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Friday, February 22, 2008
A big sloppy kiss for Mary Kay Andrews
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When she sees that headline, she’s gonna say, “Ewwwwww.” But Kathy Trocheck (Mary Kay Andrews) and I go waaaay back as buds, so I can get away with it.
Kathy’s much-awaited new novel “Deep Dish” is finally here, and she’s going to be flogging that book like Captain Bligh in a bad mood. The kick-off of her publicity tour will be Monday night at Wordsmiths Books in Decatur. They’re selling special VIP tickets for $35, which gets you in early at 6 p.m, and a copy of the book, along with a gift bag and cocktails and “savories,” which sounds like stuff to eat that won’t be enough to be called dinner. For $45, you can get two people in to the private reception, but still just one book. At 7 p.m., folks can get in for free, but you have to buy the book.
Her many fans know that Kathy, who lives in Avondale Estates, was a writer here at the AJC years ago. She quit to write mysteries under her own name, did quite well, but then wanted to branch out into light, humorous Southern novels. So she mashed up her kids’ names and came up with the pseudonym Mary Kay Andrews, one of the least secret pseudonyms in history.
“Deep Dish” is her sixth Andrews novel, and I haven’t had the chance to read it yet, but here are the the basics. Gina Foxton hosts a cooking show on Georgia public television. Tate Moody hosts a hunting, fishing and cooking show. They have to compete to become host of a new cooking show on a cable channel (a ficitionalized version of The Food Network). The competition sounds like “Survivor,” with the two of them stuck on an island off the coast of Georgia and forced to fend for themselves.
Here is Kathy’s blog as Mary Kay.. On Sunday, the AJC will have a lengthy profile of her in our Arts and Books section.
Whether you eat the savories or not, check her out Monday night at Wordsmiths (she’s a lot of fun when she’s holding court at one of her appearances), or at the very least, buy some “Deep Dish.”
Since this is an Atlanta blog about an Atlanta author, does anyone have any good stories to tell about Kathy? Anything embarrassing? Heh heh.
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