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The Pulpwood Queen Talks about Creating and Sharing BEAUTY!

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As an artist, I put great thought into all my work including being a designer at www.shopvida.com. Type Thepulpwoodqueen into their website search box to see all my collections of art inspired fashions for you and your home. I am inspired from a lifetime of reading, my love of nature and all people and cultures, and my travels around the world. Being also the CEO & Founder of The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club READING NATION, I want all I am involved with to …

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The Pulpwood Queen Embraces Enchanted Living Magazine!

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Dear Readers. The photo above was a photo shoot I did with myself out in the woods with my iPhone 10.  I had an up and coming RAW Emerging Artists Art Show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Houston, Texas.  Set the tone and stage and magic happens, it did that night as my International Pulpwood Queen Book Club members and authors turned out to support me big time. So getting read to do this again as I have a big Art, Book, and Art Inspired Fashion show from my creations to be held this Sunday, June …

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The Pulpwood Queen Shares Her Gratitude for all the Lifelong Friends and Friendships through her 20 years of Running Her Book Club!

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Photo of Tiajuana Anderson Neel, Kathy L. Murphy, Brandi Nash, and Bren McClain taken in Nashville, Tennessee. Dear Readers, This photo above popped up as I was drinking my morning Lavazza Creama French pressed coffee.  My morning ritual is feed the kitties, make my coffee, then take time for meditation and prayer to start my day right.  Then and only then do I check my laptop for emails, messages, and to then go and post my daily Breathless Bubbles & Books Blog by my guest host …

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The Pulpwood Gives List of Books That She Will Never Forget, 65, in Fact!

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Dear Readers, Book Bub interviewed some authors that listed books that they could never forget.  Over half of them I have read and agree. Now let me share the ones that I will never forget and think about often. From a lifetime of reading books, these are the ones that I just sat down and listed off as they came into my mind. 1. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 2) Snow Flower & the Secret Fan by Lisa See 3) Man in a Blue Moon by Michael Morris 4) The Rich Part of Life by Jim …

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The Pulpwood Queen Shares Ethan Hawke’s TEDTALK!

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"Down by the River", Acrylic and Alcohol Ink Painting on Museum Gesso Board Dear Readers, SOLD! This will be going as a gift from one of my authors to her niece as she is a minister in Nashville, Tennessee. How thrilling for me! Seeing my works of art go out into the world has been the greatest gift ever given to me during this time of the last chapter in my life.Works of art, these are works of the HEART!  This painting was inspired by an image the author who commissioned the work.  I had …

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The Pulpwood Queen Celebrates National Women’s Fiction Day!

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Dear Readers, Nearly 21 years ago I opened the ONLY Hair Salon/Book Store in the country, Beauty and the Book in the piney woods of East Texas.  Shortly thereafter, I started a book club that grew from six complete strangers to become the largest "meeting and discussing" book club in the world, The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club READING NATION all with our authors in tow.  You see I featured first time, first book authors, or ones that may not have been discovered in …

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The Pulpwood Queen Updates from her Little Cabin in the Woods, Murphy’s Law!

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Dear friends, Here at Murphy's Law it has been raining for so long and before that an ice storm hit, a foot of snow, more  ice, what a winter to spring.  Now we are into summer and it just will not stop raining, so The Pulpwood Queen has had to take a break from reading and thrown herself into her painting.  Reading, film watching, painting are all escapes for me when life just gets too tough to deal with as they help keep my sanity. I am busy everyday as I have to be, work is what …

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The Pulpwood Queen Shares Executive Director, Mandy Haynes Latest Endeavor

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Hey all you beautiful International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Authors! I am so proud of the new READING NATION MAGAZINE and I think it will be a great addition to all of the things that Kathy does to get the word out. And I’ve had fun reading about all of our authors and their books while I’m making the magazine. Lots of them I haven’t met or read. Which gave me an idea… Readers love to read works in progress and we have a great group of diverse writing styles and authors! When I was …

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The Pulpwood Queen Shares All New Reading Initiatives!

