Book Reviews on "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life" by Kathy L. Patrick

BOOK REVIEW: The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Bearing Guide to Life by Kathy Patrick

Pulpwood Queens Tiara-Wearing Book-Sharing Guide To Life, The

Kathy L. Patrick

ISBN: 13: 9780446695428

Hachett Book Group, 2008

5 Stars

The Pulpwood Queen’s Tiara-Wearing Book-Sharing Guide To Life is delightfully entertaining. There is also much wisdom hidden in the humor. Kathy Louise Patrick is someone I can relate to. I have a feeling she and I would be great friends. We certainly have much in common, a love/obsession for books. If I am every in Jefferson, TX I am going to stop in and meet Kathy Patrick, I will buy a book and let her do my hair. I think I will discover that she is exactly who she says she is. Kathy has long used books for entertainment, information, and escapism. Home life was not always pleasant and a good book offered a satisfying interlude. Working in a bookstore seemed the perfect career for Kathy. She was devastated when cutbacks left her without a job. Her sister Karen, always the logical one, suggested she combine her education and obsession. Taking the advice she opened “Beauty and the Book,” a beauty shop and a bookstore. Gossip is not allowed but listening to her clients/friends is a given. The atmosphere is one of community and friendship. Kathy’s philosophy is “Success is more than a paycheck.” Success is family, faith, friendship, loving what you are doing. Kathy shares her heart and soul with readers in her book. She also shares titles of her favorite books. I am unsure whether to refer to this book as an autobiography or self-help manual but it does not really matter for either way it is a SUCCESS. Readers will find The Pulpwood Queen’s Tiara-Wearing Book-Sharing Guide To Life immensely engaging.

Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.com

Book Review

Whether or not you belong to a book club, you will enjoy Kathy L. Patrick’s new book, The Pulpwood Queen’s Tiara-Wearing, Book-Sharing Guide to Life. Patrick worked happily as a publisher’s sales rep, traveling to independent bookstores until 1999, when chain store depredations decimated the ranks of locally owned stores. Her position was eliminated and she was out of a job. When she emerged from her post-layoff funk, she had to find other employment. In a brilliant, if quixotic, move, she decided to combine her two passions and opened Beauty and the Book, a combination beauty salon and bookstore. Shortly afterwards, she started the Pulpwood Queens book club, which grew into a nationwide phenomenon and made Kathy Patrick a well-known champion for literacy. Her new book tells the story of how she managed to find her purpose, create her dream job and help her empower other women to do the same thing. Her book is filled with stories of her childhood, her love of books, her wonderful girlfriends, her supportive family, and it is seasoned with quotes from her favorite authors and Pulpwood Queens from all over America. Every chapter ends with a list of recommended reading, slanted heavily towards Southern authors, since Patrick lives in Texas and supports her regional authors whole-heartedly. Despite its religious overtones, this is a fun, quick read, likely to inspire both book clubs and general readers. Take a chance and move beyond Oprah books!

Eons Interview: Kathy L. Patrick

Eons Interview: Kathy L Patrick

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Thursday, February 07, 2008

Read these now

The Rowing Lesson by Anne Landsman

The Pulpwood Queens by Kathy L. Patrick (I love the leopard coat!)

The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips


Four Wives by Wendy Walker

The Sweet Potato Queens Guide to Raising Children for Fun and Profit by Jill Conner Browne

I am just swamped lately! Between working on a screenplay, taking a screenwriting class, rewritting the sequel to my book, running Hello Dollface, working on Victorious Girls, trying to keep up with my reading, taking care of my family, I don't have enough time in my day to do everything I want to do!

I don't want these books to slip through the cracks and not get the attention they deserve from me! All the above books will be read in the future but they are hot on the shelves right now. There are four star books, written by amazingly talented women. If you're looking for a good book to read, give one of these a try.

I have this book sitting next to my bed, as well as this one. And I always have a yoga, positive thinking books and a writing book somewhere around the house.

posted by CINDY BOKMA @ 4:45 PM |