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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Gregory Earls, author of Empire of Light

When Gregory Earls isn’t eating at Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles, he pays the bills by taking up space at 20th Century Fox in the Feature Post Production Department. He’s a proud graduate of Norfolk State University and the American Film Institute, where he studied cinematography. He’s an award-winning director who has amassed a reel of short films, music videos, and (yes) a wedding video or two. Steadfastly butchering the Italian language since 2002, he hopes to someday master the language just enough to inform his in-laws how much he loves their daughter, Stefania, who was born and raised in Milan, Italy. Gregory currently resides in Venice, California
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  • September 28, 2011
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Beside the Still Waters by Jacqueline Lynch Virtual Book Publicity Tour December 2011

Join Jacqueline Lynch, author of the historical fiction novel, Beside the Still Waters (Smashwords), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5-16 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Jacqueline Lynch Jacqueline T. Lynch’s novels are available as ebooks from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. Several of her plays have been published and produced around the U.S., Canada, and one of which was translated into Dutch and performed several times in the Netherlands. Her ONE GOOD TURN premiered as a winner of the 2011 Northern Kentucky University Y.E.S. Festival. Her one-act play IN MEMORY OF TRIXIE GAZELLE was chosen as a winner
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Katie’s Way by Marta Perry Virtual Book Publicity Tour November 2011

Join Marta Perry, author of the Amish fiction novel, Katie’s Way (Berkley Books), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1-18 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Marta Perry A lifetime spent in rural Pennsylvania, where she still lives, and her own Pennsylvania Dutch roots led Marta Perry to write about the Plain People and their rich heritage in her current novels. The author of more than forty novels, with over five million copies of her books in print, Marta is active in her church and community. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Pennwriters.
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  • September 28, 2011
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Words of Inspiration from Your Own Kind by Rachel Greer Virtual Book Publicity Tour November, December, January and February

Join Rachel Greer, author of the poetry book, Words of Inspiration From Your Own Kind (AuthorHouse), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1st,2011 thru February 24, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Rachel Greer Rachel Greer was born in Milwaukeee, Wisconsin on October 25th, 1992.  In her teen years, she loved to recite Maya Angelou poems in the after school activity of Forensics. Her favorite poem to recite was, Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou. She loved the confidence Ms. Angelou had. Rachel strives everyday to be the phenomenal young woman that she is. Rachel attended a suburban school in the state
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Adventure on a DARE by Fritz Sprandel Virtual Book Publicity Tour November, December and January

Join Fritz Sprandel, author of the true adventure novel, Adventure on a DARE (AuthorHouse), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1st – January 13th, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Fritz Sprandel Fritz Sprandel was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania with his mother and two older brothers. Unfortunately, his family often didn’t realize his potential or affirm his value. Fritz’s brothers would bait him with dares that Fritz took them up on, which meant he was always in trouble. He was definitely the black sheep of the family. Besides thriving on dares, Fritz spent most of
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Real Eyez Realize Real Liez by Robert Nelson Virtual Book Publicity Tour November ’11 and January ’12

Join Robert Nelson, author of the urban thriller, Real Eyez Realize Real Liez (CreateSpace), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1-23 2011 and January 2-27 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Robert Nelson Robert Nelson was born and raised in Garner, North Carolina where he earned the connections and street credibility needed to bring a sense of authenticity to his work. Consequentially, this lead to his stay in the luxurious NC-DOC where through a lot of retrospection he developed a strategy to defeat what he had become. Through the guidance of the Aryan Brotherhood and the variety of other hardened criminals
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Lynn Voedisch

Lynn Voedisch is a Chicago journalist and fiction writer with many years experience working for newspapers and magazines. She is a member of the America Society of Journalists and Authors and the Society of Midland Authors, where she is one the board of directors. She started out as editor of her college newspaper at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, and went on to work for WBBM-TV, Chicago; Pioneer Press in suburban Chicago, the Los Angeles Times, and spent a 17-year stint at the Chicago Sun-Times. She was an entertainment reporter and technology reporter there and helped develop the newspaper’s fledgling Web site. The site and staff won Best Innovation from the Inland
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The Luminist by David Rocklin Virtual Book Publicity Tour October and November 2011

