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Pump Up Your Book Presents Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Nya Jade, author of the young adult urban fantasy novel, Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 through January 18, 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT NYA JADE Nya Jade is a singer-songwriter and author based in San Francisco. Her music videos have aired on the VH1, BET, and MTV networks. USA Today hailed Nya as a “young female troubadour worth keeping your eyes and ears on,” in an entertainment feature on up-and-coming singer-songwriters. “Her cool singing voice recalls Sade,” said the LA Times. Between writing and performing new music, Nya took a musical
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness today at Butterfly-o-Meter Books – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Butterfly-o-Meter Books, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://butterflyometerbooks.blogspot.com/2012/10/promo-terminal-ambition-by-kate.html This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Some Are Sicker Than Others Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Andrew Seaward, author of the literary fiction novel, Some Are Sicker Than Others, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 through November 30, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT ANDREW SEAWARD Andrew Seaward is the author of Some Are Sicker Than Others. Although he makes his living as a chemical engineer in the Oil & Gas industry, his true passion is telling great stories through both acting and writing. He is a contributing member of the Professional Artists Workshop in Hollywood, CA and the Lighthouse Writers Workshop in Denver, CO. He has written and acted in several independent productions including the
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Examiner – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Examiner, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-kate-mcguinness-author-of-terminal-ambition-1 This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else they
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New History/American Politics Book for Review: The Federalist Papers by Kyle Scott

Kyle Scott, PhD will be touring December 3rd through March 15th, 2013  with his History/American Politics Book, The Federalist Papers: A Reader’s Guide. The Federalist Papers constitute a key document in the understanding of the American government. Written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton, these 85 texts were published between 1787 and 1788 to convince the state of New York to ratify the Constitution. Today, the Papers are studied in courses on American government, American political thought, and constitutional law. However, the size and organization of the full text, notwithstanding its complex political concepts and context, make it difficult for students to apprehend. The Reader’s Guide will
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Bluelite Message Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Michael An’gileo, author of the spiritual/inspirational book, The Bluelite Message, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 through January 11, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MICHAEL AN’GILEO Michael An’gileo feels uniquely blessed to share a message of love received after the unexpected death of his own father. Visited by a blue, sparkling light since early childhood, he later realized this is the Universal guiding light residing in every human being: it only needed to be awakened. The Bluelite Message was published, and today its universal message of infinite love is opening human hearts around the world. Michael An’gileo was born
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with James R. Anderson

James R. Anderson earned a law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1974 and practiced law in Minnesota for 30 years before retiring. During that time, Mr. Anderson argued several cases defending Christian liberties against state intrusion. Author’s website: http://www.seekerfinder.net Purchase this book through: Amazon and Barnes and Noble ABOUT WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED? But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. John 1:12 Our search for the pathway to eternal life has taken us now to the Gospel of John. If a person has limited time in which
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Open Salon – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Open Salon, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://open.salon.com/blog/tgleichner/2012/10/07/killer_advertising_by_author_kate_mcguinness This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else
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  • October 7, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Federalist Papers: A Reader’s Guide Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kyle Scott, author of the History/American Politics book, The Federalist Papers: A Reader’s Guide, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 through March 15, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Federalist Papers: A Reader’s Guide Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of a Huge Kindle Fire HD Giveaway!  See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT KYLE SCOTT Kyle Scott, PhD, teaches American politics and constitutional law at Duke University. He has published three books and dozens of articles on issues ranging from political parties to Plato. His commentary on contemporary politics has appeared in
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Voodoo in My Blood: A Healer’s Journey from Surgeon to Shaman Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Pulitzer nominated Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat, author of the cultural heritage/spiritual book, Voodoo in My Blood: A Healer’s Journey from Surgeon to Shaman, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 through November 30, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DR. CAROLLE JEAN-MURAT Dr. Carolle was born and raised in Haiti to a family of healers, herbalists, midwives and shamans, and was educated in Haiti and the best universities in Mexico, Jamaica, and the US. After completing her postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynecology in Wisconsin she settled in San Diego in 1982. She soon was regarded as one of the best ob-gyn around—tall and regal,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Disciple, Part 1 Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join L Blakenship, author of the gritty fantasy romance novel, Disciple, Part 1, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 through November 30, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT L BLANKENSHIP L. Blankenship is the alternate identity of a mild-mannered graphic designer. She started writing animal stories as a kid and it’s just gotten completely out of hand since then. Now she’s setting out to publish her gritty fantasy and hard science fiction adventures. L grew up in New Hampshire but currently lives near Washington, DC. Visit L on the web at http://discipleofthefount.blogspot.com ABOUT DISCIPLE, PART 1 The saints favor her, else-wise
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Tortoise Shell Code Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join V. Frank Asaro, author of the legal thriller, The Tortoise Shell Code, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – February 15, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT V FRANK ASARO V Frank Asaro is a lawyer, musician/composer, inventor and author/philosopher who began developing the theory of co-opetition not long after he was selected out of law school as lawyer-clerk to the California Courts of Appeal. He went on to receive the highest-category law career peer review, Martindale Hubbell rating, and appeared in Who’s Who in American Law, 98-99 and Who’s Who in the World 2000. Purchase on Amazon – click
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Brachman’s Underworld Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Vlad Vaslyn, author of the horror/fantasy novel, Brachman’s Underworld, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – November 30, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT VLAD VASLYN Vlad snuck The Tommyknockers by Stephen King out of the library on his sister’s library card when he was eleven years old. Despite the nightmares, he’d stay up all night reading it, partly because he was discovering that there was pleasure in terror, and partly because he was too scared to go to bed before the sun came up. It took him all summer and some of the fall to finish it, but when he
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Examiner – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Examiner, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-kate-mcguinness-author-of-terminal-ambition?cid=db_articles This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else they
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Allvoices – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Allvoices, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13061889-how-to-tackle-your-gender-wage-gap-by-author-kate-mcguinness Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with C.V. Rosasco, author of ‘The Big Throw’

