White Sleeper Virtual Book Publicity Tour August 2011

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Join David Fett & Stephen Langford, authors of the thriller suspense novel, White Sleeper (Synergy Books), as they virtually tours the blogosphere August 1 – 26 2011 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

About David Fett

DAVID FETT is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist and Fellowship trained Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeon specializing in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery around the eye. He has a busy private practice in Los Angeles and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine.

Dr. Fett earned his MD from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed his Ophthalmology Residency training at UCLA and The Jules Stein Eye Institute and Fellowship training in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from The University of Illinois in Chicago.

He received both a Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology and a Master of Science in Toxicology from MIT. While in medical school, under the auspices of MIT and the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Fett used his toxicology training and Spanish fluency to help uncover the epidemiologic source and subsequently find a solution for a Colombian indigenous community plagued by stomach cancer.

Dr. Fett resides in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Randi. They have four children, two dogs and two cats.

About Stephen Langford

STEPHEN LANGFORD is the veteran writer producer of over one hundred and fifty hours of primetime television writing. His credits include Family Matters and Malcolm and Eddie. He later became a screenwriter writing the motion picture Lovewrecked. His latest produced film is “The Nanny Express” which is running on the Hallmark Channel.

Langford grew up in the Boston area and later attended Emerson College where he received a Bachelor of Science in Film. After college, Langford began working in the motion picture field working for such film directors as Sidney Lumet and Joel Schumacher. Currently Langford lives in Tarzana with his wife Sandy and their two children Allyson and Erica. He is also the proud owner of a Jack Russell terrier named Betty and Chihuahua named Tovah.

More information on White Sleeper can be found on the book’s website at http://www.whitesleeper.com.

About White Sleeper

Osama bin Laden may be gone, but threats of terrorist attacks on the United States still remain a frightening possibility. Among the scariest scenarios is an attack using toxic biological agents, which could cause untold number of deaths throughout this country.

That’s the unsettling premise that drives the new bioterrorist thriller White Sleeper by David R. Fett and Stephen Langford, which has been published to critical acclaim by Synergy Books. Fett, a Los Angeles-based ophthalmologist and bioterrorism expert, and Langford, a screenwriter and producer, are longtime friends who teamed up to write a story that combines the threat of a homegrown terrorist linking up with foreign terrorists who wreak biological havoc on the United States, each with their own reasons.

When Arkansas experiences a wave of rare, fatal diseases, the CDC calls in Dave Richards, a doctor with a shady past, to investigate. Richards sees this as an opportunity to clear his reputation and save his career. He joins with FBI agent Paula Mushari to investigate the seeming plague. When they think they’ve found the person responsible for the bioterrorism, the find themselves drawn deeper into a sinister pact between a white supremacist and a vengeful terrorist sect, each bent on causing mass destruction on the American populace. Richards and Mushari must race against the clock – and their own personal issues – to prevent a catastrophic plague from breaking out.

White Sleeper is Fett’s first published book, although he has published many articles in his field. “I’ve always had an interest in toxicology,” says Fett, who holds a graduate degree in toxicology from MIT. “I thought for some time about writing a non-fiction book on bioterrorism. I told Steve about my idea and he suggested collaborating with him on a novel.”

Fett did extensive research on biological agents and bioterrorism, and he and Langford began to meet weekly to work out the narrative and characters for White Sleeper. The title, Fett notes, springs from the concept of a Caucasian homegrown terrorist joining with a foreign terrorist sleeper cell, “like a cross between Timothy McVeigh and Al Qaeda.”

Fett’s main reasons for writing White Sleeper were “entertainment and education,” he says. ‘The thriller part is to make people wake up. People need to be vigilant, act together, and open themselves up to the world at large. We need to protect the whole world from homegrown and foreign terrorists.”

Both Fett and Langford are fans of the biological terror novels of Michael Crichton (“The Andromeda Strain”) and Robin Cook (“Coma”), so it was natural for them to conceive a novel in a similar vein, Fett says. In one respect, then, White Sleeper is a tribute to those writers.

