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Dear Gracie Lee Fan Club Members,

April 14, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner

Dear Gracie Lee Fan Club Members,

I like the way this is going so far.

Gracie Lee's Fan Club

I am so blown away by the way friends and family and people I’ve never metย have embraced The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee. I don’t know what I expected, but I certainly didn’t expect such excitement. The fact that anyone takes time out of a beautiful spring day to attend a book signing makes me happy. But the number of people who have been to two and three books signings is astounding!

That’s a fan club, I think.

A wonderful surprise waited for me when I returned home to Fayetteville yesterdayโ€”a scrapbook made by Margaret Garrett, who partially inspired my Maggie characterโ€”good traits only! Margaretย created a detailed keepsake of my Little Rock book signing at WordsWorth Books.

Book Signing Scrapbook

I forgot how nice it is to have real, printed photographs…

Book Signing - WordsWorth Books

Gracie Lee Fan Club

And she nailed the embellishments!

Scrapbook - embellishments

I don’t think Margaretย spends muchย time on the computer or reads my blog, but I want everyone to see a few pages. Maybe someone will tell herย THANK YOU for me!!

Margaret’s with Gracie Lee, for sure.

I treasure it already.

Maggie and Me
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

Gracie Lee Scrapbook

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Musical Pairing:
Eels – I Like the Way This is Going

Barnes & Noble / Nook

Filed Under: Crafts, Reading & Books, Simple Pleasures, Writing Tagged With: Gracie Lee, I'm with Gracie Lee, paper crafts, The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee

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Comments

  1. Colene says

    April 14, 2016 at 8:16 am

    That is so special! A real treasure! You earned your fan club Talya.

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 14, 2016 at 4:10 pm

      Thanks Colene!

  2. Karen Davis Wilson says

    April 14, 2016 at 8:23 am

    So excited for Gracie Lee!

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 14, 2016 at 4:10 pm

      Thanks, Karen! You’re definitely in the club LOL.

  3. Barbara Tate says

    April 14, 2016 at 8:52 am

    I must get this to Margaret. How? So happy that she loved the book.

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 14, 2016 at 4:11 pm

      Email it to her.

  4. Staci says

    April 14, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    Love this!

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 14, 2016 at 4:11 pm

      I’ll have to add your picture like you were there:)

  5. Dana says

    April 14, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    Oh, this is just fabulous! I love the scrapbook! So cute and creative and thoughtful of her! What a treasure!

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      April 14, 2016 at 4:11 pm

      Thank you! I love it.

  6. Dorothy Johnson says

    April 15, 2016 at 8:45 am

    Margaret is a jewel. You and both know that although this was fun for her create, it was still a labor of love. Thank you, Margaret!
    And I’ve been in your fan club from the very beginning.

  7. SCOTT JONES says

    April 15, 2016 at 10:03 am

    Hey Talya! Wanted to tell that Beth & I had a great time Saturday exchanging stories, talking about younger years & taking pictures. Hated to rush off but you had got swamped plus my favorite sister in law had a dog crisis @ the Scottish Festival. We are looking forward to the next book. I have to say being a card carrying member of Boo Chapel & growing up in that hwy 140, 77 area your book brought back a lot of memories of my youth. I really enjoyed picking the characters out of the fiction & being able to put a real name to them. Have a great day!

  8. Martha Orlando says

    April 15, 2016 at 4:21 pm

    Such a tasteful, thoughtful gift! I know you will always treasure it.
    Blessings, Talya!


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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