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Pump Up Your Book announces winners of Pump Up Your Book Live! August Chat Book Giveaway

Pump Up Your Book is happy to announce the lucky winners who attended the August Pump Up Your Book Live! Chat Book Giveaway held September 2, 2011, in the book touring company’s chat room. J.W. Nicklaus won a paperback copy of Benjamin Kane Ethridge’s Black & Orange! Laura Burks won a paperback copy of Caridad Pineiro’s Stronger Than Sin! Steve DeWinter won a paperback copy of T.M. Wallace’s Under a Fairy Moon! Kathleen Kelly won a paperback copy of Debra Brenegan’s Shame the Devil! C. Elizabeth won a paperback copy of Dr. Jeri Fink’s Trees Cry For Rain! Sharon Chase won a 2-book package from Paula Wiseman including Contingency
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Hi everyone, Due to Hurricane Irene our fearless leader is out of commission for the time being. If you have any questions, concerns, or need to have contact in any way please feel free to contact me at tgleichner(at)gmail(dot)com and I will respond immediately. I apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and hope you all stay safe. Take care! Tracee


Pump Up Your Book: New Books for Review September 2011

Are you a book blogger who loves to read books?  You have come to the right place!  We are looking for qualified book bloggers to review our titles.  As these authors will be on tour in September, the deadline for inquiring is August 25.  Contact us by using the form below.  Thanks! Allan Leverone will be touring in September 2011 with his thriller e-book, The Lonely Mile! When struggling hardware store owner Bill Ferguson stumbles upon a kidnapping in progress, he does what we all like to believe we would do – he steps in and breaks up the crime, saving a young girl from a horrific fate. The
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Win free Kindle e-reader at Zumaya Publications Birthday Chat Celebration!

Pump Up Your Book is proud to host the authors and publisher of Zumaya Publications at their 5 year birthday bash chat book giveaway! The party will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 starting at 8 p.m. eastern, 7 p.m. central, 6 p.m. mountain and 5 p.m. pacific time) and ending at 11 p.m. (eastern time). Tell your book friends that not only will this give them an opportunity to chat with the authors and editor of Zumaya Publications, but they will be eligible to win lots of goodies including A FREE KINDLE E-READER! Click here for details!


Pump Up Your Book! Announces July ‘11 Authors on Virtual Book Tours

Join a talented and diverse group of 36 authors promoting 35 books and a publisher celebrating “Five Years of Irresponsible Reading,” as they tour with Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours during the month of July 2011. Follow them as they travel the blogosphere from July 5th through July 29th to discuss their books. This month is filled with a variety of genres: fantasy novels, memoirs, short story collections, historicals, and more! The month of July finds us host to short story collections from Hugh Aaron, Garasamo Maccagnone, and Dangerous Lee. Are you an author considering using the blogosphere to promote your book? Then be sure you don’t
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Jane Rowan at A Book and A Chat Tonight!

Tuesday June 28th – 6:30pm EST Number you need to call is: 347- 237-5398 People don’t make up things like that for fun. That’s what Jane’s therapist tells her when Jane reports fragmentary memories from her childhood that hint at sexual abuse. A busy, successful scientist, Jane at first fights the implications, but finally has to admit that something indeed happened. With help from a gifted therapist as well as creative arts, Jane taps into her own aliveness and reconciles with both her parents’ love and their betrayal. This deeply personal memoir invites the reader behind the closed doors of the therapist’s office and into the author’s journal and
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Condolences to the Family and Friends of Elle Newmark

We have just heard the tragic news that one of our past clients, Elle Newmark, has passed away.  We at Pump Up Your Book extend our sympathies to the  family and friends in their loss.  She was such a wonderful person and we will all miss her. We at Pump Up Your Book had the privilege of knowing this special lady, especially Tracee Gleichner who dealt with her on a daily basis helping her through a maze of book promotion techniques and ideas to help her promote her book.  After all, Elle was a gifted wordsmith.  Please visit her website.  Buy her books.  Remember her in your hearts. The
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Pump Up Your Book! Announces June ‘11 Authors on Virtual Book Tour

Join a talented and diverse group of 38 authors who are touring with Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours during the month of June 2011. Follow these authors as they travel the blogosphere from June 6th through June 30th to discuss their books. This month is filled with a variety of genres:  thrillers, children’s books, fantasy novels, historicals, memoirs and more! The month of June finds several authors continuing their virtual book tours. Returning are Buzz Bernard and “Eyewall,” Sandi Gelles-Cole and “The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe,” Emily Sue Harvey and “Homefires,” Douglas Jacobson and “The Katyn Order,” Tom McLaughlin and “Borneo Tom,” M.J. Rose and “The Hypnotist,”
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Tour Facebook Party!

