Posts Tagged ‘blog tours’

  • June 3, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Summer Special: Book Your Tour $100 Off

Pump Up Your Book is offering authors a huge discount for authors! Book your tour before September 2013 and receive $100 off  (this applies to all packages excluding book blasts). Please add the promo code SUMMER SPECIAL when inquiring to get your discount. This promotional offer begins May 30 and ends September 30. You may book ahead of time to get this special as long as payment is made by September 30.  Inquiries and payments after September 30 will be null and void at this special price. Email Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com or Tracee Gleichner at tgleichner(at)gmail.com for more info.  Please include the name of your book, book
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue, Authors of ‘After the Ending’

Lindsey Fairleigh lives her life with one foot in a book—as long as that book transports her to a magical world or bends the rules of science. Her novels, from post-apocalyptic to time travel and historical fantasy, always offer up a hearty dose of unreality, along with plenty of adventure and romance. When she’s not working on her next novel, Lindsey spends her time reading and trying out new recipes in the kitchen. She lives in the Napa Valley with her loving husband and confused cats. You can visit Lindsey’s blog at lindseyfairleigh.blogspot.com. Lindsey Pogue has always been a little creative. As a child she established a bug hospital
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Giveaway Winners!

    Congratulations goes out the following winners: BookLady  won a $25 Amazon Gift Card from the Meg the Egg Book Blast Sylvia  won a copy of After the Ending by Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue Thanks to all who participated. Look for more chances to win great prizes by following our book tours.


Free for Kindle: ‘After the Ending’ by Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue (May 17 & 18)!

Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue’s post-apocalyptic romance novel, After the Ending, the first book in The Ending Series is FREE on Kindle May 17th and 18th. Don’t miss the chance to pick up a copy of a novel that readers are calling, “a must read,” and “a thrilling adventure.” The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began. We may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed us. When people started getting sick, “they” thought it was just the flu. My roommate, my boyfriend, my family…they’re all gone now. I got sick too. I should have died with them—with the rest of the world—but I didn’t. I thought witnessing
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  • May 11, 2013
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents OCD, the Dude & Me Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Lauren Roedy Vaughn, author of the contemporary humorous young adult, OCD, the Dude & Me, as she tours the blogosphere June 3 – July 26 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT OCD, THE DUDE & ME Seventeen-year-old Danielle Levine is your typical high school teenager – if you count having OCD and ADHD as typical. Danielle’s “special” conditions lead her to a school for students with learning disabilities, and, even here, she struggles to fit in. How Danielle navigates her status as a “learning-challenged” teen pariah is told, with equal parts pain and hilarity, in Lauren Roedy Vaughn’s debut Young Adult
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Calling All Bloggers to Participate in Lou Poumakis’ Faith on Earth? Book Blast

Hi everyone! We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Lou Poumakis’ Faith on Earth? Book Blast! This event will take place June 3 – 28, 2013 2013 . Lou will be giving away a $25 Amazon gift card. All bloggers who sign up are eligible to win! There will be no interviews, guest posts or reviews with this Book Blast. Just book spotlights in which we will send everything to you ahead of time for you to copy and paste into your blog on the selected day. When requesting a spot on his tour, please let us know which date would work for you. Thank you! ——————————— About Faith
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Spellcaster’s Grimoire Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Mark All, author of the paranormal thriller, The Spellcaster’s Grimoire, as he tours the blogosphere May 6 – 31 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT THE SPELLCASTER’S GRIMOIRE Bestselling witchcraft author Trish Sinclair has a shameful secret: she’s a lousy spellcaster, and the spells in her books belong to others. So when a dying warlock entrusts her with an ancient and powerful grimoire, she runs for her life from his murderer, psychotic witch Kate Cavanaugh. Kate pursues Trish relentlessly to obtain the grimoire, which holds spells to command the fearsome power of a magic crystal hidden in town—and Kate is determined to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Scorned Justice Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Margaret Daley, author of the Christian fiction, Scorned Justice, as she tours the blogosphere April 1 – 26 2013 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SCORNED JUSTICE Texas Ranger Brody Calhoun is with his parents in west Texas when an unexpected attack injures the brother of Rebecca Morgan, Brody’s high school sweetheart. The local sheriff, a good friend, asks for Brody’s help. At first, it seems an open-and-shut case. As Brody digs deeper, he realizes the attack may be related to an organized crime trial Rebecca will be overseeing. With Rebecca’s help, he compiles evidence involving cattle rustling, bribery and dirty payoffs
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  • March 29, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Search for the Lost Realm Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win $100 Amazon Gift Card/Paypal Cash!

