Posts Tagged ‘book tour’

Pump Up Your Book Presents Daddy’s Home Virtual Book Publicity Tour March/April/May 2012

Join A.K. Alexander, author of the thriller novel, Daddy’s Home (D’Vine Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere March 19 – May 11 2012  on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About A.K. Alexander I started writing when I was nine-years-old. I used to write short stories on my dad’s notepads. One day he read one and he said to me, “You are a writer.” It stuck. My dad is still my biggest supporter and he is also my mentor in many ways. I went to college at The University of Southern California. My parents though didn’t think that “creative writing” at USC was a
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New Book for Review: Blood: The New Red by David Grant

 David Grant is touring in March with his literary fiction novel, Blood: The New Red. Blood: The New Red begins at an after party where Mickey, and ex-adult movie star turned supermodel, is aligning himself with one of the top Designers of Seventh Avenue. While trying to land a job on the runway Mickey is thrown into the center of a scene where sex is often the motivation, the wine is served by year, and cocaine is back in full force. Juanita, Mickey’s girlfriend is having difficulties staying sober, fully clothed, and off of her famous boyfriend. Mickey goes to work for Fashion icon Paul Johnson, one of the
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Defending Jacob Virtual Book Publicity Tour February 2012

Join William Landay, author of the family drama thriller, Defending Jacob (Delacorte Press, Jan 2012) as he virtually tours the blogosphere from February 6 – 29, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About William Landay William Landay is the author of The Strangler, a Los Angeles Times Favorite Crime Book of the Year, and Mission Flats, winner of the Creasey Memorial Dagger Award for Best First Crime Novel and a Barry Award nominee. A former district attorney who holds degrees from Yale and Boston College Law School, Landay lives in Boston, where he is at work on his next novel of suspense. His latest release is Defending
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Chasing Glenn Beck Virtual Book Publicity Tour February 2012

Join Michael Charney, author of the political nonfiction book, Chasing Glenn Beck: A Personal Experiment in Reclaiming Our Hijacked Political Conversation (Riddle Brook Publishing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere February 6 – 29 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Michael Charney Michael Charney is a principal with Charney Coaching & Consulting LLC, where he provides expert services in the areas of team building, communications and succession management.  As part of his responsibility for social media strategy and business platform development, he also provides regular blog, Facebook and Twitter postings. As an executive and leader he has pioneered work in corporate social
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New Book for Review: Do You Dare To Be Yourself? by Andreas Dudas

Andreas Dudas is touring in April with his self-help/leadership book, Do You Dare To Be Yourself? Best selling author Andreas Dudas has solutions for those facing a career or life change in his new book, Do You Dare To Be Yourself? Developing Power in Life and Leadership Through Authenticity. The book can be described as “Who Moved My Cheese” meets “If Life is a Game, These are the Rules.” Based on the author’s real experience gained from all over the world as project director, life coach and manager in top executive positions , the book offers frank thoughts, vivid examples, concrete advice and mental techniques all designed to inspire people
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New Book for Review: Special Delivery by Christian Author Kathi Macias

Award-winning Christian author, Kathi Macias will be touring mid-March to mid-April with the second book in her Freedom series, Special Delivery. In book two of the “Freedom” series, readers find Mara fighting against her attraction to Bible college student Jonathan Flannery, even while wrestling with risking her own precarious safety to become involved in the rescue of another girl who is pregnant and desperately wants to escape her captors and save her own life, as well as her child’s. Halfway around the world in a brothel in Thailand, a young girl named Lawan is rescued with the promise of being reunited with her little sister who was adopted by
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Letters on Balboa Island Virtual Book Publicity Tour February 2012

Join Kathy Holmes, author of the women’s fiction novel, Letters on Balboa Island (Createspace), as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 6 – 29 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Kathy Holmes Born in the City of Angels, raised on Walt Disney, and inspired by the dreams of both, Kathy Holmes grew up in southern California halfway between Disneyland and the beach. Tantalized by the tropics since Adam Troy set sail on the Kon Tiki in James A. Michener’s “Adventures in Paradise,” she traveled to tropical destinations such as Hawaii, Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Asia Pacific. Eventually, she moved to Florida
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Acts of God While on Vacation Virtual Book Publicity Tour February 2012

