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I’ve been wanting to start a series about my favorite things for a looooong time, and since I only have 7 kids at my house right now, I decided TODAY is the day! (I really do have 7 kids at my house but they are practically babysitting each other. And you know how all of a sudden your kids find their own toys and house SO interesting and fun when somebody else is there?? THAT.)

Onward.

I met Sophie Hudson on The Twitter, where I meet so many of my favorite people. I felt strongly that Sophie was “My People”, so when I realized that she was going to be signing her book, A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet, at Lemuria, in Jackson, MS, on a day that I, TOO was going to be in Jackson, MS, well… I got vurry excited.  I got her book, hugged her neck then promptly read almost half of the book on the two-hour drive back to Greenwood. (Zeb was driving. CALM yourself.)

Me & Sophie Hudson aka Boo Mama

Me & Sophie Hudson aka Boo Mama

*I read the whole book in less than 24 hours. (I almost cried when people said this to me about my book and wanted to know when the next one would come out. Because as I continued to point out to folks, it’d be like ask a Momma laying on the delivery table, nursing her brand new baby, “When you gonna have another one??”)

So I’m sorry, Sophie. But WRITE FAST, mm’kay?

It’s a big deal that I read it this quickly because lately, I’ve become someone I hardly recognize in the book reading department. I’ve ALWAYS been a one book at a time kind of girl, but currently I am reading about 7 books at the same time. It is driving me nuts and I don’t know how to make it stop. I want it to stop. But I don’t know how!! (“I don’t know how!” Martha would say. You’ll get that after you read the book.) So, the fact that I didn’t get distracted by something shiny while reading her book was sort of a breakthrough for me in the book reading business.

I loved the book. Loved it. If you like good Southern story telling, grew up in the South and/or love bacon and/or Jesus, this book is for you. As I told Sophie, “It made me laugh, it made me cry. It made me sure that Jesus has been hearing my prayers lately. It made me sure that I’m still hearing Him. It made me crave catfish so badly that my husband psychically picked up on it.”

Sophie writes a story about eating a a fish camp with her family and y’all– I could practically smell hushpuppies in the car. Zeb, as I said, was driving and had NO idea what I was reading and said out of the blue, while my mouth was watering, “Catfish sure would be good for supper.”

He is The One.

Do you hear me? We were meant to be. 

So there you go. My very first Favorite Things post! YAY!

While you are at it, you can follow Sophie on The Twitter, Facebook or read her blog, Boo Mama, right here.

*It should be noted that I read at the speed of light. 

Sophie is giving away THREE signed copies of A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet, to Robin’s Chicks’ readers! Go like her Facebook page, come back here and leave a comment. Let me know that you liked her (cuz you WILL, you understand?) and tell me what the last book was that you couldn’t put down! I’ll pick three winners at random on Monday, June 17th!

Contest ends at midnight June 16th! 

CONTEST WINNERS: (Comment #s)

49.BRITTNEY

66. JESSICA M

63. AMANDA B

I drew a 4th winner for a signed copy of Ketchup– 85. NANCY B! 

Send your mailing addresses to robinschicks(at)gmail.com!



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  2. I liked her page!! The last book I read was the 50 shades of grey series 😉 and ill admit I loved them.

  3. I liked the page and really hope I win this book! Last book I couldn’t put down was No Longer A Slum dog by K.P. Yohannan such a blessing to read this book.

  5. Done. I want a copy, please! I love a good southern story AND bacon. Pick me! Pick me!!

  6. I “liked” her. :) The last book I couldn’t put down was Coming Home by Theresa Marguerite Hewitt.

  7. I liked her on the Facebook only cause there’s still no big, pink LOVE button!

  9. Hi, Robin. I just liked Sophie’s facebook page. I would love to win her book. She sounds like my kind of gal!! The last book I couldn’t put down was Beautiful Disaster.

  10. I don’t just like Sophie on Facebook…I love her! Her podcasts with Melanie (author of Sparkly Green Earrings, which is the book I just finished reading AGAIN…one of those that makes you laugh, cry, and say, “Uh huh, you KNOW that’s right!” in the exact same breath while making lunch and folding laundry…you know what I mean) are fantastic. I’d love a copy of her book!

  12. I would love a copy of this book. And I’m reading Silver Linings Playbook and can barely put it down to get on FB! Keep on writing, Robin!!!

  13. I liked her page long ago =) I would love to win her book! Last book I couldn’t put down was Wish You Were Here by Beth Vogt. Needed to see how it ended =)

  15. Oh, I did like her page, thanks for turning our attention to another great lady writer!

  16. I’ve already favorited her page because I’ve loved her blog a long time. Thanks so much for a chance to win the book!

