SIBA :: A great resource

Never heard of SIBA? It's the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance.
Okay -- so if you're not a southerner it may not be as big a golden nugget to you, but for me ... southern to the sassy soul ... it's my kind of reads and they have a sense of humor that I get.

Everyone knows about Oprah's Picks ... but have you checked out the OKRA PICKS?
Yep -- thats what SIBA calls their recommendations and what follows are the 2010 Fall Okra Picks.

On their website - www.sibaweb.com -- they say these are great southern books, fresh off the vine. A baker’s dozen of titles representing a wide range of tastes, all the books selected have the following things in common: 1) They are Southern in nature. 2) They are 2010 Fall releases and 3) There is a SIBA member Bookstore who is really excited about the book. Southern booksellers love their Southern authors—we grow good books!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE ....
The Okra Picks, 2010 Fall Edition: Fiction:

A Perfect Love Song by Patti Callahan Henry
9781593156169 Vanguard Press, October 2010 $15.95

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
9780060594664 Morrow, October 2010 $24.99

I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg
9781400065936 Random House November 2010 $26.00

Love, Charleston by Beth Webb Hart
9781595542014 Thomas Nelson, September 2010 $14.99

My Only Sunshine by Lou Dischler
9781891885723, Hub City, October 2010 $21.95

Virals by Kathy Reichs
9781595143426 Razorbill, November 2010 (Penguin) $17.99

Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon
9780763643003 Candlewick Press October 2010 $16.99Z

The Typist by Michael Knight
9780802119506 Atlantic Monthly Press August 2010 $20.00


Pick one .. have fun .. and continue keeping me in your wish-upon-a-stars that one of my books will be an OKRA Pick one day.
Hugs and happy reading.
Nancy
www.NancyNaigle.com

October Harvest

Hay rides, carved pumpkins, trick-or-treat, leaves in red-yellow-and-orange, crisp nights that you can sleep through with the windows open .... and a fun month to entertain your book club.

You know my motto - keep it simple.
The host can buy adorable pre-made trick or treat bags in a packet of 12 or so at the local dollar store, or have her kids decorate them over a weekend. One for each book club member. I don't have kids but I do love a craft project so I chose to decorate paper bags with construction paper cut outs and some bling around the names.

Then, have each book club member bring their favorite trick-or-treat surprise (enough for everyone) and secretly have each member put a treat in each bag. At the end of the night ... each member goes home with a wicked, fun treat bag and some childhood memories. Does it get any better than that?

Hugs and halloween fun.