WE’RE HAVING A FACEBOOK PARTY!!!! Strike up the band and join the chorus…Pump Up Your Book will be hosting the May 2011 Authors on Tour on Friday May 27, 2011 at 9 – 11 p.m. (eastern time – adjust to your time zone). Tell your book friends that not only will this give them an opportunity to chat with their favorite authors there will be a huge giveaway at the end of the chat! Here’s how it will work: The party will kick off at our Facebook Party Page with a 2 hour chat in which all authors will get a certain time slot to answer questions. All time
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Susan Kronick to appear in Vienna newspaper because of virtual book tour

A big congratulations goes to Susan Kronick, who has been touring with us since April.  Her paranormal novel, Sarah, They’re Coming for You, takes place in Austria and it seems one of the interviews  or guest posts that she wrote for one of her blog stops appeared last week in the Vienna, Austria, newspaper “Heute” (translates to Today). Not only that, she has been “friended” on Facebook by members of the Vienna Paranormal Society (Ghosthunters) and she’s a hit in Vienna!  They have asked her to meet up with them in Vienna the next time she’s over there and coincidentally she will be in Austria with her sister next
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Ghost Hunter Susan Kronick on Blog Talk Radio A Book and a Chat May 17

Pump Up Your Book would like to extend an invitation to all our readers to join Susan Kronick as she rounds off the second half of her virtual book tour during May with her 32nd stop at A Book and a Chat with the wonderful and talented talk show host Barry “Storyheart” Eva on Thursday, May 19! If you’d like to find out more about Susan and her publishing journey, tune into the show by visiting this link at these times: 4:30 Pacific 5:30 Central 6:30 Eastern (If you miss the show, you can listen to the interview by visiting their archives soon afterward.) About Susan: Susan Kronick’s background
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Romantic Suspense Author Alexandrea Weis on Blog Talk Radio A Book and a Chat May 19

Pump Up Your Book would like to extend an invitation to all our readers to join Alexandrea Weis as she kicks off the first half of her virtual book tour during May with her 14th stop at A Book and a Chat with the wonderful and talented talk show host Barry “Storyheart” Eva on Thursday, May 19! If you’d like to find out more about Alexandrea and her publishing journey, tune into the show by visiting this link at these times: 4:30 Pacific 5:30 Central 6:30 Eastern (If you miss the show, you can listen to the interview by visiting their archives soon afterward.) About Alexandrea: Alexandrea Weis began
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Ghost Hunter Susan Kronick at Pump Up Your Book Live! Chat Tonight!

Ghost hunter Susan Kronick, author of the paranormal, Sarah, They’re Coming for You, will be appearing at Pump Up Your Book Live! on Friday, May 6, 2011, at 9 p.m. eastern time (adjust to your time zones) to 10 p.m. and will be talking about her new book and her experiences as a ghost hunter! She will also be giving away 3 electronic copies of her book to three lucky participants! Don’t miss our chat with a talented author and ghost seer! Find out all you want to know about spirits. Find out how Susan can see spirits as if they are mortals! If you ever wanted to find
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Ghost Hunter Susan Kronick on Blog Talk Radio A Book and a Chat May 17

Pump Up Your Book would like to extend an invitation to all our readers to join Susan Kronick as she kicks off the second half of her April/May virtual book tour with her 32nd stop at A Book and a Chat with the wonderful and talented talk show host Barry “Storyheart” Eva on Tuesday, May 17! If you’d like to find out more about Susan and her publishing journey, tune into the show by visiting this link at these times: 4:30 Pacific 5:30 Central 6:30 Eastern (If you miss the show, you can listen to the interview by visiting their archives soon afterward.) About Susan: Susan Kronick’s background is
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Pump Up Your Book! Announces May ’11 Authors on Virtual Book Tours

Pump Up Your Book! Announces May ‘11 Authors on Virtual Book Tours Summary: Announcement of Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours’ list of authors for May 2011. Join a talented and diverse group of 35 authors who are touring with Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours during the month of May 2011. Follow these authors as they travel the blogosphere from May 2nd through May 27th to discuss their books. This month is filled with a variety of genres:  historical novels, science-fiction books, thrillers, young adult fiction, mysteries, and more! We also have several nonfiction titles during the month of May. Amazon Kindle bestselling author Vincent  Zandri
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Vincent Zandri’s ‘The Innocent’ Top 100 Bestselling Book in Kindle Store

We are so proud to announce Vincent Zandri’s thriller noir The Innocent is in the Top 100 Bestselling Books in the Kindle Store at Amazon!  Right now he’s holding strong at #4 but who knows how high he will climb! For Green Haven Prison Warden, Jack Marconi, Getting caught is simply not an option. It’s been a year since his wife was killed. Ever since, he’s been slipping up at his job as warden at an upstate New York prison. It makes him the perfect patsy when a cop-killer breaks out–with the help of someone on the inside. Throwing himself into the hunt for the fleeing con, Jack doesn’t
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Pump Up Your Book’s April 2011 Authors on Tour Facebook Party!