Join Richard Tillotson, author of the literary comic fiction novel, Acts of God While on Vacation (Arlington Avenue Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere February 6 – 29 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Richard Tillotson Richard Tillotson has been a Peace Corps volunteer in Borneo, a playwright in New York, a copywriter in Hawaii, and is a relative of an English Lord, all of which helped him write Acts of God While on Vacation, a National Semi-Finalist for the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award and named “Hawaii’s best fiction book of 2011” by The Honolulu Star-Advertiser. He works in Honolulu
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tumbleweed Heights Virtual Book Publicity Tour February/March 2012

Join Joan Bird, author of the contemporary romance novel, Tumbleweed Heights (Boroughs Publishing Group), as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 6 – March 23 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Joan Bird Joan Bird has been telling stories for years. In her first incarnation she was a singer/song writer with a rock band (yes, her Fender guitars are awesome), then she started writing books, mostly for herself. Joan’s storytelling is legendary amongst her family and friends. For years she’s been including short stories with her holiday greetings each December and for years her friends and family have been encouraging her to
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Dark Side of Valor Virtual Book Publicity Tour February 2012

Join Alicia Singleton, author of the suspense novel, Dark Side of Valor (Simon &  Schuster/Strebor), as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 6 – 29 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Alicia Singleton Born and raised in Philadelphia, the Howard University graduate embraced the written word at an early age. She credits this to her loving, older sister whom, while they were youngsters, made the author eat lotion on a regular basis. Realizing the need to sound-out the ingredients on the lotion label, Alicia stopped the lotion-eating practice, but continued to read the labels of the concoctions her sister brought for her
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Forged in Fire Virtual Book Publicity Tour February 2012

Join Trish McCallan, author of the paranormal romantic suspense novel, Forged in Fire, as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 6 – 29 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Trish McCallan Trish McCallan has been writing for as long as she can remember. In grade school she wrote children’s stories, illustrated them with crayons and bound the sheets together with pencil-punched holes and red yarn.  She used to sell these masterpieces at her lemonade stand for a nickel a book. Surprisingly, people actually bought them. Like, all of them. Every night she’d write a new batch for her basket. As she got older
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New Book for Review: Borneo Tom by Tom McLaughlin

Borneo Tom is touring in 2012 with his nonfiction travel memoir Borneo Tom – In Story and Sketch: Love, Travel and Jungle Family in Tropical Asia. Join award winning science teacher Tom McLaughlin (aka Borneo Tom) as he moves from America to Malaysian Borneo as he tracks orangutans, dances naked in an earthquake, swims with jellyfish AND MORE DANGEROUSLY…falls in love. Walk with him through a cacophony of emotions including great joy when he finds the love of his life and marries in a village ceremony, reunites with one daughter after a divorce, travels with another and flies the entire family on his honeymoon in Bali. Oh, yes, did
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New Book for Review: Casey and Kyle: So Much For Being On Our Best Behavior!!! by Will Robertson

Will Robertson will be touring in February with his humor comic book Casey and Kyle: So Much For Being On Our Best Behavior!!! Casey and Kyle is a strip about the fun and chaos of kids. It’s about the things you remember about your own childhood and (for anyone with kids) the way your own kids really are. It goes deeper than your average kid strip and builds on the dynamic that exists between an older and younger sibling: The way the oldest always gets to be the hero; the younger the bad guy. It features a cacophony of neighborhood kids, each one making his own indelible stamp on
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New Book for Review: No Innocent Affair – Making Right the Wrong of Adultery

Edward Mrkvicka will be touring in February with his Christian Life book No Innocent Affair – Making Right the Wrong of Adultery. An avid student of the Word, Edward Mrkvicka addresses the fact that adultery is one of the main contributors to the destruction of the American family. Mrkvicka posits that few who engage in adulterous relationships realize the enormity of the cost of infidelity, both to themselves and innocent people in their lives. Beginning by comparing God’s view of adultery to society’s view, No Innocent Affair explains in frank yet loving terms that unrepentant adultery is more than just an innocent affair. It is choosing Satan over Jesus
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Shadow Cay Virtual Book Publicity Tour January 2012

Join Leona Bodie, author of the thriller suspense novel, Shadow Cay (WRB Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – 27 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Leona Bodie Can you imagine a thriller author married to a CSI star? Leona Bodie currently lives on the Treasure Coast of Florida with her husband Walter, a Miami-Dade Police Department forensic specialist for 21 years, who actually appeared in the pilot episode of the long-running TV series, CSI. She and he often collaborate. Originally from NJ, Leona’s career took her from high school English teacher to a biotechnology corporate executive and president of
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Reasonable Facsimile Virtual Book Publicity Tour January 2012