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Greetings from Kathy L. Murphy, The Pulpwood Queen from Murphy's Law! Updates on all concerning The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation! Just as a reminder for those not on social media we have so many new programs up and coming this year.  Check them all out on our updated website www.thepulpwoodqueens.com. With membership, make sure you are current, and by SUBSCRIBING to my Kathy L. Murphy Channel on youTube.com right now you can purchase your 2022 …

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The Pulpwood Queen Wants to Tell You A Story!

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Dear Readers, This morning I want to tell you a story.  One about sharing what I have learned about life. Life is a choice.  You can dwell on all those that have given you hardness and grief, those who have made you sad and cry, and those who have betrayed your complete trust in them.  This is not that story. I forgive those who have betrayed me.  I pray for those people daily as I have always found that peoples words and actions tell you a lot more about their pain and sorrow than anything …

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Breaking News! The Pulpwood Queen Welcomes Author, Robert Gwaltney as my NEW Co-host for my Book to Film Club!

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Dear Readers, Ever since the Covid pandemic virus hit and we have been social distancing, I have been filling my nights with watching films.  Old films, new films, favorite films, and now been exploring the incredible storytelling of the films of Bollywood and India, Pakistan, Turkey, the Middle East, truly, films from all around the world. Days have been spent reading, writing, working on my art but at the end of the day, my eyes have been shot.  So I turned out the lights, popped some …

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The Pulpwood Queen Counts Her Many Blessings One By One!

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My dear friend, author, journalist, photographer, and animal lover, Tamra McAnally Bolton with her beloved and saved cat Scraps! This ice and winter storm that has hit Texas has buckled me to my knees, not in sorry but in grateful thanks for life's many miracles and blessings.  Every day my dearest friends nearby, Barbara Deen, Stephanie Chance, Margie Dilday, and Tamra McAnally Bolton and I check in on each other.  How are we holding up, is there anything you need or I can do.  It's been …

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The Pulpwood Queen “Dreams of Italy” and a few other places in LIVING COLOR!

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"Dreaming of Italy" by Kathy L. Murphy, Alcohol Ink and Acrylic Painting on 18" by 24" Museum Gesso Board now owned by Margie Dilday of West Monroe, Louisiana. This is absolutely my favorite painting I have ever painted, Why?  There is a big story behind this painting, so much symbolism, Mamma Mia!   "Dreaming of Italy", my Alcohol Ink and Acrylic Painting on Museum Gesso board that started off with the idea of copying a a Master's evolved into making it my own. I painted the "Mona Lisa" and …

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The Pulpwood Queen Announces Calendar of Valentine’s Weekend Events including NEW Writer’s Club with author, Robert Gwaltney!

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Author, Robert Gwaltney of "The Cicada Tree: A Novel" Attention International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Members! YOU MUST EMAIL ME AT thepulpwoodqueens@gmail.com to get the link members. To join go to www.thepulpwoodqueens and click on any of our memberships first. Calendar of Events this Saturday! 10:00 a.m. CST, Join Kathy L. Murphy and Executive Director Mandy Haynes for the Premiere of our NEW Writer's Club! We are featuring our author, Robert Gwaltney …

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The Pulpwood Queen Announces Author, Mandy Haynes our NEW Executive Director of The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation and our other AWARDS!

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Photo courtesy of Author, Kathleen M. Rogers Press Release for Immediate Release: January 19, 2021, Holly Lake Ranch, Texas Kathy L. Murphy, CEO and Founder of The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation at our first ever virtual online 2021Girlfriend Weekend Zoomathon Slumber Party,  announced that the New Executive Director of The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation will be Author/Artist Mandy Haynes. Mandy Haynes has …

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The Pulpwood Queen Announces SLUMBER PARTY Program for our 2021 Girlfriend Weekend Zoomathon!

