Dear Readers, Tiajuana Anderson Neel and I are up bright and early, coffee in hand and headed out the door to embark on our ever-increasing saga of ultimate ROAD TRIPS! So follow along as we head into the bedroom community of Memphis, Collierville, Tennessee to attend the gallery opening of my dear artist friend, Alisa Free, Here is the schedule of our trip so won't you join our wild art loving, fashion wearing, reading on the road adventure! "Warrior Goddess" by Kathy L. Murphy, Alcohol …
Pulpwood Queen Book Club Author of the Month Draws a Big Crowd on East Texas Tour!
Pulpwood Queen Book Club Author of the Month, Romalyn Tilghman of "o The Stars Through Difficulties" Dear Readers, Last night began the East Texas Tour of our Author of the Month, Romalyn Tilghman for our Book of the Month, "To The Stars Through Difficulty". The Friends of the Jefferson Carnegie Library and The Pulpwood Queens of Northeast Texas, my charter chapter formerly, The Pulpwood Queens of East Texas hosted the event. Romalyn had a very nice crowd and we learned a lot and she has …
The Pulpwood Queen “Warrior Goddess” Pop-Up Art and Fashion Show Book Tour!
Dear Pulpwood Queens, Timber Guys Book Club members, Booklovers, Art lovers, and my dear, dear friends and supporters! JUNE is going to be a big month of author events and more! Go to www.shopvida.com/collections/thepulpwoodqueen June 11th, Pulpwood Queen Author, Romalyn Tilghman will be hosted by The Pulpwood Queens of East Texas for an event at the Jefferson, Carnegie Library. Mount Pleasant Public Library Mt. Pleasant, Texas June 12 6:30 pm June …
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The Pulpwood Queen Has a Scathingly Brilliant Idea!
Attention Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club member, Author, and all my book-loving friends! When I was a kid I loved Haley Mills, you remember the actress in "Pollyanna", and the original "The Parent Trap"? I grew up on Hayley Mills movies, shoot I wanted to be her. She was brave, spoke her mind, and fearless. But my all time favorite movie was "The Trouble with Angels". You see Hayley was a handful so her parents sent her off to a convent to train to become a nun. Starring …
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The Pulpwood Queen Shares a Story of a Little Girl Named Treasie!
Dear Readers, I vowed after I wrote my first book, my memoir, "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life" my life would be an open book. My book took me six years from start to finish and probably wrote 30 drafts before the finished product. It's a simple read told in my own voice of a small town Kansas girl whose life was saved by books. My agent, Marly Rusoff of Marly Rusoff & Associates came up with the title but when she gave it to me on the phone I …
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The Pulpwood Queen Ran Away with the Book Loving Circus, Won’t You Join Me!
Kathy L. Murphy as The Ringmaster at her circus themed Girlfriend Weekend Author Extravagana Good Morning from East Texas and Holly Lake Ranch! I bounded out of bed this morning because I had this dream, right before I work up, on what I was going to write today. You see, my life my book-loving Breathless Bubbles and Book friends, is a three-ring circus and I am the Ringmaster. I juggle many balls in my life. I am an artist, the Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club founder …
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The Pulpwood Queen Welcomes Guest Blogger, Author Peter Golden!
Dear Readers, My MacBook Air may be on its last leg so posting this series of blogs by Pulpwood Queen Book Club Author Peter Golden before it totally crashes. Peter was brought to my attention by Shelf Awareness Guru Robert Gray. I read his columns volraciously and he mentioned Peter and his first book. I read it and had found a NEW author to bring to our fold and now this is his third book that I have selected as an Official Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys read by Peter Golden! Thanks, …
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The Pulpwood Queen Shares Her Inspiration!
The Pulpwood Queen as Mother Nature! Every morning I bound out of bed at my little cabin in the woods, Murphy's Law, to begin my day! My cat, wakes me up very early, the little monster, but after being fortified with some seriously dark coffee I begin my writing. Then on to work or my blog or since I am off today, my art. I draw my inspiration from all the art from my travels, gifts from my artist friends, and those works that I have purchased. I am very eclectic in my interests …
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The Pulpwood Queen Crowns Stephanie Chance Queen for Forever!
This morning I wrote about my dear, dear friend Stephanie Chance but I decided to also share that post below on this blog and write a bit more. Sometimes God places people in your life that you have come to realize are worth more than all the diamonds and successes in the world. One of those people is Stephanie Chance. Here are just a few of our photos of our big adventures then you can read what I posted on Facebook today. Everybody should be so very fortunate to have a friend like …
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The Pulpwood Queen Speaks to Silver Leos Writers Guild at Texas A & M in Commerce, Texas!
