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Jimmy Wayne signs a book deal

Congrats to Jimmy who Tweeted the good news about a new book deal he signed today.  No word on what his upcoming book is about but I'm sure we'll get all the details soon.

Trisha Yearwood is #2

Trisha Yearwood's new cookbook Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood was released last week and debuted at #2 on the New York Time's Bestseller list of Advice and How-to books.

Good Job Trisha!

If you'd like to catch-up with Trisha, she will be featured in the May issues of Good Housekeeping, First For Women and Paula Deen Magazine. She's also the new cooking columnist for PEOPLE Country and will make her first appearance as such in the July issue which hits stores June 18th.

You can also catch Trisha on her remaining book tour dates...

Birmingham, AL - Williams Sonoma
04/15/10
1:00 PM
Book Signing

Williams-Sonoma
211 SUMMIT BOULEVARD
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243

Fairhope, AL - Page & Palette
04/15/10
6:00 PM
Book Signing

Page & Palette
32 South Section St.
Fairhope, AL 36532-2212

Plano, TX - Sam’s Club
04/16/10
12:00 PM
Book Signing

Sam’s Club
1200 East Spring Creek Pkwy
Plano, TX 75074

Oklahoma City, OK - Sam’s Club
04/17/10
12:00 PM
Book Signing

Sam’s Club
1900 W. Memorial Rd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73134

Bloomington, MN - Mall Of America
04/18/10
2:00 PM
Book Signing

Rotunda Area
60 East Broadway
Bloomington, MN 55425

Houston, TX - Williams Sonoma
04/22/10
2:00 PM
Book Signing

Williams-Sonoma
Highland Village
4060 Westheimer
HOUSTON, TX 77027

Austin, TX - Book People
04/22/10
7:00 PM
Book Signing

Book People
603 North Lamar Boulevard
Austin, TX 78703

Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times Book Festival
04/25/10
2:00 PM
Book Signing

UCLA Campus
405 Hilgard Avenue,
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Tim McGraw and his co-author talk about their kiddie book

Tim McGraw and kid book co-author, Tom Douglas, chatted yesterday about their new book Love Your Heart with my radio buddies, Big D & Bubba. The first half of the interview is here, you can check out the second half of the interview here.

You can also check out video of Tim at his recent book signing here.

I've got some Single White Female running through my head

I really liked Chely Wright's songs Single White Female and Jezebel so it's exciting to report that she's got a brand new label and CD on the horizon.

Country Standard Timeis reporting that Chely has signed with Vanguard Records and will release her new CD, "Lifted Off The Ground," on May 4.

On top of the label and CD news, Chely is also releasing her first book called "Like Me" which is also due May 4.  Chely's publicist describes the book as a "candid account of her life, her career and her extraordinary journey. Like Me is a book of revelation: honest, inspiring and true."

 

Tim McGraw readies new children's book

Tim McGraw is getting ready to release his second children's book next month on February 16, 2010. 

"Love Your Heart" is the second book in his "My Little Girl" series and according to descriptions "is a heartwarming story of a little girl's selfless act of kindness. At her school's talent show, Kate decides to drop out of the contest to help her friend, showing kindness is the best talent of all."
 

Taylor Swift apparently has an unpublished novel

Do you hear that?  That's the sound of 1000 publishers scrambling to track down Taylor's people because rumor has it she's got an unpublished novel just sitting there waiting for it's time on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

Oh it could happen.  After all, Miley Cyrus spent a few weeks there last year with her "Miles To Go" book.

According to UK's OK! Magazine (via Contact Music) Taylor already has written a 350-page novel which surprisingly is completely untouched by the publishing world. She's also taken to recording everything in her life because someday she plans on writing an autobiography. 

"Years from now it would be cool to write a book about all the crazy stuff and the insane things I've gotten to do. My life moves so fast, I have to write it all down, otherwise I can't remember where I was yesterday. I will write my biography (sic) for sure."

Sara Evans wrote a book and now you can get your very own copy

 
I've been telling you for a while now that Sara Evans first novel, The Sweet By and By, was coming out soon.  Well yesterday was the day that the book finally hit store shelves.   

Congrats Sara.  She's actually signed a four-book deal with the publisher so this will only be the first of many book releases to come.

Read a little bit of the book here and be sure to get your very own copy below.

Carrie and her Lava dress cover The World Almanac

Carrie Underwood's hit the big time, The World Almanac big time.  The country cutie is on the cover of 2010's The World Almanac and Book of Facts along with the Obama's during President Obama's inauguration and some baseball player (Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle according to BAM's Blog). 

Carrie's picture is her in her red hot lava dress from last April's ACM Awards. 

And while we're talking about Carrie, check out the video below of Carrie chatting with Good Day L.A.

Judds fans rejoice, 2010 tour and album possibly in the works

Oh yay, yay, yay.  The Judds are one of the reasons I love country music. It started with the Judds long before it moved onto Garth, Clint Black, and Alan Jackson.  Love Can Build a Bridge is still one of my all-time favorite songs. 

Well if you're like me you'll be excited to learn that The Judds are in talks to do something new next year which may include a tour and new album. 

"We are 'in talks,' so there's nothing that's been defined yet," Wynonna said. "I just felt it in my spirit. A couple weeks ago I said, 'It's 2010. It's been 25 years. It's take your mother to work year. It just feels like it's the right time; she'll be 64 in January, and I think it's time -- not the whole year, but it's just going to be a way to celebrate her."

Wynonna says she started thinking about doing something with her mom after performing at this year's CMA Music Fest.

"It was huge," she said. "We sang for 50,000 people and they sang back to us, and it was a holy moment. And on the drive home I thought, 'Y'know, I really appreciate where I've come from and the people do, too, and they love the Judds' music and it hasn't disappeared.' I just thought, 'Y'know, I think it's time.'"

And speaking of 2010, Wynonna has a new novel coming outcalled "The Restless Heart" which is geared towards the younger set. Wynonna says it's her own life story told through a fictional character.

"She's basically the Miley Cyrus agegroup area, so I can tell my story through her about trying to make it in the music business. Who can't relate to that?" Wynonna said. "It's about the dreamer aspect, having stars in your eyes. What kid doesn't know what that's about? I'm just trying to find a way to connect with that generation and especially the younger girls, because it's a really major, formative time in their lives and I want to teach them."

The book is set to be released April 6, 2010, but you can already preorder yours here .

{Via Yahoo Music}

Trisha unveils her new cookbook

Trisha Yearwood took to her MySpace to give us a sneak peek of her newest cookbook, Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood.

Guess who's got a new cookbook coming out? Me! It's called Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood: stories and recipes to share with family and friends. Once again, I wrote it with my mom, Gwen and my sister, Beth. It hits bookstores April 6, 2010.

Here's the cover of the new cookbook! Me and a glass of sweet tea standing outside at my house in Nashville. This book is more of the same basic home cooking that was in the first book. I hope you guys enjoy it!

Trisha even has a guest chef who contributed a few recipes....her husband, Garth Brooks.  She tells People.com...

"He's a really good cook," Yearwood, whose new book, Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood, hits stands next April 10. "He has a couple recipes in there that he actually made up, like Garth's Breakfast Bowl. It's just eggs, cheese, bacon, sausage, tortellini and hash browns. Sometimes he even makes French fries and throws them in there!"

Don't know about the French fries being thrown in there, but the rest sounds yummy. 

You can preorder Trisha's book on Amazon now, although it wont come out in stores until April of 2010.