Posts Tagged ‘virtual blog tour’

Pump Up Chats with Nancy Carty Lepri

Nancy Carty Lepri, a North Carolina transplant, was born and raised in Massachusetts. She, along with husband, Art and daughter, Danielle, have also lived in FL and LA.  While in MA, Nancy worked as an editorial assistant for a publisher and continued her studies, earning an AA degree from Cape Cod Community College and a BA from Western New England College. In 2006, she became a certified editor through Cape Fear Community College in NC. Nancy freelanced writing for several local newspapers, local, national and international trade magazines, taught online writing and art courses, illustrated children’s books, and started four mainstream novels.  A senior editor for a national publisher, Nancy edited
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The Black Chronicles Virtual Book Tour January 2011

Join Joel M. Andre, author of the horror novel, The Black Chronicles: Cry of the Fallen, as he virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – 28 on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Joel M. Andre 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 various poetry anthologies and publications. In 2008 he released his first collection, Pray the Rain Never Ends. Knowing there was something
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Blue Virtual Book Tour January, February & March 2011

Join Lou Aronica, author of the fantasy novel, Blue (The Fiction Studio), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in January, February and March on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Lou Aronica Lou Aronica is the author of several novels and works of nonfiction, including the New York Times bestseller, The Element (written with Ken Robinson) and the national bestseller, The Culture Code (written with Clotaire Rapaille). He lives in Southern Connecticut with his wife and four children. To find out more about Lou or to learn more about Blue visit The Fiction Studio About Blue Chris Astor is a man in his early
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Nicole Weaver

Nicole Weaver is Haitian American.  She moved to the United States when she was ten years old.  She lived in Brooklyn, Queens and then upstate New York.  She attended the College of New Rochelle. She studied abroad and lived with a French family in Strasbourg France.  After graduating from college she worked at a junior college as a French and Spanish tutor.  Later she went to graduate school at Bankstreet College of education to obtain a degree in teaching.  She began her teaching career in Houston Texas as a French and Spanish high school teacher.  She currently lives in Littleton Colorado with her husband Steven and their three children. 
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The Barrett Company Hollywood Publicist Virtual Tour January 2011

Join Charlie Barrett, national book publicist and owner of the publicity company, The Barrett Company, as he tours the blogosphere January 3 – 25 2011 on his first virtual blog tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Charlie Barrett Professional national book publicist Charlie Barrett formed The Barrett Company in 1992 as a full service media relations and media marketing / communications agency.  The Los Angeles headquartered firm offers 21st century integrated media outreach and media marketing expertise with an emphasis on the publishing and entertainment industries serving authors/publishers, Hollywood celebrities, motion pictures and television. Since the firm’s creation TBC has served authors with such companies as Simon &
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Shari Bookstaff

Shari Bookstaff grew up in Milwaukee, WI, dreaming of becoming a marine biologist. She made it to California and is currently a biology professor, teaching at a community college near San Francisco. While her specialty is marine mammals, she recently expanded her course offerings to include a class on the human brain. Inspired by her own medical trials, Shari continues to merge her personal and professional interests. Shari lives with her two children (and two dogs) in a small town just south of San Francisco, near the ocean. While her disabilities make life harder, she is determined to continue walking on the beach, attending concerts, and cheering at football
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Joel M. Andre

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 various poetry anthologies and publications. In 2008 he released his first collection, Pray the Rain Never Ends. Knowing there was something deeper and darker inside of his soul, Joel decided to take a stab at commercialism. Releasing the dark tongue in cheek, A Death at the North Pole, created a dark world among the death of Kris Kringle. Ultimately providing a tale
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Amanda Wolfe, author of “Beneath the Silver Lining Trilogy”

Amanda Wolfe was born in the mid 60’s. She matured at a very young age out of necessity, growing up in unusual circumstances. She has always been a happy go lucky, care free spirit with the amazing ability to smile even when things were tough. She is a very strong willed person. She has done everything from Waitress to owning her own restaurant and selling things from Mary Kay cosmetics to real estate. She is married to a wonderful man.They currently re-side in the great state of Texas with their horse. When she is not at home writing her next novel you will find them flying in their plane
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Literarily Speaking Virtual Book Club Selection – Invisible Path Giveaway

