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Book Details Title: If I Were The Boss of You: A Southern Woman’s Guide to the Sweet Life Author: Melinda Rainey Thompson Number of pages: Publisher: Koehler Books (January 24, 2020) Language: English ISBN: 1633939987 Rating: 5     5 reviews

Book Description Review “This writer’s authentic voice reminds me of all the Southern women I have known and loved.” –Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump“Melinda Rainey Thompson writes with dazzling wit, thoughtful insight, and a deep wisdom that we need more than ever these days. You don’t want to miss this jewel of a book!”–Cassandra King Conroy, bestselling author of The Sunday Wife, The Same Sweet Girls, and Tell Me a Story“[This is] a beautiful baby of a book that is destined to keep you up all night . . . . Debra and I stayed up the first night reading and laughing out loud and reading and laughing. . . . This is the best stuff we’ve read of its kind since we first fell in love with the writings of Fannie Flagg, Rheta Grimsley Johnson, and a host of other favorites. The wit is refreshing and needed, especially in these politically charged times when everyone’s favorite pastime is spewing their spirited opinions upon the masses.” –Charles Ghigna, poet and author“Melinda Rainey Thompson has an uncanny way of telling stories about seemingly ordinary events to remind us all of our shared humanity. Humorous, authentic, thought-provoking, and delightful.” –Westina Matthews, author of Dancing from the Inside Out: Grace-Filled Reflections on Growing Older“Would it really be so difficult for Justin Bieber to sing ‘If I were your boyfriend?’ Sigh, probably. Yet just when it seems the last cornice of our culture has rotted off and crashed to the foundation of Western Civilization, here comes Melinda Rainey Thompson to prove it’s possible to be snort-out-loud funny, erudite, and a true defender of the faith (with proper grammar, to boot). Hurray for MRT!” — Commander Morgan Murphy, author of Bourbon and Bacon and owner of Shipvictory.com“Melinda Thompson’s new book If I Were The Boss of You presents a problem: How do you describe it? Philosophy? Plato, Socrates and Aristotle could learn life lessons from Melinda; Manners? Following this book’s advice will make the reader appear to be a Southern lady regardless of her beginnings; Humor? Probably the best choice–but only if you’re really, really extra smart.” –Jake Reiss, The Alabama Booksmith“I think we’re ready for a book that delves into the mysteries of the Southern Woman of the 21st Century, but I’m not sure we’re all ready for Melinda Rainey Thompson. She is standing a little too close for comfort, telling the truth in a way that is challenging without being confrontational, vulnerable without asking for sympathy. This is a fun book, but not ‘light reading.’ Like every sermon I’ve ever tried to preach, this book made me laugh, and cry, and think.”–The Rt. Rev. Kee Sloan, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama“Don’t let Melinda Thompson’s reputation as a humorist fool you. If I Were The Boss of You is funny, very funny but if you’re not careful she’ll smack you in the face. . . . Thompson captures the insanity (and hilarity) of daily extant causing you to face mortality, smelly babies, piracy, leaky memories, anticipation, and even dread. I faced it all and came out the other side a happier man.” –Lee Hurley, Publisher, WHY Media“Melinda Rainey Thompson is a 21st century Erma Bombeck, with loads of Southern Charm, wit and sass thrown in for good measure.” -Alec Harvey, features writer and former president of the Society for Features Journalism Read more About the Author Melinda Rainey Thompson is the best-selling author of SWAG: Southern Women Aging Gracefully, The SWAG Life, I’ve Had It Up To Here With Teenagers, and I Love You-Now Hush. This Southern writer, humorist, and mother of three has been a staple on the ladies-who-lunch speaking circuit for the past decade. She teaches writing at Birmingham-Southern College, freelances for magazines, and speaks to all manner of gala, conference, fundraiser, luncheon, and dinner attendees around the country. She sees herself as a spokesperson for her people: women, mothers, Southerners, and writers of every genre from grocery lists to Great American Novels. Read more Customers Review: Melinda Rainey Thompson’s newest book is just as wonderful as her others. She dishes out profound slices of wisdom as only a Southern matriarch can do as well as keeping you laughing in stitches with her fabulous humor. This is another delight by Ms. Thompson. I have read all of Melinda’s books, and this may well be my favorite. It is a compilation of essays that make you ponder life in general and your own life in particular. The essays are short, just a few pages each. I was with family yesterday and we found ourselves reading passages and whole essays to each other. They invariably led to discussions starting with, “Remember when…?” Highly recommended. Melinda Rainey Thompson has done something new with “If I Were The Boss of You.” This isn’t the familiar voice of the bossy-but-hilarious “Southern Woman Aging Gracefully” that we have been so accustomed to hearing in her previous work. Thompson is as charming and sharp as ever, but there is a poignance and a wisdom to this writing that just feels different. Thompson offers the reader stories and reflections in her essays like carefully wrapped presents–each imparted with a seemingly genuine desire to give to us something, a moment or a feeling or an idea, that we can all share. This book was deeply personal and at some points downright brave (as the reader will see from the topics of the final two essays.) I am excited to read more from this new iteration of a much beloved Southern author. To borrow from Cheryl Strayed, this book is full of tiny beautiful things. The essays are humble reflections on questions, both big and small, that we all ask ourselves every day. Thompson is funny, but her latest book is not based on humor. This is something powerfully new. “If I were the boss of you” is about shared reflection. Wisdom is passed through pages from author to reader in the way a mother passes wisdom on to her child: kindly, patiently, and with love. Melinda Rainy Thompson can always be counted on to be humorous and insightful. Her latest book gently encourages (okay, occasionally bosses and compels us) to consider questions about daily life, situations, ourselves, and other people. As always, Melinda’s insight is gently kind, witty, and laugh-out-loud funny.