C.V. Rosasco is an author and psychotherapist living and working in a weird town called Hollywood. He has worked as a stage and soap opera actor, a childrens’ social worker in South Central L.A., an addiction specialist with gay addicts, and a janitor. He is a beach volleyball player, just took up Jiu-Jitsu, has had two nervous breakdowns ( 3 if you’re really counting), and is an avid meditator / yogi. ABOUT THE BIG THROW The terrifying challenges Charlie faces in a strange, parallel world called the Devic Realm, must be faced alone. His animal and spirit guides can only point the way. An ominous test awaits him that
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Jack Felson

ABOUT JACK FELSON Jack Felson is a French bilingual author (novelist, screenwriter, playwright) and filmmaker, born in Lille, France, in 1970. He started writing in 1995, first in French, then in English from year 2002. Now he works only in English. He lives in London, where he wrote “Charlie’s Trips”. His works in French include a funny collection of sketches called “After AIDS”, another novel, “Adieu, Ciel bleu”, and a play. Visit him online at http://www.feljackson.blogspot.com. On Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlies-Trips/147875658590572 Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? There’s no specific reason why you write a book, except for an idea you find good enough to be the subject of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Arn? Narn Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Bruce Meisterman, author of the photo-documentary, Arn? Narn, as he tours the blogosphere October 15 – December 14, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT BRUCE MEISTERMAN As a photographer, Bruce Meisterman has worked in areas as diverse as fine art and commercial photography, always looking to meld the two. Originally studying to be a painter, Bruce found that he could express himself and his art more effectively with a camera. Starting out as a photo-journalist with a newspaper, he honed his eye, insight, skills, and story-telling abilities from working with the demands of daily deadlines. The book Arn? Narn. was initially
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Book Lover Stop – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Book Lover Stop, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://bookloverstop.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/terminal-ambition-by-kate-mcguinness/ Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Bibliophilic Book Blog – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Bibliophilic Book Blog, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.bibliophilicbookblog.com/2012/09/guest-post-by-kate-mcguinness-author-of.html Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’ official
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Benjamin Ethridge, author of “Bottled Abyss”

ABOUT BENJAMIN ETHRIDGE Benjamin Kane Ethridge is the Bram Stoker Award winning author of the novel BLACK & ORANGE (Bad Moon Books 2010) and Bottled Abyss ( Redrum Horror 2012). For his master’s thesis he wrote, “CAUSES OF UNEASE: The Rhetoric of Horror Fiction and Film.” Available in an ivory tower near you. Benjamin lives in Southern California with his wife and two creatures who possess stunning resemblances to human children. When he isn’t writing, reading, videogaming, Benjamin’s defending California’s waterways and sewers from pollution. To learn more about Benjamin, visit his website at: www.bkethridge.com Visit Benjamin on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/benjamin.kane.ethridge Visit Benjamin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/bkethridge The Interview Q:
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Join ‘Bottled Abyss’ Benjamin Ethridge at Examiner – Win a Free Kindle Fire HD!

