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The Pulpwood Queen Announces BEST BOOKS TO HAVE READ FOR 2018!

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Dear Readers, Everybody below are posted the BEST BOOKS TO HAVE READ for 2018!  I want all Pulpwood Queen Book Club members prepare to VOTE for BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AND BEST BONUS BOOK OF THE YEAR!  I will be posting a ballot soon.  We have never had more books receive more awards or more book to film options and even books to film on the big screen happen than this year.  Won't you join my Pulpwood Queens and yes, Timber Guys Book Club? Go to www.thepulpwoodqueens@gmail.com and get your …

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The Pulpwood Queen Welcomes Guest Blogger and Author, Michelle Cox!

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Pulpwood Queen Author, Michelle Cox Dear Readers! So happy today to share with you a blog from one of our newest Pulpwood Queen Book Club Authors Michelle Cox who also will be featured at our up-and-coming 19th Anniversary Book Club Convention which we call Girlfriend Weekend!   The True Story Behind The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Series . . .   “I had a man-stopping body and a personality to go with it!” is what the 81-year old Adeline Schneider told me in an …

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The Pulpwood Queen UPDATED Press Release for 2019 Girlfriend Weekend Program!

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The Pulpwood Queen UPDATED Press Release for 2019 Girlfriend Weekend Program! Be the first to donate! Show your passion for Pat Conroy Literary Center Inc by making the first donation. Any amount can help motivate your friends to support the cause. Donate Attention 2019 Pulpwood Queens, Timber Guys, our Authors, Attendees and those who are thinking about coming to our 19th Anniversary Girlfriend Weekend! PRESS RELEASE …

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The Pulpwood Queen Announces New York Times Bestselling Author, Paula McLain CONFIRMED for 2019 Girlfriend Weekend!

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Dear Readers! Thrill oh, thrill Pulpwood Queen and New York Times Bestselling Author Paula Mclain is back and CONFIRMED for our 2019 Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend Author Extravaganza Book Club Convention, January 17 - 19, 2019 at The Jefferson Tourism & Transportation Convention Center in historic Jefferson, Texas.  We are so excited as everybody loved her book "The Paris Wife". Also, I was very fortunate to have Paula McLain come and visit my former Beauty and the Book Shop in …

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Breaking News! The 2019 Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend is Back Home In Jefferson, Texas!

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Dear Readers! Click on the link oct-11-web_01 for the front page news breaking story in The Jefferson, Jimplecute of Jefferson, Texas.  For full more in-depth feature, stay tuned for this week's weekly publication of The Jefferson Jimplecute.  Thank you to Bob Palmer and Mica Wilhite in advance for conducting the interview. See her photo below and she will be covering the event January 17 - 19, 2019 of which we are most appreciative. Truly, Tiara Wearing 2019 Girlfriend Weekend Author …

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The Pulpwood Queen Welcomes Guest Blogger, Author Camille Di Maio!

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Author, Camille Di Maio   Dear Readers, Welcome Guest Blogger Author Camille Di Maio!  She will be one of the featured authors at our 19th Anniversary Pulpwood Queen Book Club Convention that we call Girlfriend Weekend!  She is the author of many books including: THE MEMORY OF US (May 2016) - Amazon Bestseller, Holt Medallion Finalist BEFORE THE RAIN FALLS (May 2017) - Holt Medallion Finalist, GDRWA Booksellers' Best Award Finalist THE WAY OF BEAUTY (May 2018) - Amazon …

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BREAKING NEWS! The Pulpwood Queen Announces NEW VENUE for 2019 Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend!

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Howe Truss Train Trestle _ Visit Jefferson Texas PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 2019 - Jefferson, Texas - Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have had to move our 2019 Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend Author Extravaganza book club convention due to a double booking at the previous venue.  We are proud to announce that this up-and-coming book club convention will now be held at the Jefferson Tourism & Transporation Convention Center in historic Jefferson, Texas, …

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The Pulpwood Queen Is Now Accepting Bids for 2020 Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend!