Join Kraig Dafoe, author of the fantasy/adventure novel, Search for the Lost Realm, as he tours the blogosphere April 1 – May 31 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!This tour is part of a $100 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash giveaway. ABOUT SEARCH FOR THE LOST REALM Search for the Lost Realm is an epic journey in which a young man named Varan wants to find a power which has been missing from the world of Kantania for thousands of years. Varan sets out but soon discovers his true mission is to save the worlds creator from a spiritual bond placed upon him by the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents After the Ending Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue, authors of the apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic romance novel, After the Ending, Book One of The Ending Series, as they tour the blogosphere May 6 – May 31, 2013 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! —————————————————————   ABOUT AFTER THE ENDING The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began. We may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed us. When people started getting sick, “they” thought it was just the flu. My roommate, my boyfriend, my family…they’re all gone now. I got sick too. I should have died with them—with the rest of the world—but I didn’t. I thought witnessing the
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  • March 14, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Harkness Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Michael Bigham, author of the mystery novel, Harkness, as he tours the blogosphere May 6 – June 28, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT HARKNESS Harkness isn’t your typical Western sheriff. Cowboy boots make his arches ache, he’s phobic of horses, but he does have a horse of sorts – a `39 Chevy pickup he calls Hoopie, and a sidekick – a neurotic wiener dog named Addison. Harkness is a man of his times, shaped for both good and bad by his experiences in WWII. He deals with issues like bigotry and sexual suppression in a believable manner. We come to
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New Apocalyptic/Post-apocalyptic Romance ‘After the Ending’ by Lindsey Fairleigh & Lindsey Pogue

Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue are touring from May 6 – May 31, 2013 with their apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic romance novel for women, After the Ending. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest post spots, first chapter reveals, book spotlights with giveaways. Please mention how you want to host this author and provide three dates that would work for you when inquiring. The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began. We may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed us. When people started getting sick, “they” thought it was just the flu. My roommate, my boyfriend, my family…they’re all gone now. I got sick too. I should have died with
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  • March 10, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Terminus Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Joshua Graham, author of the paranormal suspense novel, Terminus, as he tours the blogosphere April 1 – 29 2013 on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT TERMINUS How far must an angel fall to find his destiny? Having witnessed one too many senseless deaths, Nikolai, a disillusioned Reaper 3rd Class, resigns his commission with the Angel Forces after a tedious century of gathering souls. Immediately, another division recruits him with the promise of a more rewarding career, and issues his initial assignments: To bring down a few very dangerous threats to the human race.  In the process, Nikolai falls in love with one
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wondertown Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Mac Fallows, author of the fantasy novel, Wondertown, as he tours the blogosphere March 4 – 29 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ——————————————————————– ABOUT WONDERTOWN Wondertown is a full-length fantasy novel from Mac Fallows that includes twelve original songs—each one an extension of the story sung by the characters themselves- and seventeen illustrations from acclaimed illustrator, Emrah Elmasli. The story centres around Neil Abbott, an undersized, introverted eleven-year old boy with the ability to tell about people by touching their possessions. He doesn’t fit in either at home or at school and rarely speaks to anyone, with the exception of his grandmother, who
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  • February 23, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Revelation Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win $100 Amazon Gift Card/Paypal Cash!

Join Morrie Richfield, author of the inspirational fantasy, Revelation, as he tours the blogosphere March 4 – May 31 2013 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! This tour is part of a $100 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash giveaway. If interested in signing up for a review, interview, guest post, first chapter reveal, book trailer reveal or book spotlight, please let us know by contacting Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com or leave a comment below along with your contact information. ——————————————————————– ABOUT REVELATION Mr. Breeze is back; so is Michael Ryan and Rover, the magical dog. MR. BREEZE fans can rejoice. REVELATION, Morrie Richfield’s much-anticipated sequel
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  • February 23, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Beyond the Valley Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Rita Gerlach, author of the Christian historical romance, Beyond the Valley, as she tours the blogosphere March 4 – 29 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ——————————————————————– ABOUT BEYOND THE VALLEY When Sarah Carr’s husband Jamie drowns, her young life is shattered and takes a turn that she never expected. Pregnant and now widowed, she reaches out to Jamie’s family for help, but they are unwilling. Instead they devise a plan to have her kidnapped and taken to the Colonies to live a life of servitude. Sarah’s new life in the Colonies finds her surrounded by a family’s whirlwind of secrets, while
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  • February 23, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Secret of Maggie’s Swamp Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Paul A. Barra, author of the children’s/middle grade novel, The Secret of Maggie’s Swamp, as he tours the blogosphere March 4 – 29 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ——————————————————————– ABOUT THE SECRET OF MAGGIE’S SWAMP In this middle-grade mystery-adventure, a twelve-year-old girl discovers a grave injustice in the 1980s South when a neighbor is convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. Penny must find the courage to use her unique gift – her uncanny ability to foresee the future – to thwart a crazed desperado and find a treasure that will prove her neighbor’s innocence. Poor Penelope Andrews. Her neighbor is
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Calling All Bloggers to Participate in Athol Dickson’s January Justice Book Blast!

