Kathy Patrick
When licensed-cosmetologist-turned-publisher's-rep, Kathy Patrick, the author of The Pulpwood Queen's Tiara-Wearing Book-Sharing Guide to Life (Grand Central, $13.99), lost her job, she wasn't deterred. One year later, she opened Beauty and the Book, the world's only combination beauty salon/bookstore, followed by The Pulpwood Queens of East Texas -- a reading group that has grown to 70 chapters nationwide. Patrick's book celebrates female friendship, sisterhood, and the transformative power of reading.
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