Join Chris Shella, author of the legal thriller, Reasonable Facsimile (Digisoda Publishing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – 27 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Chris Shella Author Chris Shella is a graduate of Morehouse College and the University of Texas Law School and started his legal career in Long Island, New York at the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office. He is admitted to the practice of law in New York, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and North Carolina. Shella is also admitted to the federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the Middle District of North
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Sea Turtle Summer Virtual Book Publicity Tour January 2012

 Join Nancy Stewart, bestselling author of the children’s picture book, Sea Turtle Summer (Guardian Angel Publishing, November 2011) as she virtually tours the blogosphere from January 16 – 27, 2011 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Nancy Stewart After having been both an elementary school teacher, a university professor of education and a consultant for New Options, Inc. in New York City, Nancy Stewart writes children’s books full time.   She, her husband and three sons, lived in London for eight years, where she was a consultant to several universities, including Cambridge.   Her travels take her extensively throughout the world, most particularly Africa. Nancy is US chair of a
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Pump Up Chats with K.S. Krueger

Kim Krueger created the Traegonia Series based on the sculptures by her friend and former neighbor Dino Crisanti. After seeing these incredible pieces of art she was inspired to give them a life, a world, and a name. Kim wanted to give readers of all ages, a way to step into a simpler place and time. Traegonia is a place not so far from our own where we can open our hearts and minds to imagination and adventure. Because the story rides a fine line between fantasy and reality it calls each reader to decide for themselves if they BELIEVE!  Kim has always believed that when you find something
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  • December 18, 2011
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Memories of Mom Virtual Book Publicity Tour January 2012

Join Alexia Fraser, author of the memoir, Memories of Mom (Createspace), as she virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – 27 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Alexia E. Fraser Alexia Elizabeth Smart-Fraser was born in the beautiful island of Jamaica. After marrying her high school sweetheart Edward, she migrated to the United States. She is the proud and loving mother of two children, son Sean and daughter Paige. Alexia studied acting at H.B. Studio. She worked as an extra on the set of “Cosby Mysteries” with Bill Cosby, “New York Undercover” with Malik Yubo, “Central Park West” with Lauren Hutton, and
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The MacGuffin Virtual Book Publicity Tour January 2011

Join Michael Craft, author of the mystery novel, The MacGuffin (Questover Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – 27 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Michael Craft Michael Craft is the author of a dozen prior novels and three stage plays. As a mystery writer he has been known for many years as the author of the popular “Mark Manning” series, set in the Midwest, as well as the “Claire Gray” series, set in California. Three of his novels have been honored as national finalists for Lambda Literary Awards. His latest mystery novel, The MacGuffin, features a new protagonist,
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Questions in the Silence Virtual Book Publicity Tour January 2012

Join Karen Glick, author of the literary fiction novel, Questions in the Silence (CreateSpace), as she virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – 27 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Karen Glick Karen Glick lives outside of Philadelphia. She is a clinical psychologist whose other interests include writing, painting, and acting. When not feverishly engaged in these pursuits, she enjoys spending time with her four children, husband, cavalier king charles spaniels and cats. Karen has just published her first novel, Questions in the Silence. You can visit her website at http://www.bellalunavoicecompany.com/. Website | Blog | Twitter | Facebook |  Goodreads | Amazon
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Pump Up Chats with Dr. Eric Osansky

Dr. Eric Osansky is a chiropractic physician who was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease, and restored his health back to normal by following a natural thyroid treatment protocol. He has also helped many other people with hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease, and is author of the book ”Natural Treatment Solutions for Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease”. While Dr. Osansky was a “traditional” chiropractor for 7 ½ years, focusing on conditions such as neck and back pain, after he was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease and experienced the benefits of following a natural treatment protocol, he began helping other people with hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease, along with other thyroid and autoimmune thyroid conditions. While
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New Book for Review in Jan 2012: Sea Turtle Summer by Nancy Stewart

Award-winning children’s author Nancy Stewart returns in January 2012 with her latest bestseller, Sea Turtle Summer. Bella and Britt think living by the beach is the coolest thing ever.  When they discover a Loggerhead Sea Turtle laying her eggs in broad daylight, the girls go into action to help.  No one, though, seems to care about the nest.  The beach is a busy place and is getting busier by the minute on such a beautiful summer day.  What can they do?  Who will help, and what do they learn about themselves?  As a bonus, Sea Turtle Summer contains kid appealing facts about sea turtles. Read an excerpt! Next morning,
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Pump Up Chats with Douglas Misquita – Author of Haunted