Join David Rocklin, author of the literary historical fiction novel, The Luminist (Hawthorne Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – November 23, 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About David Rocklin David Rocklin is an attorney and a mediator.  He graduated from Indiana University with a BA in Literature.  He lives in California with his wife and children.  The Luminist is his first novel. You can visit his website at http://www.davidrocklin.com Connect with him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/drocklin or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Luminist/197726206912766 About The Luminist IN COLONIAL INDIA, at a time of growing friction between the ruling British and the restless Indian
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Well With My Soul by Gregory G. Allen Virtual Book Tour October and November 2011

Join Gregory G. Allen, author of the literary fiction novel, Well With My Soul (ASD Publishing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 17 through November 18 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Gregory G. Allen Gregory G. Allen moved from Texas to New York in the late 80s and has been in the entertainment business for over twenty years as an actor, director, producer, songwriter, playwright and author. He’s had over ten shows that he has written produced on stage, been the recipient of musical grants from BMI, ASCAP and the Watershed Foundation, and has had short stories and poetry published
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Pumpkin Roll by Josi Kilpack Virtual Book Tour October 2011

Join Josi Kilpack, author of the culinary mystery, Pumpkin Roll (Deseret Book, Inc.), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in October 2011 on her sixth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Josi Kilpack Josi has combined her love of MOST things edible and her love of writing into the Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery series. Blackberry Crumble is the fifth book in what will be an eight book series. When Josi isn’t cooking or writing she’s trying to say ahead of her four children, hiding somewhere with a book in hand, or enjoying her backyard chickens. Josi and her family live in Willard, UT. For more information
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No Story to Tell Virtual Book Tour November, December and January

Join KJ Steele, author of the literary fiction novel, No Story to Tell (Fiction Studio), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 5th, 2011 – January 13, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About KJ Steele KJ Steele is an emerging writer who has learned that the process is not so much about choosing what to write as it is about having the courage to write what chooses to be written. Having spent the first half of her life creating an amazing family with her husband, Victor, she intends to spend the rest of it creating equally amazing fiction. You can find out
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The Lens and the Looker Virtual Book Tour October, November and December 2011

Join Lory Kaufman, author of the Young Adult Fantasy book, The Lens and the Looker (The Fiction Studio), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in October, November and December on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Lory Kaufman “I write Post-Dystopian fiction. After society’s collapse, which is imagined in so many great dystopian stories, humans will either fade into history, with the dinosaurs, or, if it learns the right lessons, society will go on to construct a civilization to last tens of thousands of years. History Camp stories are the exciting adventures of young people doing the latter.” -Lory Kaufman On the artistic side
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The Bronze and the Brimstone Virtual Book Tour October, November and December 2011

Join Lory Kaufman, author of the Young Adult Fantasy book, The Bronze and the Brimstone (The Fiction Studio), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in October, November and December on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Lory Kaufman “I write Post-Dystopian fiction. After society’s collapse, which is imagined in so many great dystopian stories, humans will either fade into history, with the dinosaurs, or, if it learns the right lessons, society will go on to construct a civilization to last tens of thousands of years. History Camp stories are the exciting adventures of young people doing the latter.” -Lory Kaufman On the artistic side
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with David Brown

David Brown was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and first conceived the idea of the Elencheran Chronicles at college in 1999. He spent ten years compiling the history of Elenchera, resulting in 47,000+ years of events, 500+ maps, 2000+ pages, several short stories and many much-needed acquaintances with Jack Daniels. David also has a blog, The World According to Dave (http://blog.elenchera.com), which features reviews, stories and dramatic tales of the horrors of owning cats. David now lives in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, with his wife, Donna, and their six cats. Fezariu’s Epiphany is his first novel. David is currently working on his second. On Fezariu’s Epiphany Q: Can you tell
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Dr. Jeri Fink