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Dear Book Club Members, Authors, and Book Lover's Everywhere! The Test Zoom Meeting yesterday with all our authors to prepare for our biggest event ever, our 2021 Girlfriend Weekend Author Extravaganza Zoomathon Slumber Party, January 14 - 17,  with our authors was such a blast that we dreamed up three more opportunities to hang out with our favorite authors, panel moderators, bloggers, presenters  keynote speakers, and special surprise guests! Three Slumber Parties for the …

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The Pulpwood Queen Showcases 2021 January International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Selections!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! https://images.app.goo.gl/54txYgbUY https://images.app.goo.gl/gxhS3bzYB https://youtu.be/rU0O9g2qf-4   Tonight join me at 6:30 p.m. CST for my Pre-show of our International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Film Club! After my book and film talk, may I suggest you watch "Happy New Year" starring Shah Rukh Khan to get our NEW YEAR started right with this International World Dance Competition and story.   I'll be talking tonight about our 2021 January …

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The Pulpwood Queen Begins With Saying “Once Upon A Time”!

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Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) Tweeted: Here's wishing you all a safe, happy and prosperous 2021... https://t.co/COgpPzPEQJ https://twitter.com/iamsrk/status/1345245637676208131?s=20 HAPPY NEW YEAR! I woke up this morning first to see this tweet above from Shah Rukh Kahn who seriously got me through this year of the Covid virus and our time of social distancing.  I have seen all his films, many over and over, and watched every speech, every talk, and every post on YouTube, Facebook, and …

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The Pulpwood Queen Receives Gifts to Share this New Year’s Day!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! As we begin this sparkly brand NEW YEAR, do note the price just went up today for our first ever virtual online 2021 Girlfriend Weekend Zoomathon Girlfriend Weekend.  Yes, with any of our four memberships the price is now $299 but we still have a great deal for you.  For all who sign up now until the event, Sean Farjadi has offered two prizes for a two drawings that will be given during our event. Sean Farjadi is a podcaster of Stories That …

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2021 Girlfriend Weekend Zoomathon Slumber Party Book Club Convention Program!

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OFFICIAL PROGRAM THE INTERNATIONAL PULPWOOD QUEENS AND TIMBER GUYS BOOK CLUB 2021 GIRLFRIEND WEEKEND ZOOMATHON SLUMBER PARTY JANUARY 14-17, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Holly Lake Ranch, Texas – January 11, 2021 Contact: Kathy L. Murphy, CEO and Founder of The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation and Girlfriend Weekend Email: thepulpwoodqueen@gmail.com Website: www.thepulpwoodqueens.com For Media Only: For urgent requests, please contact Echo …

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The Pulpwood Queen Receives An Incredible Gift from Eileen Sanchez of Prose and the Pandemic!

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Hi, I’m Sean, the host of the Stories that Empower podcast. Here’s my story. I took my dad to a pub to create father and son memories. He began sharing his life experiences, full of resilience, with nearby patrons. When it was time for us to leave, they were so saddened. That’s when I realized that stories encapsulate “nuggets” of life wisdom that span generations. Each of us has a life story. I want your story to be heard. I, like many, have experienced setbacks/challenges, like the loss of …

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2021 International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Convention Girlfriend Weekend Zoomathon Slumber Party!

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2021 International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Virtual Online Zoomathon Book Club Convention that we call our Girlfriend Weekend Slumber Party! (all attending are encouraged to where their pajamas including all our authors, presenters, bloggers, Keynotes, and special guests) January 14 - 17, 2021 Welcome to our first ever online virtual book club convention. Members only for this Early Bird Special so renew or join our book club as either a member, International Book Club Member, Author …

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The Pulpwood Queen Featured Authors, Presenters, and Moderators CONFIRMED for our 2021 Girlfriend Weekend Zoomathon Slumber Party!