Hi everyone! We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Athol Dickson’s January Justice Book Blast! This event will take place March 18 – 22, 2013 . Athol will be giving away a $25 Amazon gift card. All bloggers who sign up are eligible to win! There will be no interviews, guest posts or reviews with this Book Blast. Just book spotlights in which we will send everything to you ahead of time for you to copy and paste into your blog on the selected day. When requesting a spot on his tour, please let us know which date would work for you. Thank you! ——————————— About January Justice: Reeling from his wife’s
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  • February 17, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Heart in Hand Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Barbara Cameron, author of the Christian/Amish fiction, Heart in Hand, as she tours the blogosphere March 4 – 29 2013 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ——————————————————————– ABOUT HEART IN HAND Anna, a knitter and the oldest of the three cousins, watches the wedding of Naomi and Nick the following fall and remembers her own wedding. A widow, Anna thinks about how short her time with her husband was; as she looks at her grandmother, she wonders if Leah is recalling her own marriage. Her grandparents were married for a longer time than she and her husband were, but Anna and her grandmother
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  • February 14, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tickling Daphne H. Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win Kindle Fire HD!

Join Veronica Frances, author of the erotica/adult fiction, Tickling Daphne H., as she tours the blogosphere March 4 – May 31 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! This tour is part of a huge Kindle Fire HD Giveaway. If interested in signing up for a review, interview, guest post, or book spotlight, please let us know by contacting Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com or leave a comment below along with your contact information. ——————————————————————– ABOUT TICKLING DAPHNE H. Tickling Daphne H. follows the ticklish journeys of Daphne, Dave, Carol and Harold, exploring how tickling deeply affects the lives of these four people. The
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with R. Gregory Lande, Author of The Abraham Man

R. Gregory Lande, DO is a physician and retired US Army Medical Corps Officer. Dr. Lande completed his medical education at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Lande was commissioned an officer in the US Army. During his career in the military, Dr. Lande was active in a wide variety of clinical, academic and administrative positions. Upon leaving the US Army as a full colonel, Dr. Lande was awarded the Legion of Merit recognizing his career contributions. The next phase of his career involved administrative positions in hospital management, research, and teaching at various civilian facilities. Dr. Lande is the author of numerous medical and historical works.
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  • February 4, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lifetime of Achievement Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Jordan Maylea Ramirez, author of the self-help book, Lifetime of Achievement, as she tours the blogosphere March 4 – April 26 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————– ABOUT LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT There are too many people going through life content with mediocrity.  People going to jobs they hate, to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like. People who are dreading Monday, looking forward to hump day and praying for Friday; and let’s not even talk about those two weeks of paid vacation… those are gold! How long have we been this way? Is this really what life is
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Join ‘Princess April Morning-Glory’ Kelley Smoot Garrett (in Letitia Fairbanks’ memory) at Minding Spot – WIN A KINDLE FIRE HD!

Letitia Fairbanks, author of Princess April Morning-Glory, is stopping off today at Minding Spot, as part of her colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where she is giving away a Kindle Fire HD! Visit today’s stop at http://www.mindingspot.blogspot.com/2013/02/princess-april-morning-glory-blog-tour.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins February 4 and ends on April 26 2013. If you’d like to visit the authors’ official tour page to gain more entries and find out where else they will be appearing so you won’t miss out on a great opportunity to win the Kindle Fire HD, visit http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/2013/01/26/pump-up-your-book-presents-princess-april-morning-glory-virtual-book-publicity-tour-win-kindle-fire-hd/. Good luck!


