Jill Conner Browne

The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-ass Novel: Stuff We Didn T Actually Do, but Could Have, and May Yet Jill Conner Browne

Publisher Marketing: I have no pride. I tell anything, Jill Conner Browne is fond of saying. As Her Royal Highness, Boss Queen of the Sweet Potato Queens, (r) she has told legions of fans, known as SPQ Wannabes, her delectable secrets to living, loving and eating like a queen. In her words, More is more. How much more? The #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of five works of nonfiction now serves up "The Sweet Potato Queens First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn t Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet." The humor in this uproarious coming-of-queen novel is more delicious than a favorite dessert (the Queens favor Chocolate Stuff, of course). In Jackson, Mississippi, Mary Bennett, Patsy, Gerald, and Jill are high school classmates whose daily routine is paced like a shuffle through the local red dirt until the arrival of a redheaded newcomer banishes monotony forever. With her luxurious mane and voluptuous figure, Tammy Myers aspires to join the silver-spooners, who make things happen in their lives. When Jill convinces Tammy and the others that money might buy a certain kind of good time and that true friendship has no price tag, the Sweet Potato Queens are born. If it ain t fun, we ain t doin it, runs their official club motto, and the Queens are true to their word. Together, the Queens laugh out loud as they step down the long and not altogether pretty road toward making their very own queen dust, the sparkle that comes from livin and lovin their own lives. "The Sweet Potato Queens First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn t Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet" reveals that the journey isn t always easy, but in the company of the Queens, you can sparkle, too." Review Citations: Library Journal 03/15/2007 pg. 102 (EAN 9781423311218, Compact Disc) Booklist 04/01/2007 pg. 85 (EAN 9781423311218, Compact Disc) Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2006 pg. 1142 (EAN 9781423311201, Compact Disc) Publishers Weekly 01/29/2007 (EAN 9781423311201, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2006 pg. 1142 (EAN 9781423311195, Analog Audio Cassette) Booklist 04/01/2007 pg. 85 (EAN 9781423311195, Analog Audio Cassette) Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/15/2006 pg. 38 (EAN 9780743278270, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 10/02/2006 pg. 39 (EAN 9780743278270, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 01/29/2007 pg. 64 (EAN 9780743278270, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 11/15/2006 pg. 4 (EAN 9780743278270, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2006 pg. 1142 (EAN 9780743278270, Hardcover) Romantic Times 01/01/2007 pg. 56 (EAN 9780743278270, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Browne, Jill Conner Jill Conner Browne, New York Times bestselling author and Boss Queen, tours and speaks full-time about all things Queenly. She is the author of The Sweet Potato Queens First Big-Ass Novel; The Sweet Potato Queens Wedding Planner/Divorce Guide; The Sweet Potato Queens Field Guide to Men: Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay, or Dead; The Sweet Potato Queens Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner); God Save the Sweet Potato Queens; and The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love. She lives in Jackson, Mississippi. Contributor Bio:  Gillespie, Karin Karin Gillespie is the author of the Bottom Dollar Girls series, Bet Your Bottom Dollar, A Dollar Short, and Dollar Daze. She lives in Augusta, Georgia. Visit her on the web at www.karingillespie.com.