 Marilyn Meredith, author of Invisible Path, the latest book in her award-winning Deputy Tempe Crabtree series, will be our featured guest Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (November 15th – 17th) at Literarily Speaking. Marilyn will be participating in our Virtual Book Club Selection, a special feature that gives readers a chance to sample excerpts from a book, answer book club questions, and be entered to win a copy of the book being spotlighted. To become eligible to win, all you have to do is ask a question or leave a comment on all three days. One lucky reader who comments with their email address is put in a pot to win the book.
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The Tiny Angel Virtual Book Tour December ’10

Join Nancy Carty Lepri, author of the tween chapter book,  Tiny Angel (Guardian Angel Publishing, November 2009), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in December on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Nancy Carty Lepri Nancy Carty Lepri, born and raised in Massachusetts, earned an AA degree in Visual Art from Cape Cod Community College and a BA in Liberal Studies with a concentration in writing from Western New England College. In addition, she was a freelance reporter for several local newspapers. In 1995, Nancy and her husband Art relocated to Wilmington NC where her publishing credits included the Wilmington Magazine as well as two national and international
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The Babysitting SugarPaw Virtual Book Tour December ’10

Join VS Grenier, author of the children’s picture book,  Babysitting SugarPaw (Halo Publishing Int., July 2009), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in December on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About VS Grenier VS Grenier is an award-winning author and editor who learned how to hone her writing skills at the Institute of Children’s Literature, and has been a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writer’s and Illustrators (SCBWI), the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW), the League of Utah Writers (HWG chapter), and Musing Our Children. Her works include Babysitting SugarPaw, the Best of Stories for Children Magazine Volume 1 anthology and over 30 short stories,
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The All’s Fair in Love and Law Virtual Book Tour December ’10

Join the sister writing team of K.M. Daughters,  author of the romantic suspense novel, All’s Fair in Love and Law (The Wild Rose Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in December 2010 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About K.M. Daughters Sisters, Pat Casiello and Kathie Clare write as K.M. Daughters. Their penname is dedicated to the memory of their parents, Kay and Mickey, the “K” and “M” in K.M. Daughters. All’s Fair In Love And Law is the fourth book in the author’s acclaimed Sullivan Boys romantic suspense series. K.M. Daughters writes romantic suspense for The Wild Rose Press, inspirational romance for White Rose
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The Red Ink Virtual Book Tour December ’10

Join Kathi Macias, author of the Contemporary/International Thriller, Red Ink  (New Hope Publishers, October 2010), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in December 2010 on her sixth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Kathi Macias Kathi Macias is a blogtalkradio host and an award-winning author of more than 30 books, including her popular Extreme Devotion series from New Hope Publishers and Valeria’s Cross from Abingdon Press. A wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Kathi lives in Southern California with her husband, Al, where the two of them spend their spare time riding Al’s Harley—hence, Kathi’s “road name” of Easy Writer! Her latest release is Red Ink, the third book
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Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle Virtual Book Tour December ’10

Join Nicole Weaver, author of the trilingual children’s picture book,  Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle/María y su amiga la Tortuga del mar/Marie et son amie la Tortue de mer (Outskirts Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in December on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Nicole Weaver Nicole weaver was born in Port-au-Prince Haiti. She came to the United States when she was ten years old. She is fluent in Creole, French, Spanish and English. She is a veteran teacher of French and Spanish. She is the author of a children’s trilingual picture book titled Marie and Her Friend the Sea Turtle. The story is
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Murder on the Down Low Virtual Book Tour December-March ’10 and ’11