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Dear Readers, I have had so much to reflect on this year during out time of social distancing during the Covid -19 pandemic, I have to tell you that when I look at the big picture, I realize that I have found myself.  Yes, a small town Kansas girl has accomplished a lot in my life.  Mostly through trials and errors but instead of failures, I call those attempts "discoveries", as in I discovered that did not work. What I have also found is that when you "follow your bliss" that for me is …

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The Pulpwood Queen shares “Finding Joe” to Follow Your Bliss!

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Dear Readers, Tonight I absolutely came on something quite by accident, only I do not believe now it was an accident.  I had watched an incredible film set in Morrocco, some place where I had always wanted to go then another film popped up, "Finding Joe". Within minutes of watching this film knew that this was something I had to share with the world.  I remember when Joseph Campbell was a hot commodity in the bookstore decades ago that I was working in at the time.  I know now I was not …

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The Pulpwood Queen Announces her 2021 Official Reads!

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Press Release for Immediate Release: December 1, 2020 Dear International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Members, Authors, Readers, and Book Lovers everywhere! Go diverse, go global! Let's roam and explore around the world with my 2021 Official Pulpwood Queen Book Club Reads! In addition to our Official Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guys Book of the Month selections in 2021, I, as the founder of The International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation, chose an …

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The Pulpwood Queen Interviews Author, Jim Markam of “Big Lucky”!

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Author, Jim Markam of "Big Lucky" from his home on the big Island of Hawaii Years ago when I was truly just a kid, 19 or 20 years old, I traveled in my first flight ever to Hawaii, the biggest TWA plane flying with two levels and a bar on top, from Kansas City, Kansas to Hawaii. I went with the my dear friend Becky, who owned the beauty salon I worked in in Lawrence, Kansas The Hair Shack and her sister for my first ever grown up vacation. When we arrived it was the first time as we walked …

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The Pulpwood Queen has a Full Schedule of Events this Halloween Week!

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Dear Readers, Here is my Pulpwood Queen Calendar of Events this week!  Happy HalloweenPulpwood Queen 2020 October Book of the Month Breathless Bubbles and Books Rebecca Rosenberg's Houdini Halloween posts on your Facebook Group page and featuring Pulpwood Queen Book Club Author, Mandy's Haynes and her latest incredible book at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/booksbubbles/permalink/1593799540828323 Author and Radio Personality River Jordan Wednesday, October 28th, 4:22 pm …

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The Pulpwood Talks about one of her favorite films “Man’s Favorite Sport!

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Dear Readers, When it comes to the favorite films of my childhood, tune into the films of the 1960's.  This is perhaps my favorite romantic comedy, "Man's Favorite Sport" starring Paula Prentice and Rock Hudson. It's the story of this man who has written a book on a guide to fishing but only one problem.  He does not know how to fish! Check out my latest blog on this at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRY0gmHXWfdLWAe7yMjp5bA?view_as=subscriber This is what I dreamed would happen to me …

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The Pulpwood Queen Shares her first book ever, “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”!

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Today check out Kathy L. Murphy a.k.a. The Pulpwood Queen as she shares her story of the first book her book club, The Pulpwood Queens, ever read, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" twenty years ago. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the founding of The Pulpwood Queens of East Texas which as grown to be The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Reading Nation, nearly 800 chapters strong nationwide and around the world! Won't you join in to hear about all about the story! For …

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Official 2022 International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Book Club Selections

The Official 2022 International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS   January Book of the Month: Work in Progress edited by Mandy Haynes   January International Book of the Month: The Purple Lotus by Veena Rao   January Bonus Book Club Selections: Market Street Madam by Randi Samuelson-Brown River, Sing Out by James Wade     February Book of the Month: Sugar Birds by Cheryl Grey …

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International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Convention Packages and Tickets!

Get Your Package for the 2023 International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Convention Today!  January 13th, 14th, and 15th   The discounted packages are non-refundable  The price is $350 for the event.     Here's the link to make your reservations at our convention hotel, The Courtyard Marriott of Amelia Island and the neighboring Marriott Springhill …

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