Kathy L. Patrick, owner of Beauty and the Book, Jefferson, Tex., and founder of the Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Clubs, has named this year's recipients of the Pulpwood Queen Book Club Books of the Year:
- Book of the Year: South of Broad by Pat Conroy
- Bonus Book of the Year: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
- Children’s Book of the Year: Poppy’s Pants by Melissa Conroy
The awards will be presented during the Pulpwood Queens' 10th Anniversary Girlfriend Weekend Author Extravaganza at the Jefferson Transportation and Tourism Convention Center, January 16, 2010.
The Oxford American Magazine will also be honored with the first KAT Award for excellence in promoting literature and literacy in the media. And the 2009 Doug Marlette Award, given to an individual for a lifetime of promoting literacy, will go to Mary Gay Shipley, owner of That Bookstore in Blytheville, Ark.