Dr. Jeri Fink is an author, Family Therapist, and journalist, with over 19 books and hundreds of articles to her name. She writes adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction, and has appeared on television, radio, book events, seminars, workshops, and the internet. Dr. Fink’s work has been praised by community leaders, educators, reviewers, and critics around the country. To find out more about Dr. Finkhttp://www.drjerifink.com On Trees Cry For Rain Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? Years ago, I read about a group of people in New Mexico who followed traditional Jewish customs in their Catholic community – lighting candles on Friday night, refusing to
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Born Mad by Robyn Wheeler Virtual Book Publicity Tour, October and November 2011

Join Robyn Wheeler, author of the non-fiction self-improvement novel, Born Mad (Balboa Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – November 23, 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Robyn Wheeler After several years of chronic anger, depression and frustration, Robyn Wheeler was diagnosed with a low-grade chronic depression known as Dysthymia. Dysthymia is categorized as a mood disorder and often goes undiagnosed by those suffering from it as well as mental health professionals. Now on medication to help her deal with a mental disorder, Robyn has written a book about her journey, thoughts of suicide and her courage and determination
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Empire of Light by Gregory Earls Virtual Book Publicity Tour September, October and November 2011

Join Gregory Earls, author of the general fiction novel, Empire of Light (Simon and Fig), as he virtually tours the blogosphere September 26 – November 23, 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Gregory Earls When Gregory Earls isn’t eating at Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles, he pays the bills by taking up space at 20th Century Fox in the Feature Post Production Department. He’s a proud graduate of Norfolk State University and the American Film Institute, where he studied cinematography. He’s an award-winning director who has amassed a reel of short films, music videos, and (yes) a wedding video or two.
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The God’s Wife by Lynn Voedisch Virtual Book Publicity Tour September and October 2011

Join Lynn Voedisch, author of the historical novel, The God’s Wife (The Fiction Studio), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 5 – October 28 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Lynn Voedisch Lynn Voedisch is a Chicago journalist and fiction writer with many years experience working for newspapers and magazines. She is a member of the America Society of Journalists and Authors and the Society of Midland Authors, where she is one the board of directors. She started out as editor of her college newspaper at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, and went on to work for WBBM-TV, Chicago; Pioneer Press in
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Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels Young Virtual Book Tour September 2011

Join Pamela Samuels Young, author of the legal thriller, Murder on the Down Low (Goldman House Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in September, 2011 on her 12th virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Pamela Samuels Young Corporate attorney Pamela Samuels Young has always abided by the philosophy that you create the change you want to see. Fed up with never seeing women or people of color depicted as savvy, hot shot attorneys in the legal thrillers she read, Pamela decided to create her own characters. Despite the demands of a busy legal career, Pamela accomplished her ambitious goal by rising at four in the
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Alretha Thomas

An author, playwright, producer and director, Alretha Thomas is making her name through her pen. Award winning plays and wanting to help her community, Alretha’s background is as diverse as her personality. She started at the age of ten, when her 5th grade teacher picked and read her short story assignment in front of the class – that simple, loving act empowered a new writer. Continuing in high school, her numerous original oratorical conquests on the Speech Team led her to a journalism concentration at the University of Southern California. Upon graduating, Alretha soon realized that her interest in journalism was not heartfelt. While at the taping of a
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Pump Up Chats with Lynne McTaggart

Lynne McTaggart is an investigative journalist and author, and a sought-after public speaker whose talks and workshops have transformed the lives of the thousands around the world who have heard her. She is also an accomplished broadcaster, who has appeared on many national tv and radio shows, including Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra shows. The hallmark of her work is exhaustive research that produces science-based discoveries in the worlds of science, spirituality and health. She edits the monthly health journal What Doctors Don’t Tell You and was also the editor of the 48-lesson partwork, Living The Field, perhaps the most definitive work yet to bridge the worlds of physics and spirituality
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Pump Up Chats with Bonnie Trachtenberg

Bonnie Trachtenberg worked as Senior Writer and Copy Chief at Book-of-the-Month Club and has written seven children’s book adaptations. She’s also written for three newspapers, and has penned countless magazine articles.Wedlocked is her first novel. She lives on Long Island with her husband, stepchildren, and cats. Please visit her blogs at: http://www.BonnieTrachtenberg.com http://www.Wedlockedthenovel.com and on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/WritebrainedNY On Wedlocked: A Novel Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? I wrote Wedlocked after my first brief, calamitous marriage, because the events that transpired during that time were so insanely wild that I knew they would make for a great book. I also wrote it as a means
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The Darkness by Crystal Connor Book Publicity Tour September, October and November 2011

