Pulpwood Queen Book Club Archived Selections 2017-2019

• City of Peace: A Novel by Henry Brinton
• Big Lucky: Serial Entrepreneur Jim Markham’s Secret Formula to Success by Jim Markham and Echo Garrett
• Louisiana Night Before Christmas by Rickey E. Pittman
• Shellie Rushing Tomlinson Finding Deep and Wide by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

JANUARY 2019

• Southern Writers on Writing edited by Susan Cushman
• Bonus Books:
• Theologies of Terrain by Tim Conroy;
• In Pieces by Sally Field;
• Road Kill Art And Other Oddities by Niles Reddick;
• Reading the Coffee Grounds and Other Stories by Niles Reddick;
• The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics: Poems by Charles Clifford Brooks III

FEBRUARY 2019

• Love & Ruin: A Novel by Paula McLain
• Bonus Books:
• The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson;
• Edge of the Wind by James E. Cherry;
• A Celebration of Words: Volume One: Essays from Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke, Horton Foote, and Jeanette Walls by Kacey Kowars, Introduction by Kathy L. Murphy

MARCH 2019

• Nothing Is Forgotten: A Novel by Peter Golden
• Bonus Books:
• Haufraus Honeymoon: Love, Language, and other Misadventures in Germany by Beth M. Howard;
• The Lost Family: A Novel by Jenna Blum;
• Stand Forever, Yielding Never: The Citadel in the 21^st Century by John Warley

APRIL 2019

• Confessions of a Christian Mystic by River Jordan
• Bonus Books;
• Mourning Dove by Claire Fullerton;
• Workin’ Our Way Home: The Incredible True Story of a Homeless Ex-Con and a Grieving Millionaire Thrown Together To Save Each Other by Ron Hall;
• The Fighter: A Novel by Michael Farris Smith

MAY 2019

• Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis by Patti Callahan Henry
• Bonus Books:
• Ordinary Magic: Promises I Kept to My Mother Through Life, Illness, and a Very Long Walk On The Camino De Santiago by Cameron Powell;
• The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King;
• The Unmade World by Steve Yarbrough

JUNE 2019

• The Glovemaker: A Novel by Ann Weisgarber
• Bonus Books:
• Beach Calling: A Devotional Journal of the Middle Years and Beyond by Missy Buchanan;
• How We Came to Be by Johnnie Bernhard;
• The Secrets of the Cormandel House by Jennifer Mueller

JULY 2019

• The Exile: A Novel by Gregory Erich Phillips
• Bonus Books:
• The Secret of Clouds by Alyson Richman;
• The Curiosities by Susan Gloss;
• Art Matters: Because Imagination Can Change the World by Neil Gaiman

AUGUST 2019

• The Beautiful Strangers by Camille Di Maio
• Bonus Books:
• The Way of Beauty by Camille Di Maio;
• The Promise Between Us by Barbara Claypole White;
• How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir of Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery

SEPTEMBER 2019

• Unsheltered: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver
• Bonus Books:
• Two Minus One: A Memoir by Kathryn Taylor;
• Shoe Burnin’ Season: A Womanifesto by R.P. Saffire a.k.a. Suzanne Hudson;
• Countenance by Joy Ross Davis;
• A Promise Given: A Henrietta and Inspector Howell Novel by Michelle Cox

OCTOBER 2019

• When The Men Were Gone: A Novel by Marjorie Herrera Lewis
• Bonus Books: 
• Warrior’s Code 001: 7 Vital Steps to Resiliency by Mark E. Green with Echo Montgomery Garrett;
• Waffle House Rules by Joe Formichella;
• A World of Hurt and Dead and Buried (Wilkie John Western Series) by Tim Bryant

NOVEMBER 2019

• The Widows: A Novel by Jess Montgomery
• Bonus Books:
• Life in Lyrics by Connor Garrett;
• Red Mountain and Red Mountain Rising by Boo Walker;
• Steal Away Home by Billy Coffey

DECEMBER 2019

• The Library Book by Susan Orleans
• Bonus Books:  
• Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks;
• The Lost Words by Robert McFarland

2018 Official Pulpwood Queen Book Club Selections

JANUARY 2018

• Love and Other Consolation Prizes: A Novel by Jamie Ford
• Bonus Books:
• A Celebration of Words: Volume One: Essays from Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke;
• Andre Dubus by Kacey Kowars

FEBRUARY 2018

• A Second Blooming: Becoming The Women We Are Meant To Be – Editor, Susan Cushman
• Bonus Books: Devotions for the Hungry Heart by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson;
• The Little Coffee Shop in Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez

MARCH 2018

• Once in a Blue Moon Lodge by Lorna Landvik
• Bonus Books:
• Cook & Tell: Recipes and Stories from Southern Kitchens by Johnathan Scott Barrett;
• Perennials by Julie Cantrell;
• Cherry Bomb by Susan Cushman
• Children’s Book: When I Was Small by Tamra Bolton

APRIL 2018

• Love of Finished Years by Gregory Erich Phillip
• Bonus Books:
• The Velveteen Daughter by Laurel Davis Huber;
• Because You Love Us by Christa Allan;
• Red Carpet Rivals by Bobbi Kornblit
• Children’s Book: The Velveteen Rabbit by Marjery Williams