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

Monica M. Brinkman lived in the Philadelphia, PA area, relocated to the California Bay, where she resided for thirty years and now resides in the St. Louis, MO area, which was the inspiration of her latest book, The Turn of the Karmic Wheel. She views herself as a citizen of all the States, finding that people throughout the country are warm, caring and most wish the same things in life… to enjoy their passions, make a living and be surrounded by those they love.  In her own words, “Life is truly an adventure. I believe in giving everyone the opportunity to go after his or her passions in life. To not do so, creates hostility,
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The Active Creative Child Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join Stephanie Vlahov, author of the parenting/holistic health book, The Active Creative Child – Parenting in Perpetual Motion (Hohm Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in November and December on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Stephanie Vlahov Stephanie Vlahov has her Masters Degree in Therapy/Counseling, in addition to a year of clinical internship in psychiatric settings. . However, her “day job” is that of corporate recruiter. She is married and has two sons-one of whom (Alex) was the impetus for the book “The Active Creative Child.” Now 21, he attends the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA ) after
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Pump Up Chats with Hazel Statham

Hazel Statham lives in England and has been writing on and off since she was fifteen. Initially she was influenced by Austen, the Brontës, and Sabatini but when she turned seventeen, Georgette Heyer opened up the romance and elegance of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. She immediately knew she had found her eras and wanted nothing more than to re-create them in her work.   www.hazel-statham.co.uk.   Thank you for this interview, Hazel.  Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later?  Do you remember your first published piece? I always received top marks for my essays at school but it wasn’t  until I
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Pump Up Chats with Jon Katz

  Jon Katz is an author, photographer, and children’s book writer. Rose In A Storm is his nineteenth book, and his first novel in a decade. He lives on Bedlam Farm in upstate New York with his wife, the artist Maria Wulf, his four dogs – Rose, Izzy, Lenore and Frieda – and two donkeys, Lulu and Fanny, and his barn cats Mother and Minnie.  You can visit Jon online at  www.bedlamfarm.com.     Thank you for this interview, Jon.  Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later?  Do you remember your first published piece? My first published pieces were letters to
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with LeAnn Neal Reilly

LeAnn Neal Reilly graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a master’s degree in professional writing. Along the way, she majored briefly in chemistry, served as opinion editor and then editor of her college newspaper, and interned for an international design firm. After graduate school, LeAnn worked for a small multimedia startup and then a computer science research group. At the startup, she spent her time writing user manuals and scripts for multimedia software used to train railroad engineers. While writing among geeks, LeAnn became enamored and decided to take one home for herself. After getting married and starting a family, she returned to her adolescent daydreams of writing novels.
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Book Review: The Golden Pathway by Donna McDine

Title: The Golden Pathway Author: Donna McDine Paperback: 26 pages Genre: Children’s historical storybook Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing Language: English ISBN – 1616330880 ISBN – 978-1616330880 PURCHASE YOUR COPY HERE! About the Book: Raised in a hostile environment where abuse occurs daily, David attempts to break the mold and befriends the slave, Jenkins, owned by his Pa. Fighting against extraordinary times and beliefs, David leads Jenkins to freedom with no regard for his own safety and possible consequences dealt out by his Pa. Review: Donna McDine’s book The Golden Pathway is a poignant tale of sorrow and abuse and how one boy rises above it all to stay true to
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Pump Up Chats with Philip Stott

  Philip Stott was born in England in 1943. In 1967 he moved to Nigeria to lecture at Ahmadu Bello University and from there he moved to South Africa to lecture at Wits. University. In 1976, while an ardent atheist, he met the Lord Jesus Christ and his perspective on life changed completely. For many years he has been passionately concerned with the relationship between Scripture and Science. He has been an invited guest lecturer at The Russian Accademy of Sciences, the European Centre for Nuclear Research, a UNESCO conference on the teaching of Physics, the State University of St. Petersburg and many other places of learning in Europe,
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Talking Virtual Book Tours with Joshua Graham

Joshua Graham grew up in Brooklyn, NY, where he lived for the better part of 30 years. He holds a Bachelor and Master’s Degree and went on to earn his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.   During his time in Maryland, he taught as a professor at Shepherd College (WV), Western Maryland College, and Columbia Union College (MD). Today he lives with his beautiful wife and children in San Diego.  Several of Graham’s short fiction works have been published by Pocket Books and Dawn Treader Press under different pen names. Beyond Justice is now available in Trade Paperback through Amazon.com as well as Barnes and Noble.  It’s available at the
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with John Knoerle

