“Reading 'Moon Pies and Movie Stars' was a laugh-out-loud adventure, but having Amy Wallen attend our book club meeting really redefined our experience with the book. Fitting in like another friend in the room, Wallen added depth to our understanding of the book, had us giggling over funnier-than-fiction family members and brought the process of writing a novel to life for us. She encouraged discussion as well as personal and professional questions, and she added an element to our meeting that we'll never be able to replicate. ”
SD Book Club
"; textBlocks[1] = "“Amy {Wallen} came to our Book Club in person and she was fantastic! We were captivated and laughed as she shared ‘inside information’ on character development, her writing process and a few secret insights into the story. Plus she brought MoonPies! Now that’s truly ‘Devine’ hospitality. We highly recommend reading and discussing this book. It’s a refreshing take on relationships, dreams, and quirky families. We can't wait for Amy’s next book and another chat. ”
Cover to Cover Book Club
San Diego, CA
“Having Amy Wallen, author of Movie Stars and Moon Pies, attend our book club was such a wonderful first hand exploration of a “living” author’s writing process. Her account of family love and family dysfunction was both comical, yet, poignant and consistent with her face to face story telling ability. It was great fun! A huge thank you from our Mission Hills book club..”
"; textBlocks[3] = "“I can't thank you enough for the delightful evening and discussion about Moon Pies. Hearing about your family and listening to your mom's letter gave great perspective to your characters. I feel that I know each one of these characters personally and I continue to think about them and their antics even after I finished reading about them. Thanks again for sharing your clever musings with us. Can't wait to read the next book.”
Joy
"; textBlocks[4] = "“Loved, loved, loved Amy's generous time with our book club. She's a hoot as she tells the origins of Bunny and Bubbie...and get her talking about her mother! It was a lot of fun to talk with an accomplished author in an intimate setting with friends.”
Sharon McGill
San Diego Book Club
“A delightful evening was enjoyed last week by all members of our book club. Moon Pies and Movie Stars is such fun to read, and sharing with us your true-life experiences that led to the development of such amazing characters really created a laughter-filled evening. We can hardly wait to read your next book and to share it with you!”
Mission Hills Book Club
"; textBlocks[6] = "“Thank you so much for sharing the development of Moon Pies with our ladies book club. It was fascinating to learn how you wove together memories of your eccentric grandmother and other personnas in your life to create your charming book. You are a lovely, vibrant young woman and I wish you much success in your budding career as an author!”
Elaine Hodges
"; textBlocks[7] = "“Anytime an author can attend our book club meetings, which doesn’t happen all that often, it greatly enhances and deepens our appreciation and understanding of the book we’ve just read. And so it was when Amy Wallen came and talked about her novel “Moon Pies and Movie Stars.” We loved having Amy right there - to ask questions about the writing/publication process, and who inspired the quirky characters inhabiting her book! Amy was extremely generous in sharing the inside scoop on what it takes to get a first novel published, and the fact that a couple of us knew Amy from various writer’s groups, and had followed the evolution of her book, made her presence even more special. The evening, and her book, were a sheer delight.”
Book Sisters Book Club
San Diego