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Julie L. Cannon (1962–2012)

Author of The Romance Readers' Book Club

7 Works 370 Members 18 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: Julie L. Cannon

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Please distinguish between Julie L. Cannon (1962-2012), author of the "Homegrown" Series, and Julie Cannon, author of Come and Get Me. Thank you.

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Series

Works by Julie L. Cannon

The Romance Readers' Book Club (2007) — Author — 113 copies
Truelove & Homegrown Tomatoes : A Novel (2001) — Author — 85 copies
I'll Be Home for Christmas (2010) — Author — 68 copies
'Mater Biscuit: A Homegrown Novel (2004) — Author — 56 copies
Those Pearly Gates: A Homegrown Novel (2005) — Author — 24 copies
Twang (2012) — Author — 22 copies
Scarlett Says (2014) 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Cannon, Julie Lowrey
Birthdate
1962-09-28
Date of death
2012-10-09
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Place of death
Watkinsville, Georgia, USA
Places of residence
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Athens, Georgia, USA
Watkinsville, Georgia, USA
Education
Cedar Shoals High School, Athens , Georgia, USA
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA (B.A., Journalism)
Occupations
writer
novelist
Agent
Sandra Bishop (MacGregor Literary, New York, New York, USA)
Short biography
Julie L. Cannon, a novelist, started her writing career when she entered a contest with The Flagpole, which lead to the publication of her first book in 2001, Truelove & Homegrown Tomatoes. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, and a graduate of Cedar Shoals High School and the University of Georgia, both in Athens, Georgia, she and her husband had three children. She was a member of Watkinsville First United Methodist Church. Cannon was known for her reserved persona and Southern friendliness.

At her death, the popular author had published six books and completed a seventh manuscript. Besides the “Homegrown” trilogy, Cannon wrote I’ll Be Home for Christmas in 2010, a book that centers around a woman’s unexpected death. Her stories were imbued with Southern characters facing everyday challenges from love to poor health and old age. The last of Cannon’s novels published during her lifetime, Twang, was released in August 2012, with a book signing at the Oconee County (Georgia) Library. A large group attended, including her parents, Robert and Gloria Lowrey of Athens. During an interview with the Athens Banner-Herald in August 2012, Cannon talked about her love of country music and her latest book about a young woman who heads to Nashville for a shot at stardom. The song that Cannon, who often blended God’s mercy in her stories, felt was a fitting theme for Twang was “Jesus and Mama Always Love Me.”

Cannon died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at her home in Watkinsville, Georgia. News of her death came as a shock to those in writing circles who followed her career. The 50-year-old’s death may have been related to a bicycle wreck that happened on Milledge Avenue in Athens, when she was a student at the University of Georgia, said her husband, Tom Cannon. In later years, the brain injury she suffered then made her susceptible to seizures. “I suffered a serious brain injury from a bicycle wreck, and thus, I cannot drive and have occasional neurological issues,” she once wrote in a blog for her website.

http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-10-11/athens-area-author-and-dixie-diva-dies-50
Disambiguation notice
Please distinguish between Julie L. Cannon (1962-2012), author of the "Homegrown" Series, and Julie Cannon, author of Come and Get Me. Thank you.

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Reviews

 
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WBCLIB | 3 other reviews | Nov 17, 2023 |
Twang by Julie L. Cannon is a beautiful novel about forgiveness, faith and trusting God. It is an enlightening and heartfelt story of healing that I highly recommend. To read my review in its entirety, please click HERE.
 
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kbranfield | 5 other reviews | Feb 3, 2020 |
This book was really interesting at first then it just dragged on, and on. I didn't end up liking the main character near the end, I kind of related at first to her-hormonal, misunderstood etc-all the stuff most teenagers go through. But then some of her actions just didn't make sense, and a lot of this was really more the author's fault-the characters lost a lot of credibility in the last few chapters.
 
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twileteyes | 2 other reviews | Feb 4, 2016 |
I enjoyed this southern novel every bit as much as I loved Truelove & Homegrown Tomatoes. 'Mater Biscuit is a slow-moving novel or small-town Georgia as it (believe it or not) really is. Imo has to take in her mother after her dementia gets her kicked out of her apartment in a home for the elderly. This is hard for Imo, not only because she is already raising her own child, Jeannette (a teenage mother) and her baby and Loutishie (the child of her deceased sister) but also because Her mother was such an abusive mother. Imo is flooded with unpleasant memories of her terrible childhood at the hands of this woman and finds it hard to give her the care she needs. As she struggles to care for her mother, she grows more distant from Jeanette and Loutishie and neglects her friendship with her best friend Martha. The only thing that gives Imo solace is her precious garden. This is a heart-warming story of forgiveness that teaches the true meaning of family.… (more)
 
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smartchiksread | 1 other review | Jun 8, 2014 |

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Works
7
Members
370
Popularity
#65,128
Rating
3.1
Reviews
18
ISBNs
26

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