Join Crystal Connor, author of the science fiction/horror novel, The Darkness (Bennett and Hastings), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 19-November 11, 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Crystal Connor I grew up telling spooky little campfire style stories at slumber parties. We’d make a tent in the bedroom, and the only source of light would be from a flashlight that was about to die. I’d tell my tale of doom and then while everyone was jumping at the tree branch scraping against the window and I’d be sound asleep! I served my country in the United States Navy working as
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Space by Emily Sue Harvey Book Publicity Tour September, October and November 2011

Join Emily Sue Harvey, author of the women’s inspirational novel, Space (The Story Plant), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 19-November 11, 2011 on her fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Emily Sue Harvey Emily Sue Harvey, author and speaker, writes to make a difference. Dozens of her upbeat stories and articles appear in Chocolate for Women, Chicken Soup for the Soul, women’s magazines, websites, and other anthologies. She is the author of the novel Song of Renewal and Homefires and the novella Flavors.  Her new novel, Space, will be followed by another novel (Unto these Hills) later in 2011. To find out more about
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Elizabeth Bellows

Being the frizzy-haired tomboy with buck teeth gave Elizabeth Parkinson-Bellows a slight case of shyness as a kid. A colorful imagination meant escape and adventure at the drop of a hat. Over the years she learned that the insecurities she carried around were a waste of time. Elizabeth still prefers a football game to a manicure any day of the week. That indispensable imagination has found its way into her writing providing a sense of joy and true purpose. You can visit Elizabeth’s website at www.azraspithbooks.com On Alexander Drake’s Extraordinary Pursuit Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? I started writing with the intention of creating
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Once Upon a Groom by Karen Rose Smith Book Publicity Tour September 2011

Join Karen Rose Smith, author of the contemporary romance, Once Upon a Groom (Harlequin), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 19-September 30, 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Karen Rose Smith Karen Rose Smith was born in Pennsylvania in the Susquehanna Valley. In college, she began writing poetry and also met her husband to be. They both started married life as teachers, but when their son was born, Karen decided to try her hand at a home decorating business. She returned to teaching for a while but changes in her life led her to writing romance fiction. Now she writes full
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Perfectly Crazy Virtual Book Publicity Tour September and October 2011

Join Mitzi Penzes, author of the romantic novel, Perfectly Crazy (New Year Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere September 5 – October 28,2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Mitzi Penzes Mitzi Penzes grew up in Hungary, where she trained and practiced as a neurologist. She has lived in the US for the last twenty-five years, where she pursued a career in lab management before becoming an entrepreneur. She lives with her son, husband, and cat in Napa, California. You can visit her website at www.perfectlymitzi.com. About Perfectly Crazy Sexy, stylish and successful, Nell always prided herself on her common sense. So
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Fezariu’s Epiphany Book Publicity Tour September and October 2011

Join David Brown, author of the Fantasy novel, Fezariu’s Epiphany (CreateSpace), as he virtually tours the blogosphere September 5 – October 28 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About David Brown David Brown was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and first conceived the idea of the Elencheran Chronicles at college in 1999. He spent ten years compiling the history of Elenchera, resulting in 47,000+ years of events, 500+ maps, 2000+ pages, several short stories and many much-needed acquaintances with Jack Daniels. David also has a blog, The World According to Dave (http://blog.elenchera.com), which features reviews, stories and dramatic tales of the horrors of
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Sinexia: The Mark of Perillius by Atonus Perry Book Publicity Tour September 2011

Join Atonus Perry, author of the Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel, Sinexia: The Mark of Perillius (Dog Ear Publishing, LLC), as he virtually tours the blogosphere September 5 – September 30 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Atonus Perry Atonus L. Perry has always been fascinated with tales of fantasy and wonder. Being the son of a librarian, he spent many of his weekends and summers reading books. The only thing he loved more than reading was indulging in creative writing. As he matured he began to take an interest in Japanese animation, comic books, and role playing video games. After immersing himself in the
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