MAY 2018

• In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills: A Novel by Jennifer Haupt
• Bonus Books:
• The Garden of Letters by Alyson Richman;
• The Songs of Trees: Stories From Nature’s Great Connectors by David George Haskell;
• The Faerie Handbook by Carolyn Turgeon

JUNE 2018

• To The Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tighman
• Bonus Books:
• Spells and Oregano: Book Two: The Secret Spice Café by Patricia V. Davis;
• To Lay to Rest Our Ghosts by Caitlin Hamilton Summie;
• Return of the Wolf by Jennifer Mueller

JULY 2018

• The Secret Life of Mrs. London by Rebecca Rosenberg
• Bonus Books:
• Oliver’s Song by Linda Busby Parker;
• Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear;
• The Neon Palm of Madame Melancon by Will Clarke

AUGUST 2018

• The Gentleman from Moscow by Amor Towles
• Bonus Books:
• Wickwthe Hall by Judithe Little;
• Linny’s Sweet Dream List,
• Sweet Carolina Morning, AND
• Sweet Southern Hearts by Susan Schild

SEPTEMBER 2018

• The Language of Trees: A Novel of Utopian Dreams by Steve Weigenstein
• Bonus Books:
• Hallellujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy by Anne Lamott;
• Midnight Blue by Simone Van Der Vlugt;
• Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley

OCTOBER 2018

• Prince of Scribes, assorted essays as writers remember Pat Conroy – Editor, Nicole Seitz
• Bonus Books:
• Are You Sleeping: A Novel by Kathleen Barber;
• Southernmost: A Novel by Silas House

NOVEMBER 2018

• Step Out, Step Up
• AND
• Warrior’s Code 101 by Mark E. Green with Echo Garrett
• Bonus Books:
• I Like You Just Fine When You’re Not Around by Ann Garvin

DECEMBER 2018

• Hawke’s Prey AND Hawke’s War by Reavis Wortham
• Bonus Books:
• In Plain Sight by Kathryn Casey;
• Smith: A Novel by Sara Knoll Dahmen;
• Caroline: Little House Revisited by Sarah Miller

2017 Official Pulpwood Queen Book Club Selections

JANUARY 2017

• The Orphan Mother by Robert Hicks
• Bonus Books:
• George Washington Carver by Christina Vella;
• Spirit Boosters for Journey of Aging: 365 Devotions by Missy Buchanan

FEBRUARY 2017

• A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life by Pat Conroy
• Bonus Books:
• A Lowcountry Coloring Book by Melissa Conroy;
• Building a Life You Love After Losing the Love of Your Life by Myra McElhaney;
• Since You Have Been Gone by Christa Allan

MARCH 2017

• News of the World: A Novel by Paulette Jiles
• Bonus Books:
• The Secret Life of Hummingbird Cake: A Novel by Celeste Fletcher McHale;
• Ladies in Low Places: Stories by Mary Ann Henry;
• Possessed: The Infamous Texas Stiletto Murder by Kathryn Casey

APRIL 2017

• The Book of Polly: A Novel by Kathy Hepinstall Parks and Becky Hepinstall Hilliker
• Bonus Books:
• Center Ring by Nicole Wagoner: Adelicia: Grace, Grit & Gumption by Joyce Blaylock;
• WORLD CUISINE: My Culinary Journey Around the World, Vol 1 by Juliette Haegglund

MAY 2017

• One Good Mama Bone by Brenda McClain
• Bonus Books:
• Guts: Find Your Greatness, Beat the Odds, Live From Passion by Sam Bracken;
• Unraveled: A Red River Mystery by Reavis Wortham;
• May Day by Karen Harrington

JUNE 2017

• The Velvet Hours by Allyson Richman
• Bonus Books: Sisters by Lisa Wingate; Before We Were Yours: A Novel by Lisa Wingate;
• Lies and Other Acts of Love by Kristy Woodson Harvey; What Matters Most by Kellie Coates Gilbert
• Doctor Kinney’s Housekeeper by Sara Dahmen

JULY 2017

• Lightning Struck by Ashley Mace Havird
• Bonus Books:
• Bootstrapper by Mardi Link;
• Burdy: A Novel by Karen Zacharias Spears

AUGUST 2017

• The Widow of Wall Street: A Novel by Randy Susan Myers
• Bonus Books:
• The Sweet Smell of Magnolias and Memories by Celeste Fletcher McHale; Slightly South of Simple by Kristy Woodson Harvey

SEPTEMBER 2017

• Gradle Bird by J. C. Sasser
• Bonus Books: Perennials: A Novel by Julie Cantrell; A Southern Girl: A Novel by John Warley;
• The Lemon Jell-O Syndrome by Man James Conroyd Martin

OCTOBER 2017

• The Library of Light and Shadow by M. J. Rose
• Bonus Books:
• Hawke’s Prey by Reavis Wortham;
• World Enough by Clea Simon

NOVEMBER 2017

• The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
• Bonus Books:
• Cooking for Ghosts by Patricia V. Davis;
• Stars Over Clear Lake: A Novel by Loretta Ellsworth

DECEMBER 2017

• The Hidden Light of Northern Fires by Daren Wang
• Bonus Books:
• When We Were Worthy by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen;
• The Boy Who Wanted Wings by James Conroyd Martin