  17. Thanks Robin! The last book I couldn’t put down was a thriller by Alex Lukeman. The latest in the PROJECTseries. Some language and some lovin’ but it was a great read!

  18. I’ve subscribed to her blog–she’s fabulous. And I follow her on twitter and I liked her FB page. She’s going to be at Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged conference (which is not just for Arkansas Women Bloggers, Robin, ::hint,hint::) and I can’t wait!

    The last book that I couldn’t put down was Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. So weird. I kept wanting to put it down, but I didn’t want it to be that dark … So weird.

    PS–My Goodreads bookclub is reading Ketchup is a Vegetable in August!! I’ll email ya closer to the time. We’d love to have you pop in and sound off. 😉
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  19. Liked her on FB a while back :) Been reading and loving her blog for years so I’d love to read/win her book. Latest series I’m reading is Chronicles of the Kings and I’m LOVING it (on book 3 now). :)

  22. I have already found BooMama and liked her on Facebook! The last book (actually books) I could not put down were A Dog’s Journey and A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron …. the NEXT book I will not be able to put down will be A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet!

  24. Well hello new friend. So glad to have seen your pic on Sophie’s FB page and jumped on over. Oh my, now I have your two books to add to my summer reading pile. Last book I read that was done in less than 24 hours and then my 12 y/o read it lickety split quick… Sparkly Green Earrings.

  25. I just read “Dad is Fat” by Jim Gaffigan. It was a quick read but a funny one!

  27. You were right, of course! I liked her and can’t wait to ready her book. Hope you’ll be sending me one soon :)

  29. I really like Sophie. I’m so excited she’s coming to Tupelo on Monday and hoping I get to meet her. I just reread The Help and again couldn’t put it down.

  30. I liked it. I loved The Hunger Games series!! I absolutely love to read, but I have a hard time finding the time lately. I always end up reading the same page over and over again, because my little ones just love to interrupt me :)

  31. I liked her Facebook page! Last book was “Happy Happy Happy” by Phil Robertson. Big Duck Dynasty fan!

  33. I “liked” Sophie on FB several months ago, and my opinion hasn’t changed at all! I would just love to have a signed copy of her book!

  34. I already liked her page, mainly bc I WANT THIS BOOK!!! I live in the middle of country nowhere (a place where people really, honestly DO buy their groceries at the Dollar Tree (I know this bc my husband of one month used to be one of these people (and I’m trying to break him of this awful habit))) and only have a measly THREE ARCs left to read! WOE IS ME!!! This is a worse fate then the zompocalypse….

    Anyway, please enter me in the giveaway!

  35. I’d liked Sophie’s FB page a few weeks ago and just love it. I’d love to have a copy of her book – it’s on my to read list. I am always working my way through a large basket of books. The Everlasting Meal by was the last Tamar Adler was the last book I read.
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  36. I liked her page :) and stand by that decision because you’re a pretty good judge of character :)
    The last book I couldn’t put down was ‘Murder At Chelsea Steeet’ by Victoria Thompson. She writes the Gaslight Mysteries Series and her books are downright fantastic! I can read her books in less than a day when I have the time!

  37. So. I liked her on fb. When’s my book arriving? I have heard of this book in several circles lately. I must be meant to read it! Can’t wait! I hope I don’t have to get it at the library!

  38. I liked her, thanks for sharing. Her blog looks great too. The latest book I couldn’t put down was called The Breeders. Love me a dystopian romance.

  41. I like Sophie on FB and “The” Twitter. Also, the last book I couldn’t put down was “I Want To Pee Alone”. Even with my kids now 16 and 10, I still rarely pee alone:(

  42. Liked her! If you love her book, I will too! I can’t put down Cutting For Stone, and The Outlander series, thanks to you!

  43. I would love to read Sophie’s book! I would love it even more if I were picked to receive the book for free because my husband just saw my Amazon book bill from last month and subsequently complained of chest pain and a sense of impending doom. The last book I read that I couldn’t put down was called Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson. I couldn’t put it down because it was just so funny. I tried reading it on my lunch break at work, but I had to stop doing that because it was the kind of book that is laugh-out-loud funny, and I work on a mental health unit where laughing by yourself is generally considered pathological until proven otherwise.

  44. I saw Sophie’s book in Barnes and Noble just this afternoon! After comparing prices at the different online bookstores, I was planning to purchase the book. However, I looked at her website and saw the link to your website and saw that there was a contest. The prize was Sophie’s book! I decided to try my luck!

