Posts Tagged ‘author publicity’

New Book for Review: Women’s Fiction ‘The Full Moon Bride’ by Shobhan Bantwal

Women’s fiction author Shobhan Bantwal will be touring in September with her novel Full Moon Bride (Kensington Publishing Corp. August 2011). What makes a marriage—love or compatibility? Passion or pragmatism? THE FULL MOON BRIDE is a compelling story that explores the fascinating subject of arranged marriage, as young Indian-American attorney Soorya Giri navigates the gulf between desire and tradition. In choosing between two very different men, Soorya must reconcile her burgeoning independence and conservative background. And she must decide what matters most to her—not just in a husband, but in a family, a culture, and a life. Find more about THE FULL MOON BRIDE, other books by Shobhan Bantwal,
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Mother Goddess Speaks Online Book Tour July 2011

Join Blanca Beyar, author of the Mind/Body/Spirit book Mother Goddess Speaks as she virtually tours the blogosphere in July 2011 on her first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Blanca Beyar Blanca, also known as (Lavanya) wears many hats. She is a Doctor of Natural Health, a Reiki Master, Shaman, Spiritual Counselor and beloved Guru. Her purpose and passion in life is to assist humanity in raising their consciousness, to help them unveil their divine radiance and achieve spiritual and emotional wholeness. Blanca honors her calling for service through her healing work and also through her writing. Her latest book, “The Goddess Speaks” is a sacred dictation that
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 20

Welcome to Day Twenty of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 19

Welcome to Day Nineteen of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 18

Welcome to Day Eighteen of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Class Struggle: Journal of a Teacher In Up to His Ears Online Book Tour July 2011

Join Steven Verrier, author of the nonfiction book, Class Struggle: Journal of a Teacher In Up to His Ears, as he virtually tours the blogosphere in July 2011 on his third tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Steven Verrier Steven Verrier has been a teacher for over two decades. From 2007-2010 he taught English at “Webster High School,” an institution in San Antonio, Texas, that seemed to revel in dysfunction. Class Struggle: Journal of a Teacher In Up to His Ears is Steve’s account of his third and final year at “Webster” – which turned out to be even wackier than Steve dared expect. Steve’s previous books include
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 17

Welcome to Day Seventeen of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 16

Welcome to Day Sixteen of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Solstice Virtual Book Tour June and July 2011

Join P.J. Hoover, author of the YA Dystopian Mythology novel, Solstice (Andrea Brown Literary Agency), as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 20th- July 15th on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About P.J. Hoover P. J. Hoover first fell in love with Greek mythology in sixth grade thanks to the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton. After a fifteen year bout as an electrical engineer designing computer chips for a living, P. J. decided to take her own stab at mythology and started writing books for kids and teens. P. J. is a member of THE TEXAS SWEETHEARTS & SCOUNDRELS. When not writing, P. J.
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New Book for Review: Class Struggle: Journal of a Teacher In Up to His Ears by Steven Verrier

Steven Verrier is touring in July with his nonfiction book Class Struggle: Journal of a Teacher In Up to His Ears. Class Struggle: Journal of a Teacher In Up to His Ears takes readers deep into the heart of San Antonio’s “Webster High School” (fictional name), an institution that seems to revel in dysfunction. Told from the point of view of a bemused teacher, Class Struggle is a guided tour through the landscapes and minefields of modern urban education. Readers will meet intriguing characters – the brilliant student “on a quest to kill,” the barking boy, the substitute teacher who won’t shut up, and many others – who’ll make
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New Book for Review: Goddess Mother Speaks by Blanca Beyar

Blanca Beyar is touring in July with her Mind/Body/Spirit book Goddess Mother Speaks. The Goddess Mother is speaking to us in a way she has never done so before! The Omega aspect of the GodHead shares with us vital information about the changing times we are living in, the future creation, the Children of the Light, Sacred Relationships and so many other vital areas of our lives. In this incredible and divine dialogue from the Goddess Mother, she reaches out to all the children of the world with a spark of hope, of healing and renewal. In this epic time of change and transformation, our beloved Goddess provides vital
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 15

Welcome to Day Fifteen of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 14

Welcome to Day Fourteen of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 13

Welcome to Day Thirteen of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 12

Welcome to Day Twelve of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 11

Welcome to Day Eleven of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Halith Virtual Book Tour July 2011