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Dear Readers! Attention to all who love authors, books, literacy, and reading. I am now bidding out to any city or venue that would love to host my 20th Anniversary Pulpwood Queen Book Club Convention for Martin Luther King Weekend, January 16 - 18, 2020! This will be our biggest celebration ever of running the largest "meeting and discussing" book club in the world, hosted by our 760+ chapter Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Reading Nation. Nearly 50 authors are featured including some of …

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The Pulpwood Queen is Beginning to See the Fruits of her Book Clubs “Literacy” Promoting Labors!

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Dear Readers, Below you will read a message that was in my inbox today of the 2nd Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention.  As I am currently working on my next book, "The Pulpwood Queen Goes Back to School" it has been nearly ten years since I published my first book, "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life" now published under my maiden name Kathy L. Murphy with a New cover and New forward.  Pat Conroy and his lovely and talented wife, Cassandra King Conroy both …

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The Pulpwood Queen to be featured in New magazine, FENCEPOST!

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Dear Readers, Meet Sharon Lamkin Feldt  above and read her recent blog post. Last January I had a fantastic weekend--- fantastic for ANYONE who reads, writes or aspires to be an author! Kathy L. Murphy, the original Pulpwood Queen held court at the beautiful Fredonia Hotel. Authors, publicists, editors galore attended, along with 100+ leopard-clad, tiara-topped readers. We were able to mix, mingle, glean gems of writing secrets, and meet the authors. Panels of authors shared their stories, …

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The Pulpwood Queen Declares Happy Book Birthday to OUR PRINCE OF SCRIBES!

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Dear Readers, Happy Book Birthday to OUR PRINCE OF SCRIBES this September 18, 2018, edited by Nicole Seitz and Jonathan Haupt.  I am one of the nearly 70 writers and authors who contributed to this book which was one of the proudest accomplishments of my life.  You see, Pat Conroy was my favorite all-time author and to be asked to tell my story was such an honor and a privilege, I can never thank the editors enough. Authors, Pat Conroy and John Warley Though I contributed my story, I …

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The Pulpwood Queen Announces Poet, Tim Conroy Will do a Special Presentation at our 2019 Girlfriend Weekend!

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Poet, Tim Conroy Dear Readers! It is with great pleasure I am pleased to announce that at this coming 2019 Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend, poet, Tim Conroy will be doing a special presentation as follows.  This is will be an event you do not want to miss and will happen after our Saturday Awards Presentation for Books of the Year and the announcing the winner of The Doug Marlette Award and before Author Silent Auction winners announced that's entire proceeds to to The Pat Conroy …

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The Pulpwood Queen Morning Musing Since Turning 62!

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Dear Readers! Kathy L. Murphy, Tiajuana Anderson Neel, Kathy Rape, Dinkie, Diane Stubbs, and Stephanie Chance   What I have learned now in my 62 years of life is that friendship and community are more important than stepping on others in the power play of winning, to reach the top rung of the ladder. What is the most important thing in life is our sharing of each other's lives?  Success is not in a big bank account or beating down your brothers and sisters. If that was the case I …

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The Pulpwood Queen Updates On Our Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend And Featuring New Author Discoveries!

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Dear Readers! Check this out on the UPDATED photo album of CONFIRMED authors and their books and our CONFIRMED vendors at https://www.facebook.com/Pulpwoodqueen/media_set?set=a.10212746032900469&type=3 Recent additions are Author, Missy Buchanan that has a NEW book coming out to be announced. A popular author/writer and speaker on topics of aging and faith, Missy Buchanan has appeared on Good Morning America with co-anchor Robin Roberts and her mother, Lucimarian Roberts. The elder …

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Updates from The Pulpwood Queen on Author/Designer, Phebe Phillips and Mac Hargrove AND MORE BREAKING NEWS!

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Allen and Stephanie Chance, Phebe Phillips, Mac Hargrove, and photobomber, Kathy L. Murphy at Decorate Ornate in Gladewater, Texas! Dear Readers, This past weekend Pulpwood Queen Tiajuana Anderson Neel and I traveled to Stephanie Chance's Decorate Ornate as my 4th year invited to be featured during the City of Gladewater, Texas, ArtStroll and Wine Swirl.  See the previous post for that photo montage.  While we were there we meet old friends and made some new ones including the …

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The Pulpwood Queen to be be featured in the book, “OUR PRINCE OF SCRIBES!