Benjamin Ethridge, author of Bottled Abyss, is stopping off today at Examiner and Ginger Nuts of Horror, as part of his colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where he will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-benjamin-ethridge-author-of-bottled-abyss?cid=db_articles and http://thegingernutcase.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/an-interview-with-benjamin-kane-ethridge.html Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 6 and ends on October 26, 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. If you’d like to visit the author’s
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New Suspense/Thriller for Review: Captain by Thomas Block

Thomas Block, will be touring October 1 through January 11, 2012 with his suspense/thriller novel,  Captain! Thomas Block has created ‘Captain’ – his most ambitious, intricate and action-packed aviation tale yet . It is a chilling and all-too-real story about a routine Trans-Atlantic airline flight that suddenly turns absolutely insane. In the doomed airliner’s cockpit, inside the passenger cabin and on the ground, a complex array of characters have been propelled at jet speed into a sudden and frantic race for survival. ‘Captain’ is about the individual and collective struggles of each of these men and women as they attempt to deal with and ultimately fight against the odds
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at Mommy Adventures with Ravina – Win a Free Kindle HD!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at Mommy Adventures with Ravina, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle HD!Visit today’s stop at:http://www.ravinaandreakurian.com/2012/09/book-review-terminal-ambition-by-kate.html Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’
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Join ‘Bottled Abyss’ Benjamin Ethridge at Ginger Nuts of Horror – Win Free Kindle Fire HD!

Benjamin Ethridge, author of Bottled Abyss, is stopping off today at Ginger Nuts of Horror, as part of his colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where he will be giving away a new Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://thegingernutcase.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/bottled-abyss-by-benjamin-kane-ethridge.html Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 6 and ends on October 26, 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. If you’d like to visit the author’s official tour page to
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  • September 8, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Captain Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

Join Thomas Block, author of the suspense/thriller novel,  Captain, as he tours the blogosphere October 1 – January 11 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Captain Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of an Amazon gift card giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT THOMAS BLOCK Thomas Block has written a number of aviation-oriented novels, many which have gone on to acquire best-seller status in numerous countries. His novel writing began with the publication of “Mayday” in 1979. That novel was rewritten with novelist Nelson DeMille in 1998 and remains on DeMille’s extensive backlist.
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New General Fiction/Drama Book For Review: An Italian Obsession by Kfir Luzzatto

Kfir Luzzatto will be touring October 1 – 26 with his general fiction/drama novel, An Italian Obsession! In the lax atmosphere of middle-class post-war Italy, sex and drugs are easy to come by. Roberto tries to find his own balance, but a crush he had for Alessandra in elementary school is reignited and the course of his life is changed forever. It’s the 1970’s, a time of political upheaval driven by disillusioned young people. Roberto is caught up in the times. He makes a new start, but his past catches up with him. Finding himself accused of a crime, he must defend himself even when he isn’t sure he committed
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Pump Up Your Book Presents An Italian Obsession Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kfir Luzzatto, author of the general fiction/drama novel, An Italian Obsession, as he tours the blogosphere from October 1 – 26, 2012, on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KFIR LUZZATTO Kfir Luzzatto was born and raised in Italy, and moved to Israel as a teenager. He acquired the love for the English language from his father, a former U.S. soldier, a voracious reader and a prolific writer. Kfir has a PhD in chemical engineering and works as a patent attorney. He lives in Omer, Israel, with his full-time partner, Esther, their four children, Michal, Lilach, Tamar and Yonatan, and the dog Elvis.
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Join ‘Terminal Ambition’ author Kate McGuinness at My Devotional Thoughts – WIN A FREE KINDLE FIRE!

Kate McGuinness, author of Terminal Ambition, is stopping off today at My Devotional Thoughts, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle Fire!Visit today’s stop at: http://www.mydevotionalthoughts.com/2012/09/guest-post-from-kate-mcguiness-author.html Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins August 13 and ends on November 16 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international! If you’d like to visit the authors’
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New Self-Help Spiritual Book For Review: Illumination by Carrieanne Fonger

Carrieanne Fonger will be touring October 1 – 26 with her self-help spiritual novel, Illumination! What is your heart telling you? In a time filled with anguish and despair, truth and certainty call out to all souls, begging each individual to awaken to his or her true self… You are amidst a revolution in consciousness. It is time to remember your divine potential, claim your divine inheritance and embrace your awakening heart. ILLUMINATION reveals the powerful personal journey of spiritual emergence and the evolution of the soul. After many years of helping clients work through personal transformation, Carrieanne Fonger has discovered a series of steps that everyone takes on
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