Douglas Misquita hails from Mumbai, India. When not writing, he plays lead guitar and sings with a rock n roll band, and enjoys travelling to places steeped in history and art. He is currently with the wireless telecommunication industry as a Project Manager. Haunted is his debut action-thriller novel and has been very well received by fans of the genre. Find out more at http://www.douglasmisquita.com , join the fan page on http://www.facebook.com/Haunted.Novel , find out what piques his interest at http://www.douglasmisquita.com/blog or subscribe to tweets at @douglasmisquita. Thank you for this interview, Douglas.  Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later?  Do
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Pump Up Chats with Jeanne Bannon – Author of YA ‘Invisible’

As a special part of Jeanne’s tour, Invisible is available for $0.99 at Amazon.com and Smashwords from December 5th to 16th! Jeanne Bannon has worked in the publishing industry for over twenty years. She began her career as a freelance journalist, then worked as an in-house editor for LexisNexis Canada and currently works as a freelance editor and writer. Jeanne’s had several short stories published and won first place in the Writes of Caledon Short Story Contest. Invisible, Jeanne’s debut novel, is about a teenage girl who isn’t happy with herself and wishes she could disappear. And one day she does. Invisible is available on Amazon, Smashwords, and the
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  • December 12, 2011
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The Secret of the Sacred Scarab Virtual Book Publicity Tour January/February 2012

Join Fiona Ingram, author of the middle grade adventure novel, The Secret of the Sacred Scarab: Book 1 in the Chronicles of the Stone series (iUniverse), as she virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – February 29 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Fiona Ingram Although Fiona Ingram has been a journalist for the last fifteen years, writing a children’s book—The Secret of the Sacred Scarab—was an unexpected step, inspired by a recent trip to Egypt. The tale of the sacred scarab began life as a little anecdotal tale for her 2 nephews (then 10 and 12), who had accompanied her on
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Pump Up Chats with Karen Pokras Toz

Karen Pokras Toz is a writer, wife, and mom. Karen grew up in the small town of Orange, Connecticut and graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Finance. She also attended the University of Richmond, where she studied law and business, receiving both a JD and an MBA. Karen has spent the last several years working as a tax accountant, writing in numbers. She recently discovered a passion for writing with words. In June 2011 Karen published her first novel for children, Nate Rocks the World. Karen is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), Association of Independent Authors (AIA), and the Independent
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Pump Up Chats with S.B. Lerner

S.B. Lerner has worked as an attorney in Manhattan, and in the evenings she wrote and published short stories. They are now available as a collection, called In the Middle of Almost and Other Stories. After getting married and becoming a mom, she was struck with the importance of knowing family history, so she researched and wrote the story of her father’s life. It was through learning about his early interest in a Zionist youth group in Poland that she became interested in the subject of her first novel, A Suitable Husband, which is set in prewar Poland. When not writing, teaching an ESOL class, doing ‘mom’ things or
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Pump Up Chats with Hank Quense

Award-winning author Hank Quense lives in Bergenfield, NJ with his wife Pat.  They have two daughters and five grandchildren.  He writes humorous fantasy and scifi stories.  On occasion, he also writes an article on fiction writing or book marketing but says that writing nonfiction is like work while writing fiction is fun.  He refuses to write serious genre fiction saying there is enough of that on the front page of any daily newspaper and on the evening TV news. Visit Hank online at http://Strangeworldsonline.com  and http://hankquense.com. You can find his blog at http://hankquense.com/blog Thank you for this interview, Hank.  Do you remember writing stories as a child or did
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New Book for Review: Act of Grace by Karen Simpson

Karen Simpson will be touring in February with her contemporary speculative fiction novel Act of Grace. Why would Grace Johnson, an African American high school senior, take a bullet to save the life of a Ku Klux Klansman named Jonathan Gilmore? The question hovers unanswered over Grace’s hometown of Vigilant, Michigan. Few people, black or white, understand her sacrifice, especially since rumor has it years ago a member of Gilmore’s family murdered several African Americans including Grace’s father. Grace doesn’t want to talk about it, but the decision to speak is not hers to make. Ancestor spirits emerge to insist, in ways Grace cannot ignore, that she bear witness
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