Yesterday, Tiajuana Anderson Neel and I headed to Texas A & M University in Commerce, Texas to speak to the Silver Leos Writers Guild invited by Sharon Lamkin Feldt. This past Saturday they had done a fundraiser for my dear friend the late great Dr. Fred Tarpley who amongst many things wrote one of the best books on Jefferson, Texas out there. Featured at that conference were Pulpwood Queen Book Club Authors, Bobbi Kornblit and Reavis Wortham, who will be my co-host at the next …
The Pulpwood Queens Talks of AHA Moments!
Today's blog I wish to discuss those AHA moments. That was a new phrase for me back years and years ago when I first began writing "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life" published by Grand Central Publishing My literary agent, Marly Rusoff of Marly Rusoff and Associates in New Yor, who gave me the title for my book on my memoir on how books saved me and why on was on a mission to get everybody reading, asked me to write of AHA moments when writing my book. "What is …
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The Pulpwood Queen Talks About Libraries and Shares a Special Author!
Dear Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club members and readers everywhere, Above is the is the Eureka Carnegie Library that I wrote about in my book, "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life". This was my sanctuary and the one place I could go and make the most amazing discoveries. Walking up those stairs back in the 60's seem ominous to me but as I entered the sweet librarians welcomed me with open arms and gave me a treasure trove of reading. I would never …
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The Pulpwood Queen Launches Her New Career as an Artist!
Dear Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club members and dear, dear friends and encouragers everywhere! Just like the Buddy Holly "Everyday", ( that was one of my father's favorites), "Everyday", I have had a series of ups and downs in my life.. My down being having to start over my life again in my late 50's. I got kicked to the curb my friends. But I just brushed off my bruised ego and jumped back on the horse to ride, ride, ride and went back to college at 59. My up was …
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The Pulpwood Queen Says “Let me be like Scout”, from “To Kill a Mockingbird”!
Dear Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club members and readers everywhere, Life is hard. I woke up this morning thinking about the state of affairs of the world today. Time to get real. Everything that I have learned come from a lifetime of reading books. I was a pretty naive kid, small-town Kansas born and raised. I had no street smarts, shy, introverted, I escaped into books when things got really scary. I am the same way now in many ways. I have just learned to mask my fears …
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The Pulpwood Queen On The Road with Tiajuana Anderson Neel Promoting Literacy!
Dear Pulpwood Queens, Timber Guys, Book Club Members, Readers! Since Girlfriend Weekend it has been a whirlwind of activity but I have some exciting news to report! We have a brand spanking NEW Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club chapter, The Pulpwood Queens of Collin County, Texas which is Frisco, Plano, and McKinney, Texas area. See photo below of the beginning chapter. Now, none of this would have ever happened if not for Tijuana telling her friends, Debbie and Gary Roper, …
The Pulpwood Queen Shares all the Good News!
Dear Readers! This has been quite a month. Seems like my head has hardly hit the pillow when it is time for me to hit the road to my next big adventure. This week, headed to Mt. Pleasant, Northeast Texas Community College to be exact as have my FIRST solo exhibition BOOKLAND at The Whatley Callery and Center. Perhaps those in the area can grab a friend and come hear me speak on my art! Kathy L. Murphy at The Whatley Gallery at Northeast Texas Community College The Northeast Texas …
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The Pulpwood Queen Now Fascinated With History!
Dear Readers, I have found since I graduated from college that I have become very nostalgic and fascinated with history. All time periods but am especially drawn to the history of my own personal history and sense of place. The place that I that I will forever call home, Eureka! Yes, Eureka, Kansas is my hometown and my former high school coach and history teacher posted this today! Mike Pitko Southern Kansas Academy was a Christian school built in 1885. It was …
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The Pulpwood Queen Shares her Art as Portals Into Your Own Imaginations To Make NEW Discoveries!
Dear Readers and Art Lovers! Kathy L. Murphy P.O. Box 1220 Hawkins, Texas 75765 – 1220 thepulpwoodqueen@gmail.com Artist Statement A chimerical landscape is created not of what has been seen but of what is in one’s mind. My desire is for the viewer to escape the real world and be transported and transformed to other worlds using their own life’s experiences, their own imaginations, and their own stories. Alcohol and India ink paintings create an atmosphere for the …
The Pulpwood Queen Announces 2018 Book Club Selections, so far…
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Kathy L. Murphy Founder of the Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Clubs Email: thepulpwoodqueen@gmail.com January 22, 2018 Holly Lake Ranch, Tx - I am pleased to announce the following Official reads for The Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation, now 750 chapters strong making us the largest "meeting and discussing" book club in the world. All books selected have been selected by me after reading more …
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The Pulpwood Queen Asks “Can I get a Witness?”
Dear Pulpwood Queens, Timber Guys, Book Club members, our Authors, and Book Lovers Everywhere! Honestly, I did not even have to ask, the testamonies on attending our annual book club gathering and fesitval just keep pouring in so sharing what some of our authors and book club members are saying about Girlfriend Weekend 2018. There words speak for themselves. Betty Hunt Koval 13 January at 06:10 · Pulpwood Queen Betty Koval with author, Judithe Little If any of my …
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The Pulpwood Queen On The Road Again to our 18th Annual Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend!