The authors have also written a screenplay based on White Sleeper, but, Langford says, “right now, we’re just trying to get the book out to the public.

White Sleeper Virtual Book Tour Schedule

Monday, August 1

Interviewed at Virginia Beach Publishing Examiner

“We were self published by Synergy books. They went bankrupt two weeks after the book came out. But we prevailed.”

Tuesday, August 2

Interviewed by Beyond the Books

“It was a long haul getting to this point. We celebrated by doing two book signings in Los Angeles. I think the most interesting moment was going back to the book store some weeks later and seeing the book on the shelf.”

Wednesday, August 3

Interviewed at Blogcritics

“We had the most fun with Mr. Smith. He’s a sweaty-palms-afflicted CIA operative who assists Dr. Richards in his quest to stop the impending attack.”

Thursday, August 4

Interviewed at Literarily Speaking

“The journey of writing White Sleeper was filled with twists and turns but it was the publishing of the book that seemed even more taxing.”

Monday, August 8

Book reviewed at Journey Through the TBR Pile

“Medical thrillers are my favorite genre and this book was a quick, easy and suspenseful read. The ending left it with the possibility of there being future novels involving these characters. I enjoyed this book. The premise was great and chillingly realistic!! This could actually happen. Will be interested to see if these authors put out more novels.”

Tuesday, August 9

Book reviewed at Life in Review

“I very highly recommend this book! It will hook you from the very start and keeps you on the edge of your seat. It’s full of drama, action, suspense, political intrigue and romance. Not only is it a great story line, but it also has some really great characters that I got really attached to. I would love to see a sequel!”

Wednesday, August 10

Book reviewed at From the TBR Pile

“Fett and Langford make a great writing team. I enjoy reading medical thrillers and they are a welcome addition to the club.”

Friday, August 12

Book spotlighted at Book Marketing Buzz

Monday, August 15

Book reviewed at Reviews by Molly

“I definitely recommend this book. It’s 4 Books worthy and will leave you thinking about it, and the world today, long after you’ve closed it’s covers.”

Tuesday, August 16

Interviewed at Review From Here

“I think its getting the book out there and published. It’s a difficult environment to expose your work and this truly is climbing a mountain. I’m just glad I’m climbing it with my writing partner David Fett.”

Book reviewed at Reviews From the Heart

“I rate this one an exceptional 5 out of 5 stars and can’t wait to see what these two amazing authors come up with next. Down right scary if you think about the possibilities!!!”

Wednesday, August 17

Book reviewed at Cafe of Dreams Book Reviews

“Unbelievably engrossing and entrapping! White Sleeper is a story that takes the reader on a non-stop crazy and insane ride that doesn’t let up until the very end.”

Thursday, August 18

Guest blogging at The Book Bin

“The journey of writing White Sleeper was filled with twists and turns but it was the publishing of the book that seemed even more taxing. “

Friday, August 19

Guest participant at Literarily Speaking August Book Panel

“There’s one absolute in writing you’re not going to get the whole world to buy into your vision. The truth be told I’d settle for at least quarter of the world.”

Monday, August 22

Book reviewed at Mad Moose Mama

Tuesday, August 23

Interviewed at The Writer’s Life

“The journey of writing White Sleeper was filled with twists and turns but it was the publishing of the book that seemed even more taxing.”

Wednesday, August 24

Book reviewed at Between the Pages

“In a word, I was riveted. It was like an excellent episode of crime TV (the kind of which one of the authors is actually a producer) and I gobbled it down.”

Thursday, August 25

Book reviewed at True Media Solutions

Friday, August 26

Chat with Stephen Langford at Pump Up Your Book Live! Chat & Book Giveaway

David Fett’s and Stephen Langford’s WHITE SLEEPER VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR will officially begin on August 1 and end on August 26 ’11. Please contact Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife(at)gmail.com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing his book or click here to use the form. Thank you!

UPDATE: THE WHITE SLEEPER TOUR IS NOW FULL. THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPATING BOOK REVIEWERS AND BOOK BLOGGERS!

If you would like to book your own virtual book tour with us, click here to find out how!

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