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Dear Readers, This message just in from Author/Artist/Editor Nicole Seitz of the up-and-coming book, OUR PRINCE OF SCRIBES! Nicole Seitz Our Prince of Scribes contributor number 32 of 67...this phenom began as a licensed cosmetologist and bookstore owner who went on to create the Pulpwood Queens, the biggest "meeting and discussing" book club in the country, and recently earned a degree in visual art. She's the author of The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara-Wearing, …

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The Pulpwood Queen says, “If a picture is a thousand words, I say here is a whole tome!”

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  Dear Readers! I thought I took a lot of photos, but Stephanie Chance has me beat of Decorate Ornate where I was invited back for the 4th year for their ArtStroll and Wine Swirl in Gladewater, Texas.  We started even more Pulpwood Queen Book Club chapters, more members, sold many of my art-inspired fashions and books!  What again another successful and BIG TIME FUN DAY with Stephanie Chance! I too hope you will check join my book club at www.thepulpwoodqueens.com.  Click …

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The Pulpwood Queen Introduces You to Mark, my New GLAMPER!

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https://www.facebook.com/Pulpwoodqueen Dear Readers, Well, it has happened, yet another lifelong dream coming true.  You see I just purchased a travel trailer at Camper World, Tyler, Texas.  Meet Mark, my GLAMPER! Kathy L. Murphy and Pulpwood Queen Tiajuana Anderson Neel with SOLD sign at Camper World. What is a GLAMPER?  Well, it is a trailer that will be decorated with all the luxuries and glamorous lifestyle of the ultimate in the camping experience.  Now you all I have been a …

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The Pulpwood Queen Plans her Birthday Bash at Tyler State Park in Tyler, Texas And You Are Invited!

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The Pulpwood Queen Plans her Birthday Bash at Tyler State Park in Tyler, Texas And You Are Invited! Dear friends, I recently purchased my very first camper trailer.  I call it Mark after Mark Green, named in honor of the last author to purchase a large painting called "Fireball" below. "Fireball", Alcohol Ink on Museum Gesso Boar, 36" by 24" All my authors and Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club members are truly supporting me now as I make my way as an artist.  That is why …

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The Pulpwood Queen Yesterday Had a “Thelma and Louise” Moment!

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Dear Readers! Yesterday I had a "Thelma and Louise" kind of day,    The photo above inspired me to go after a lifelong dream! I saw it posted on Facebook and have always dreamed of purchasing say maybe not this one but a vintage Airstream, making it my own, a real Bohemian Rhapsody kind of Pulpwood Queen dream fantasy.  Then life got real REAL!  I called my dear friend. Pulpwood Queen Tiajuana Neel and asked, "Do you want to go and look for a vintage trailer?".  Screech goes the needle on the …

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The Pulpwood Queen Announces Winner of Drawing for a FREE Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend Package!

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The Pulpwood Queen Announces WINNER of 2019 Girlfriend Weekend Giveaway! Attention Book Lovers, The WINNER of our drawing today, August 1st, is Kathryn Taylor of Charleston, South Carolina.  She had the winning draw of all that sent me a receipt of purchase of my book or e-book or posted a review as in the drawing below! Congratulations to Kathryn Taylor!  Email me at thepulpwoodqueen@gmail.com and I will give you all the information on the Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend …

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The Pulpwood Queen Announces a 2019 Girlfriend Weekend Giveaway!

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The Pulpwood Queen Announces a 2019 Girlfriend Weekend Giveaway! Attention Book Lovers, Don't miss the opportunity to be a possible winner in my 2019 Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend Author Extravaganza Giveaway! All you have to do is buy my e-book or book or write a review and share. Send me proof of purchase of purchase to thepulpwoodqueen@gmail.com and you are entered into a drawing. I will do this August 1st, (when the price goes up), to possibly win a FREE complimentary …

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The Pulpwood Queens’ Tiara Wearing , Book Sharing Guide to Life NEW Edition!

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Check out my NEW PROMOTION at https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/61d7abfdd62feca7! Attention Book Lovers! My first book, "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life" is NEWLY republished with a NEW Cover and NEW Foreward. You can purchase the paperback for 13.99, or the e-book for $3.99 or get a real deal on the ebook if you purchase the paperback! This is the first book to read in our Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Clubs. Now that it has relaunched I would be more …

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The Pulpwood Queen Talks About Defining Moments!

