Celebrated West Virginia author Jeanne Mozier appeared at Lunch With Books during a special Thursday program on June 7th. And if you missed her presentation, you missed one of the best speakers ever to appear at LWB. Mozier, who was named the state's best author by Graffiti magazine, delighted the audience with amusing stories about the creation of her book, Way Out in West Virginia: a Must-Have Guide to the Oddities and Wonders of the Mountain State. Mozier designed the book, which features unusual travel destinations throughout West Virginia, to be a different kind of travel book. Three of the six photos featured on the cover of the book depict sites in the northern panhandle: Moundsville's Grave Creek Mound and Palace of Gold, and the World's largest teapot in Chester. Mozier said she hasn't had a fish sandwich as good as Coleman's (also featured in the book) since she lived in New York many years ago. Mozier shared numerous amusing stories about her experiences, including signing books at a nudist convention that featured a pudding fight, viewing moldy mummies in Philippi, and organizing her own international water tasting competition in her home town of Berkley Springs. Like Chuck Kinder, Mozier strongly advocated celebrating and embracing the oddities and strangeness of West Virginia. In fact, Mozier believes that if properly managed and promoted, the state's weird resources could become invaluable tourist attractions.
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