John Knoerle was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1949 and migrated to California with his family in the 1960s. He has worked as a stand-up comic, a voiceover actor and a radio reporter. He wrote the screenplay for “Quiet Fire,” which starred Karen Black and Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, and the stage play “The He-Man Woman Hater’s Club,” an LA Time’s Critics Choice. John also worked as a writer for Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” Knoerle’s first novel, Crystal Meth Cowboys, published in 2003, was optioned by Fox TV. His second novel, The Violin Player,won the Mayhaven Award for Fiction. Knoerle is currently at work on The American Spy
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The Truth for Girls Series Virtual Book Tour Nov. & Dec. 2010

Join Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, author of the tween and teen fiction books, THE TRUTH: I’m a Girl, I’m Smart and I Know Everything! and Secrets: You Tell Me Yours and I’ll Tell You Mine…maybe! (The Enchanted Self Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in November and December on her fifth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, nationally know Positive Psychologist, is the creator of The Enchanted Self,® a systematic way of helping to bring more joy, meaning, and purpose into our lives. Dr. Holstein has been a school psychologist for more than 25 years. She has
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Pump Up Chats with Science Fiction Thriller Author DCS

DCS was born in Alexandria, Virginia. She graduated high school in Huntersville, NC and attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte intent on earning a degree in Political Science and becoming a lawyer. She instead eventually turned to writing. DCS is currently attending the American Institute of Holistic Theology to earn her PhD in Metaphysical Spirituality. You can also hear her live every Saturday evening on BlogTalkRadio’s In the Mind of DCS. Show starts at 7pm Central Standard Time. Synarchy Book 2: The Ascension is her second novel, and four more are scheduled for release. Synarchy Book 3: SVT and Synarchy Book 4: The Black Widow are the
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Pump Up Chats with Cheryl C. Malandrinos

Cheryl Malandrinos is a freelance writer and editor. A regular contributor for Writer2Writer, her articles focus on increasing productivity through time management and organization. A founding member of Musing Our Children, Ms. Malandrinos is also Editor in Chief of the group’s quarterly newsletter, Pages & Pens.      Cheryl is a Tour Coordinator for Pump Up Your Book, a book reviewer, and blogger. Little Shepherd is her first children’s book. Ms. Malandrinos lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband and two young daughters. She also has a son who is married.  You can visit Cheryl online at http://ccmalandrinos.com or the Little Shepherd blog at http://littleshepherdchildrensbook.blogspot.com/. You can also find Cheryl on Twitter and
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New Book for Review: Christmas Fiction ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ by Tim Slover

  In this new holiday classic, Tim Slover crafts a marvelous, magical novel about how Santa Claus became the man he is today. After reading The Christmas Chronicles, you’ll believe all over again in the magic of the season. 176 pages You can find out more about Tim by visiting the publisher’s website at http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553808100 UPDATE: This tour is now full and we are no longer seeking blog hosts. Thank you for your interest in Tim’s book. We hope you’ll follow his tour to learn more about The Christmas Chronicles.


  • October 8, 2010
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Beneath the Silver Lining Trilogy Virtual Book Tour November, December & January ’10 and ’11

Join Amanda Wolfe, author of the auto-biographical novel, Beneath the Silver Lining Trilogy (Xlibris Corporation), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in November, December and January on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Amanda Wolfe   Amanda Wolfe was born in Ottawa, Canada in the mid ‘60s. She matured at a very young age out of necessity growing up in unusual circumstances. She has always been a happy-go-lucky, carefree spirit and a very strong-willed person. She has done everything from waitressing to owning her own restaurant and selling things from Mary Kay cosmetics to real estate. She is married to a wonderful man. They
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Making Light of Being Heavy Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join Kandy Siahaya, author of the non-fiction women’s issues novel, Making Light of Being Heavy (Northern Reprographics), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in November and December on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Kandy Siahaya Kandy Siahaya was raised in a small town in Maine where she graduated from high school in 1984.  She worked her way up from her first job as CSW to Manager of Kentucky Fried Chicken and ended up in Brunswick, Maine.  When she decided to leave the fried chicken business at age 22, she packed up her little Chevy Chevette and moved to Florida, where she worked as
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