  45. Would love to read this book! I’m not from the South but am fascinated by it. The last book I read that I could NOT put down was Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Definitely a different type of book-haha.

  46. I downloaded an read this book in a few days. I loved it so much that I want an autographed copy. I know, sounds silly. But it would be nice to share with a friend, too!

  47. Boo (Sophie) is one of my must read blogs every day. And I’m a fan… have been for a while! The last couldn’t put down book was Freefall to Fly by Rebekah Lions. BUT, the best book I have read this year was Melanie Shankle (Big Mama) book Sparkly Green Earrings! That’s how I discovered BooMama! Can’t wait to read!
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  48. I would love a signed copy of boomama’s book, I have read it on my kindle and it was great.

  49. I like her. Following on facebook & twitter. Really liked “Sparkling Green Earrings”.

  50. I liked her Facebook page :) I really enjoyed reading Big Mama’s book, but the last one I couldn’t put down was the new one by Karen Kingsbury.

  51. I looove Boo Mama! And I liked her FB too :) I just finished another book in the Lee Child/Jack Reacher series. All of them are hard to put down!

  53. Cannot wait to read Sophie’s book! I love her blog and her sense of humor. The last book I couldn’t put down was Sparkly Green Earrings by Melanie Shankle!

  56. I liked her page, she sounds fun!! The last book I read and couldn’t put down was ketchup is a vegetable. I’m not sucking up its hilarious but truthfully after I read it I had a fourth baby and havent had a lot of time. Please pick me!!!!

  57. I think you both would be “My People”!! Liked Sophie’s page, and I cannot wait to get my hands on her book! The last book I could put down was Sparkling Green Earrings. Y’all. It’s good stuff.

  60. I liked A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet! I recently finished Karen Kingsbury’s Bailey Flanigan series! I recently heard about Boo Mama and can’t wait to check out this book! Hope I win!! :)

  61. Oh how I would love to get Sophie’s book. I have been a big fan of hers for years and this book sounds great. Please pick me. I will be very appreciative and thank you so much. This Nana needs some laughs.

  62. Too bad there’s no “Love” button!!!!! Sophie is “Liked”, “Followed” & all that great social media goodness we can do!! The last book I read & loved to pieces was Carry An Umbrella When There’s No Rain … 365 Days of Living by Faith by Barbie Basset, excellent & inspirational read!! :)
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  63. Oh, I just love Sophie’s blog and have for a couple years. And I’m sure I’ll love her book too.

  66. I liked Sophie’s page on FB and can’t wait to read her book! The last book I read that I couldn’t put down was Melanie Shankle’s “Sparkly Green Earrings.” LOVE it!!
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  68. I’ve LOVED Sophie forever! And, of course, I like her on FB. I couldn’t put down her pal, Mel’s, book “Sparkly Green Earrings.”

  72. I not only ‘liked’ Sophie, I love her! BooMama is just delightful, and it would be such an honor to have a signed copy of her wonderful book.

  73. I liked Boo Mama on FB and am writing this because I really want to read her book BUT I am in book buying time out because I have a book buying disorder and my husband is going to disown me or kick me and my big pile of books out of the bedroom very soon… (he wont really but I can feel his disappointment at my lack of control in this arena) BUT, if I were to win the book….hahaha. 😉
    Even if I don’t win I am sure to buy it and read it soon because it sounds to good to miss!

  74. I liked her already let me win this book I went to the other web site. I want to win this book.

  75. Liked Sophie’s FB page! And the last book I read that I couldn’t put down was actually the first three books in the Yada Yada Prayer Book series. So good! Can’t wait to read Sophie’s book! Thanks for the chance to win.

  77. Just liked her Facebook page! Last book I couldn’t put down was The Giver by Lois Lowry. Whenever I get in a funk and have too many books that I am reading, I always turn to Young Lit or books about momma’s (like yours!).
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    • i forgot to leave the last book i read which was trisha yearwoods latest cookbook.

  79. I liked Sophie on Facebook. I’ currently reading the Artemis Fowl series… total dork, I know!

  80. I liked her. And I do. BooMama was the first mommy blog that I read and I have been reading her for years. I am so excited about her book. Oh, I just got through re-reading Gone With The Wind. I visited Charlestown and just had to read it again.
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  83. I like Sophie on FB and her book page on FB. The last book I couldn’t put down is Love Wins by Rob Bell. I’m a southerner like Sophie and her book sounds wonderful!
    (Karen West on FB)

  84. I “like’d” Sophie’s page!

    The last books that I could not put down was Francine Rivers’ Mark of the Lion series! :-)

  85. Today is my 24th wedding anniversary, and I would love to win a copy of this book!

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