WE’RE HAVING A FACEBOOK PARTY!!!! Strike up the band and join the chorus…Pump Up Your Book will be hosting the April 2011 Authors on Tour on Friday April 29, 2011 at 9 – 11 p.m. (eastern time – adjust to your time zone). Tell your book friends that not only will this give them an opportunity to chat with their favorite authors there will be a huge giveaway at the end of the chat! Here’s how it will work: The party will kick off at our Facebook Party Page with a 2 hour chat in which all authors will get a certain time slot to answer questions. All time
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Startup business entrepreneur Cynthia Kocialski on Blog Business World Radio Show

Join Cynthia Kocialski, author of Startup from the Ground Up:  Practical Insights for Entrepreneurs, on Wayne Hurlbert’s Blog Business World Radio Show at Blog Talk Radio.  Cynthia will be appearing tonight, March 17, 2011, at 8 p.m. eastern time (adjust to your time zone). Listen in at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/waynehurlbert/2011/03/18/cynthia-kocialski-startup-from-the-ground-up. Successful entrepreneur Cynthia Kocialski shares proven ideas for achieving entrepreneurial success for startup businesses. Cynthia points out that simply having a great product or service isn’t enough to build a successful company. She guides entrepreneurs from the first critical steps on the journey to going concern. Cynthia shares strategies for hiring the right people, getting funding, financial management, and marketing. She
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Pump Up Your Book’s March 2011 Authors on Tour Facebook Party!

WE’RE HAVING A FACEBOOK PARTY!!!! Strike up the band and join the chorus…Pump Up Your Book will be hosting the March 2011 Authors on Tour on Friday March 25, 2011 at 9 – 11 p.m. (eastern time – adjust to your time zone). Tell your book friends that not only will this give them an opportunity to chat with their favorite authors there will be a huge giveaway at the end of the chat! Here’s how it will work: The party will kick off at our Facebook Party Page with a 2 hour chat in which all authors will get a certain time slot to answer questions.  All time
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Pump Up Your Book Announces March 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour

Join a talented and diverse group of 26 authors who are touring with Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours during the month of March 2011. Follow these authors as they travel the blogosphere from March 1st through March 25th to discuss their books. You’ll find everything from memoirs to business books, historical novels to thrillers, children’s books to young adult novels and more! The month of March is filled with returning authors. Lisa Gardner is back to promote her latest Detective D.D. Warren novel, “Love You More.” Also returning is Lou Aronica and his fantasy novel, “Blue,” Dr. Jennifer Freed with “Lessons from Stanley the Cat,” Diana Gabaldon
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Becky Due & Kristina McMorris to chat and give books away at Night Owl Reviews tonight

We are thrilled to announce Becky Due and Kristina McMorris will be the guests of Night Owl Reviews tonight at their weekly chat.  Visit http://www.nightowlreviews.com/nor/Pages/Chat.aspx at 5pm PST / 6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8 EST to talk to these authors on a one-on-one personal chat where you can also win copies of their books! About Becky Due Becky Due is becoming the new voice of women’s fiction. She has the courage, honesty and writing style for today’s busy women, and she does not cringe away from hard issues. She will leave you feeling strong, self-confident, independent, and in control of your life. She has a way of
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Pump Up Your Book February 2011 Authors on Tour Facebook Party this Friday!

WE’RE HAVING A FACEBOOK PARTY!!!! Pump Up Your Book will be hosting the February 2011 Authors on Tour on Friday February 25, 2011 at 9 – 11 p.m. (eastern time – adjust to your time zone).  Tell your book friends that not only will this give them an opportunity to chat with their favorite authors BUT… WE’RE GIVING AWAY PRIZES!!!! The participating authors and their giveaways include: Rose Valenta is giving away a paperback copy of her humor book, Sitting on Cold Porcelain. Allan Leverone is giving away an e-copy of his thriller, Final Vector, and 6 e-copies of Postcards from the Apocalypse. Frank Edwards is giving away a
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Congratulations to Elysabeth Elderling for winning Kindle at Facebook Party!