Dear Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Members, our Authors, Readers, and Book Lovers Everywhere! Almost packed up to travel to my annual Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend but do note, I live in a gated community with SECURITY! Tarzan one of my pets keeps guard, as well as, my house sitters. Though the only thing I have of value at my house is all my books, just wanted to let any potential criminal know, I am well protected at home. Did I mention bear traps throughout my …
The Pulpwood Queen Reflects on the Ripple in the Pond!
Dear Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Clubs and book lovers everywhere! Yesterday I was a fireman, putting out fires left and right as I worked out the final details for my annual book club convention. But perhaps, in reflection, it is better to know when to learn and pass the hose to the one person more capable as I did to my sidekick Tiajuana Neal, the best shotgun in the world. What was taking me all day to keep the fires at bay, Tiajuana handled it seemed in a matter of seconds. …
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The Pulpwood Queens LOVES the story behind the stories! Read All About IT!
Dear Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guy Book Club Members and Readers Everywhere! Scott Wilbanks is one of our Pulpwood Queen Book Club Authors. I am continually amazed by the other lives that they have led or are leading so that is why I created the Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend annual book club convention. This is the ONLY festival that I know of in the world where you actually hang out and participate with the authors of books we are reading to get to know them better. We learn the story …
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The Pulpwood Queen Shares a Message from One of our Authors, Caitlin Hamilton Summie!
Dear Pulpwood Queens, Timber Guys, our Authors, and book lovers everywhere, Here is a blog post from a NEW Pulpwood Queen Author, Caitlin Hamilton Summie who will be one of our featured authors at our annual book club convention which we call Girlfriend Weekend. For membership and packages go to www.thepulpwoodqueens.com and check out all the caliber of authors coming from all over the country and event out of the country! This is one of the biggest years I have ever done and all while …
The Pulpwood Queen Speaks Out On Reading!
Dear Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club members, book lovers everywhere! How to find your next great read? NPR just posted, a Book Concierge. While perusing all the books I am constantly reminded of how many books actually get published each year, a lot. So I read books from these lists and from other recommended online sites too like Shelf Awareness which leads to another treasure trove of great discoveries. I have only twelve Book of the Month books to select from an endless sea of …
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The Pulpwood Queen To Graduate from College! It’s OFFICIAL!
Dear Pulpwood Queens, Timber Guys, my Authors, and Book Lovers everywhere! It's OFFICIAL! Received the big news in an email today, I am to graduate from college, The University of Texas at Tyler no less. I am beyond thrilled as other than the birth of my two incredible daughters and perhaps selling my option for my book, The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life" to film with DreamWorks, (which buckled me to my knees when I heard the news), this is the biggest day of my …
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The Pulpwoods Queens, Louisiana Book Festival & Girlfriend Weekend featured in The Shreveport Times!
' Thanks to Pulpwood Queen Author and dear friend, Judy Christie for the fantabulous feature in The Shreveport Times. You will find all you need to know about me and Judy being featured at The Louisiana Book Festival in Baton, Rouge coming up and our annual Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend at http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/life/2017/10/18/upcoming-road-trips-connect-readers-writers/106745196/ For the full program at Girlfriend Weekend 2018 get your membership, packets, at …
The Pulpwood Queens shares The Pat Conroy Literacy Festival!
Attention Pulpwood Queens, Timber Guys, our authors, and book lovers everywhere! For those that know me, know that I worshipped author, Pat Conroy. His books made me realize that I was not alone and to be able to call him my friend, was my greatest joy. I will miss him forever. But in the meantime, he lives on at the PAT CONROY LITERARY FESTIVAL! If you ever want to attend something besides Girlfriend Weekend, this is it! So many of our Pulpwood Queen Book Club authors …
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The Pulpwood Queen to be featured at Louisiana Book Festival, October 28th, 2017!
Dear Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club members and booklovers everywhere! In just four weeks I will be traveling with Pulpwood Queens in tow to Baton Rouge to be featured at the Louisiana Book Festival. I hope to meet many of you all there and will be doing besides a WORDSHOP a panel with Pulpwood Queen authors, Celeste Fletcher McHale, Judy Christie, and Julie Perkins Cantrell! That should get you there for sure as I am thrilled to focus on these Louisiana authors. If any other …
Pulpwood Queen Book Club Author CLEA SIMON’S Life Lessons from her CAT!
Dear Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys and booklovers everywhere! Don't you just love it when we are given all these life lessons from our authors! This time Clea Simon share with all of us! You will meet her too at Girlfriend Weekend so get your packages now at www.beautyandthebook.com or www.thepulpwoodqueens.com! I'm going to be updating the program this week but it is at the top of the page, more authors you all! Here we go all reading together! Tiara wearing and Book and Author …
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