Calling all bloggers to participate in Lakesha Monique Ruise’s Thy Kingdom Come Book Blast!

Hi everyone! We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Lakesha Monique Ruises’s Thy Kingdom Come Book Blast! This event will take place March 8 – April 8, 2013. Lakesha will be giving away a $25 VISA Gift Certificate. All bloggers who sign up are eligible to win! There will be no interviews, guest posts or reviews with this Book Blast. Just book spotlights in which we will send everything to you ahead of time for you to copy and paste into your blog on the selected day. When requesting a spot on his tour, please let us know which date would work for you. Thank you! ——————————— About Thy Kingdom Come:
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  • January 28, 2013
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Cheryl Malandrinos Talks Virtual Book Tours on Blog Talk Radio

Cheryl Malandrinos will be  on Talk Radio Network tonight talking about coordinating virtual book tours.  Here’s the press release information: TODAY on TALK RADIO NETWORK! Special Guest, Cheryl C. Malandrinos, has been coordinating virtual book tours since 2007. In “Coordinating A Virtual Book Tour,” she shares her years of experience in how to reach out to bloggers to host your tour, provides ideas for guest posts (300-500 word articles), teaches how to write a press release, shares tips on how to stay organized and ways to promote your virtual book tour. Cheryl C. Malandrinos has been coordinating virtual book tours through Pump Up Your Book since September 2007. She
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  • January 27, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Soul Control Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join C. Elizabeth, author of the YA paranormal romance, Soul Control, as she tours the blogosphere February 4 – 28 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————– ABOUT SOUL CONTROL “Lead us not into temptation, deliver us from evil.” Words that ring true for seventeen-year-old Saydi Gardiner upon discovering her ancestry.  But if she has doubts, further confirmation is forthcoming and it comes in the form of a wickedly gorgeous Nathanael Braxton, when he steals her heart and cuddles into her sole – the last place the boy should be. Nineteen-year-old Nathanael’s unrelenting good looks aren’t the only thing that make him dangerous – and he
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  • January 26, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Man From 2063 Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Jack Duffy, author of the historical fiction, The Man From 2063, as he tours the blogosphere February 4 – 28 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT THE MAN FROM 2063 I knew it. I knew it, he repeated to himself. A conspiracy. But who had planned the murder? Was Lee Harvey Oswald even involved? If only one could go back in time and solve the mystery. I have to pursue this, he told himself. Someone has to find out the truth once and for all. On November 22, 2063 a new film finally proves a conspiracy was involved in the assassination
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Abraham Man Virtual Book Tour

Join R. Gregory Lande, author of the American history of forensic psychiatry book, The Abraham Man: Madness, Malingering and the Development of Medical Testimony or Growth and Development of Forensic Psychiatry, as he tours the blogosphere February 4 – March 29th on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT THE ABRAHAM MAN The mere mention of the insanity defense guarantees a lively debate. Opponents of the defense cite the loss of criminal culpability while proponents argue just as passionately that the insanity defense is the ultimate act of compassion. The protagonists would probably be quite surprised to learn that the same basic concerns consumed
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  • January 10, 2013
  • Author Interviews, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Mark Spivak & Enter Kindle Fire Giveaway!

Mark Spivak is an award-winning writer specializing in wine, spirits, food, restaurants and culinary travel. He was the wine writer for the Palm Beach Post from 1994-1999, and since 2001 has been the Wine and Spirits Editor for the Palm Beach Media Group, as well as the restaurant critic for Palm Beach Illustrated. His work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Robb Report, Ritz-Carlton, Continental, Art & Antiques, Newsmax, Dream of Italy and Arizona Highways. From 1999-2011 he hosted Uncorked! Radio, a highly successful wine talk show on the Palm Beach affiliate of National Public Radio. Mark began writing Iconic Spirits after becoming fascinated with the untold stories behind
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A Chat with ‘Gary’s Gray World’ Author Ryan J. Cunningham

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1972, Ryan J. Cunningham discovered his passion for writing poetry and children’s stories at an early age. Throughout his high school and college years, he took writing courses to enhance his writing abilities. Ryan became a member of the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.) He published two inspirational books of poems titled “Angels Near and Far” and “Hearts, Hopes, and Halos.” His poetry and stories have been published in anthologies and magazines. Ryan presently resides in Coos Bay, Oregon where he spends his time hiking the trails, spending quality time with family, and working on his personal web site, (http://imagination-inspiration.webs.com) to share his poems
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