Congratulations to Elysabeth Elderling for winning a Kindle at our Pump Up Your Book Facebook Party!  Elysabeth joined the Hollywood Book Publicist Charlie Barrett Facebook Party last night to ask Charlie about book publicity and listen to his experiences in the book publicity industry.  Charlie has been touring with us the whole month of January and ended his tour with a fabulous party at Facebook in which he gave away a FREE KINDLE ($189 value)! I want to thank Charlie for his generosity and I know Elysabeth will love her brand new Kindle! Our next Facebook party will be held February 22 with multi-published thriller author Vincent Zandri.  Details
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  • January 25, 2011
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Becky Due announces Kindle Giveaway!

Becky Due, author of the new women’s fiction novel, The Dumpster (Due Publications), is giving away a FREE KINDLE ($139 value)! Here are the details: 1. Buy one of her novels (The Dumpster, Returning Injury, Touchable Love, The Gentlemen’s Club) and read it. 2. Post your review on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and your Facebook or Blog page by February 28, 2011 (That’s one review–posted three times) 3. Contact Becky with a note that you have posted your review (3 times) by February 28, 2011 *Must contact Becky through her website http://www.beckydue.com, click on Contact Becky Due on the left sidebar. Your note to her must include the name
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D.W. Richards on Blog Talk Radio’s A Book and a Chat TONIGHT

Join D.W. (David) Richards tonght at 6:30 p.m. EST (adjust to your time zone) as he talks to Barry Eva of Blog Talk Radio’s A Book and a Chat about his new book, Pairs, and his publishing journey! D.W.  is a member of the Canadian Authors Association and beyond being a novelist he is also a script-doctor and freelance writer. An excerpt from Pairs will appear in the October 2010 issue of the international literary PDF quarterly Cantarville as a standalone fiction piece. In addition to creative writing, D.W. Richards has a Bachelor Degree in Psychology from Carleton University and is a Certified General Accountant. He divides his time
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National Book Publicist Charlie Barrett Featured Guest at Pump Up Your Book’s Facebook Party

Hollywood, CA  – –  Award winning national book publicist Charlie Barrett (www.thebarrettco.com) will guest in a “Face Book Party” hosted by the leading book promo Internet firm Pump Up Your Book on Thursday, January 27th, 9-11pm EST.  A free Kindle ($189 value!) will be given away during the session.  Those interested can log on to http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=494281102448 to participate in this Net event and have a real time chat with Mr. Barrett, who heads The Barrett Company based in the nation’s creative center, Hollywood. During the two-hour session Thursday evening with Pump Up Your Book, Mr. Barrett will take questions from those participating such as how to get your book
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Women’s Fiction Author Shana Mahaffey on A Book and a Chat Tonight!

Shana Mahaffey drops by A Book and a Chat tonight to chat about herself and her book “Sounds Like Crazy”. Though she doesn’t remember the trauma that caused it, Holly Miller has Dissociative Identity Disorder. Her personality has fractured into five different identities, together known as The Committee. And as much as they make Holly’s life hell, she can’t live without them. Then one of those identities, the flirtatious, southern Betty Jane, lands Holly a voice over job. Betty Jane wants nothing more than to be in the spotlight. The rest of The Committee wants Betty Jane to shut up. Holly’s therapist wants to get to the bottom of
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Happy Holidays from Pump Up Your Book

To all our dear friends, we at Pump Up Your Book wish everyone the best holiday ever and a Happy New year! Dorothy, Cheryl, Tracee, Jaime and Becky


Horror Author Joel M. Andre to Guest on Barry Eva’s A Book and a Chat Radio Show

Joel M. Andre, author of the horror novel, A Death at the North Pole, will be a special guest on the popular Blog Talk Radio Show,  A Book and A Chat with Barry Eva (Storyheart). Join Barry and Joel at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, December 16, 2010. You can listen online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Across-the-Pond and call in your questions to 347- 237-5398. Joel M. Andre was born January 13, 1981. At a young age he was fascinated with the written word. It was at fourteen that Poe blew his mind, and Andre began to dabble with darker poetry. Between the years of 1999 and 2007 Joel was featured in
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Nonfiction Spiritual Author Nicholas Oliva to Guest on Barry Eva’s A Book and a Chat Radio Show

Nicholas Oliva, author of the nonfiction spiritual book, Finding God: To Believe or Not to Believe, will be a special guest on the popular Blog Talk Radio Show,  A Book and A Chat with Barry Eva (Storyheart). Join Barry and Nicholas at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, December 9, 2010 for A Book and A Chat sit down with historical fiction author Nicholas Oliva. You can listen online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Across-the-Pond and call in your questions to 347- 237-5398. Nicholas Oliva (O-lee-va’) has been a musician, writer, poet, photographer, an audio engineer, an Entertainment and Technical Director for over twenty-five years. His first book, Only Moments, was published in 2007, which
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