Join Kirsten Kelly, author of the young adult science fiction/fantasy book, Halith (PCW Books), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in July on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Kirsten Kelly Kirsten Kelly lives in Miami, Florida where she enjoys kayaking, fishing, and travel. Like her characters, she lives for good friends, good food, and the next adventure. You can visit Kirsten Kelly’s website at www.pcwbooks.com To find out more about Kirsten visit www.pcwbooks.com About Halith Can one ever recall the very moment when the first step of destiny was taken? Retrospect can make this possible; or in 462 BC, the aid of a
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The Bronze and the Brimstone Virtual Book Tour June and July 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 June and July 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 of
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The Lowlands of Heaven Virtual Book Tour June, July and August 2011

Join F.J. Dagg, author of the inspirational fantasy fiction novel and San Diego Book Awards Finalist, The Lowlands of Heaven, as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June, July and August on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About F.J. Dagg F.J. Dagg grew up in Michigan, where for a time he was a musician in a variety of rock and blues bands. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan with a degree in Philosophy and an additional concentration in Music Theory and History. After moving to California, his focus turned from music to the writing of fiction, which he pursued as various
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 10

Welcome to Day Ten of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 9

Welcome to Day Nine of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Chats with Sci-Fi Mystery Author B.A. Chepaitis

Barbara Chepaitis is the author of 8 published books, including The Fear Principle featuring Jaguar Addams, and the critically acclaimed Feeding Christine and These Dreams. Her first nonfiction book, Feathers of Hope, is about Berkshire Bird Paradise and the human connection with birds.   She’s writing a sequel about Eagle Mitch, a bird she helped our US troops rescue from Afghanistan.  Barbara is founder of the storytelling trio The Snickering Witches, and faculty coordinator for the fiction component of Western Colorado’s MFA program in creative writing. Facebook site for Barbara – http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615302442 Facebook site for Jaguar – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jaguar-Addams-and-the-Fear-Series/135879429815445 Barbara’s website:   http://www.wildreads.com Thank you for this interview, Barbara.  Do you remember
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 8

Welcome to Day Eight of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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From Mason to Minister: Through the Lattice Online Book Tour June 2011

Join Neil Cullan McKinlay, author of the Christian memoir, From Mason to Minister: Through the Lattice as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June 2011 on his first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Neil Cullan McKinlay I was born in Ontario, Canada when the leaves turned a beautiful red and gold in the fall. With mum and dad and my two older brothers we sailed across the Atlantic to my parent’s native Scotland when I was two. As my brother Stuart remembers it, “we sailed from the St. Lawrence in November 1958 in the bowels of the Royal Mail ship, Carinthia, taking a week to cross the
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‘Through The Fire: One Woman’s Experiences in Surviving Domestic Violence’ Online Book Tour June 2011

Join Harriet Cammock, author of the inspirational non-fiction Through The Fire: One Woman’s Experiences in Surviving Domestic Violence as she virtually tours the blogosphere in June 2011 on her first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Harriet Cammock It doesn’t matter how you start, it matters how you finish. This can be said of Harriet Cammock’s life. Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Harriet’s journey is one marked by a strong faith in the belief that you can overcome, if you try hard enough. Through childhood, her grandmother instilled in her a drive to succeed. After an abusive marriage, Harriet determined she would use her own experiences in overcoming
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 7

Welcome to Day Seven of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Chats with Kai Strand

Kai Strand is a children’s author of middle grade and young adult novels. She was born and raised in the mid-west, where she inherited a wholesome outlook on life. She lived in California long enough to become a (very lucky) wife and the mother of four amazing kids. They now live in Central Oregon where the most common sound in her household is laughter. The second most common is, “Do your dishes!” Obviously, Kai likes to write. The Weaver is Kai’s debut book. She reads a lot as well and calls it research. Kai loves to garden, and is trying out a greenhouse for the first time this year.
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 6

Welcome to Day Six of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe Virtual Book Tour May and June 2011

Join Sandi Gelles-Cole, author of the fictionalized memoir, The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe (Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in May and June on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Sandi Gelles-Cole The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe is Sandi Gelles-Cole’s latest foray into fiction, building on her more than 35 years’ as a book editor, ghostwriter, and book doctor. She began her publishing career in 1973 with the David McKay Company and later held editorial positions with Dutton/NAL, Rawson Associates, and Dell. In 1983, she founded her editorial agency, Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises, which continues to provide editorial services to agents, publishers,
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 5

Welcome to Day Five of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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