Queens, Queens, Everywhere!

The Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative, with the help of author Patricia Neely-Dorsey, has recently posted on its blog a wonderful article about the Pulpwood Queens! Aside from giving our Pulpwood matron much kudos, the article also mentions the Heart of Dixie chapter from north Alabama; I'm proud to say that my own mother is their Queen. Take a look at the article here to find out how SLTI has done its part to help promote travels to Jefferson, TX and curiosity about our beloved Pulpwood Queens!

Book And Author Summer Concert Series

The Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club is proud to announce their BOOK AND AUTHOR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES:

June 8th, 6:30 p.m.

Linden, TX

Tickets $25 (includes book, refreshments, concert)

Charles Martin, will speak of his latest book, "The Mountain Between Us", followed by our Official Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Band, DESTINY DUKE AND THE HAZZARDS! The Pulpwood Queens of Linden and Jefferson, Texas will be providing the food and refreshments!

July 13th, 6:30 p.m.

Beauty and the Book

608 N. Polk, Jefferson TX

Ad Hudler, back by popular demand, to talk of his latest book, MAN OF THE HOUSE followed by our house band, DESTINY DUKE AND THE HAZZARDS! Everyone is to bring a covered dish, a lawn chair or blanket, for DINNER ON THE GROUNDS. Beauty and the Book will be providing the sweet tea, cups, plates, and silverware. This is outside so bring the bug spray and dress accordingly.

August 10th, 6:30 p.m.

Jefferson, TX

David Marion Wilkinson will be in town for the 15th Anniversary of his bestseller, NOT BETWEEN BROTHERS. Details on this event and location forthcoming. We will also be having a homemade ice cream contest as it will be David's birthday and The Pulpwood Queen will be baking a Texas size birthday cake! David will be the judge of the contest and the WINNER will receive a signed limited edition numbered copy of his hardback, NOT BETWEEN BROTHERS!

All the authors books will be for purchase at the events but quantities are limited. To ensure a copy for you to get signed, pre-order your tickets and books TODAY at 903-665-7520. Beauty and the Book accepts all major credit cards!

For Every Queen There Is A Princess

This new children's book, written by the legendary Julie Andrews, is a must read for all little girls who aspire to one day be a Pulpwood Queen!

Do you believe in Fairies? Geraldine does...

And though her family and friends don't, Gerry knows for certain that she is one.

In fact she is a VERY fairy princess!

From morning to night, Gerry does everything that fairy princesses do: she dresses in royal attire and practices her flying skills, and she is always on the lookout for problems to solve. But it isn't all pink and proper- as every real-life fairy princess knows, dirty fingernails and scabby knees are just the price you pay for a perfect day! (Barnes & Noble)

Shreveport's Digital Library - Now Open!

Do you want to read the newest releases but don't have the time? Have an iPod or CD player handy? Shreve Memorial Library now has a digital collection for library card holders! Listen to titles on your computer, transfer to iPod and iPhone, or burn many of them to CD format. Browse the digital library here.

Three easy steps!

1. Browse

2. Check out

3. Download and enjoy!

Support Louisiana Publishing

LSU Press’s nationally and internationally recognized program is built on books about the South. The Press is dedicated not only to the publication of fine works of scholarly research but also timely general interest and regional books. Each year LSU Press brings out 80 new books, mostly in the following areas:

Click here to view the Spring 2010 Catalog!

(From now through December 31, 2010, receive 35% off all the LSU Press books you order through the website.Use discount code 04ANNIVER during checkout and enjoy some of the wonderful books published at a discounted price.)

Katrina Chronicles: New Poetry

In Breach, (April 10, 2010 LSU Press) New Orleans native Nicole Cooley recalls Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in gritty, poignant detail, bearing witness to the destruction of a region and to its recovery. Ranging from the urgent to the reflective, these poems speak not only to the horrors of the immediate disaster, but also to family dynamics in a time of crisis and to the social, political, and cultural realities that contextualized the storm and its wake. In the title poem, Cooley invokes the multiple meanings of the word “breach”—breach of the levees, breach of trust—which resonate with survivors in the Crescent City, and in “Evacuation,” she recounts her efforts to encourage her parents to leave the city and her harrowing three-day wait to hear from them after they refused. A number of poems, including “Write a Love Letter to Camellia Grill,” “The Superdome: A Suite,” and “Biloxi Bay Bridge Still Out,” offer a broad range of voices and experiences to expand the perspective beyond Cooley’s own family. With language and images both powerful and precise, this compelling collection dares us to “watch the surface of the city tear like loose skin.” (from LSU Press)

Read a selection of Nicole Cooley's poetry here.

Romance Is In The Air

For all you romance readers, come out and support local author Liz Talley at Barnes & Noble on Youree Dr. in Shreveport on June 12 at 1:30pm! She is a dear friend to author, friend, and soon-t0-be Red River Pulpwood Queen Connie Cox. She will be doing her first ever signing of her upcoming book Vegas Two-Step. Come out and support another creative mind in the Ark-La-Tex!