, but needed an autographed copy…)
– Women, Food and God, by Geneen Roth
– WOOF: Women Only Over 50, by Diana Black, Mary Cunningham, and Melinda Richarz Bailey
– Write That Book Already, by Sam Barry and Kathi Kamen Goldmark (already read that one too…)
My Reading Life is on my nightstand–which ones have you read? I’d like to hear your suggestion as to which one to shuffle to the top of the stack…
Cheers!
BCC
You’re an inspiration, BCC! Honored to have WOOF: Women Only Over Fifty in your suitcase!
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Thanks, Mary! it was great meeting you and Diane at GFWE–hope to see you again next year! Cheers! MTE
Hi, I am having the same hard time looking through the books and choosing. I read Georgia Bottoms first and would recommend it. The characters are delightful and “full of it”. It was a quick read for me. I would love to be in the car on the road trip at the end. I had written Mark Childress before GF Weekend to recommend which of his books to start with, and he cryptically said, “Let me think about it, and I will get back to you.” Well, I got my answer in Jefferson. He said he knew we were getting a copy of Georgia and that is why he didn’t answer immediately. I really appreciated the book. Good reading to you.
Karen: Thanks for the recommendation! Mark was such a hoot when he spoke–I was hoping the book would be as fun. Cheers! MTE
I’m over here wagging my tail and shaking my pom poms looking at the suitcase filled with great reads! Thanks, MTE, for including WOOF, and for being a tremendous supporter of readers and writers everywhere!!! Three Cheers to YOU! – Diana aka d.d.dawg
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Thanks, Diane! Right back atcha! Cheers! MTE
That was so much fun, Marsha! I have so many new books on my TBR pile now, too.
Hugs!
Hi Karen–yes it was, wasn’t it? Luckily, one of my new ones is Janeology! 🙂 What are you reading now? Cheers! MTE