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Pulpwood Queen Authors, Kerry Luden Madden, Loraine Despres, Prill Boyle, Suzanne Hudson, Joe Formichelli, and Karen Spears Zacharias at an early Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend that Joe recently sent me! Dear Readers, As I was driving this past week to Fairhope, Alabama I took great note of the landscape.  The lush fields of corn and acres of planted soybeans went by field after field.  The wealth of abundance of working the fields changed to plantation homes, standing pools of water, …

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The Pulpwood Queen, On the Road Again!

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Dear Readers, I am a lifelong learner.  I learned something pretty big this summer when I took the ultimate road trip to Westport, Connecticutt and back, that when you face your fears, something great comes from that plan of action.  I sold a painting, a HUGE painting.  After doing the math on what it would take me to pack and ship this painting to the client I dreamed, I thought in my dreams, what if I just delivered it in person.  I woke up and knew I had to do that so I put on my thinking …

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The Pulpwood Queen Shares the latest on Girlfriend Weekend 2019!

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Dear Readers! FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS! Never in a kazillion year would I have thought that starting my Pulpwood Queens of East Texas Book Club would grow to become the largest "meeting and discussing" book club on the planet. I think that is pretty amazing what began with six complete strangers has grown to 750+ chapters from coast to coast, five in Alaska, and many more outside of the United States. That first year I invited all the authors I had featured back for an Author …

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The Pulpwood Queen is Celebrating Big Time the 4th of July!

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Happy 4th of July! Truly celebrating as we have a winner for the Alcohol ink painting "Flinthills", that I donated for a Silent Auction Fundraiser for my hometown of Eureka, Kansas after they suffered a devastating F3 direct hit tornado this past week.  Meet Pulpwood Queen Author, Kathryn Casey who won the painting! Author, Kathryn Casey. Kathryn is a dear, dear friend and helped and supported me immensely through the years and she had the highest bid of $110 which will go to the first …

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The Pulpwood Queen Holds Silent Auction for Tornado Disaster Assistance of Her Hometown of Eureka, Kansas!

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Tornado just before it had a direct hit on my hometown of Eureka, Kansas June 27, 2018, 7:21 p.m. Attention Readers, Family, Friends, Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guy Book Club Members, our Authors and Fellow Eurekans! I am hosting a Silent Auction through July 4th to raise funds for the tornado disaster relief of my hometown of Eureka, Kansas.  Graduating from Eureka High School, the Class of 74", the YEAR with MORE we are the hometown of the Eureka Tornados.  In fact, a tornado hit the …

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The Pulpwood Queen is a Proud Eureka Tornado, Class of 74″, The Year With More!

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Dear Readers, Today has been a little surreal as a tornado had a direct hit on my hometown of Eureka, Kansas.  You can usually see them coming if it's daylight but this time the siren sounded and one minute later it hit at 7:21 p.m.  My own mother told me it sounded exactly like a freight train running through her house.  She is fine as all my family.  A huge limb fell but missed the house and the big oak completely came uprooted from my sister's front yard but fell sideways so did not hit …

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The Pulpwood Queen is Back Home Sweet Home at Murphy’s Law!

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Good Morning from my home, Murphy's Law, at Holly Lake Ranch in East Texas. Just home from my Pulpwood Queen "Warrior Goddess" Pop-Up Art and Fashion Book Tour of traveling from here to Westport, Connecticut and back all while visiting my Pulpwood Queen Book Club leaders, our authors and artist friends and delivering commissioned paintings along with my trusty sidekick, Pulpwood Queen Tiajuana Anderson Neel. We gifted those we visited along the way sharing July Author of the Month, Rebecca …

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Official 2024 International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Book Club Selections

  Official 2024 International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation Books of the Month   January Book of the Month: "Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel" by Lisa See January International Book of the Month: "Once And For All: Book Two: Winds of Fire Series" by Anju Gattani January Bonus Book Club Selections: "How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies" by Amy Wallen   "The Marsh King's Daughter" by Karen …

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