Posts Tagged ‘virtual book tours’

Book Marketing Videos: Why I Turned Down A Book Publishing House To Self Publish My Book!

I simply loved this video on several points and I knew I had to include it in my Book Marketing Video Showcase today.  This guy makes a very strong point(s) on why he decided to self-pub.  If you watch the video and have been down this road before, I’ll probably see you nodding as you’re watching.  One strong point I got out of this video is that in order to sell your book, it really helps if you already have an audience.  If you’re just starting out and haven’t gotten that far yet to achieve a substantial amount of an audience, then you’re going to have a rougher time
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{Memoir} The Bipolar Millionaire Blog Tour Sign Up

John E. Wade II will be touring March 1 – May 27 with his memoir, The Bipolar Millionaire.  There will also be a giveaway so please leave your Twitter handle or Facebook link when signing up and we’ll include you in the Rafflecopter.  Thanks! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Inside the Book: Title: The Bipolar Millionaire Author: John E. Wade Publisher: Sunbury Press Pages: 164 Genre: Memoir John E. Wade II, retired CPA, author, investor, television producer, and philanthropist, reveals in his memoir, The Bipolar Millionaire, his personal struggle with bipolar disorder and how he has succeeded in living a balanced and blessed
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{YA Fantasy} The Perfect Tear Blog Tour Sign Up

Connie Lansberg will be touring March 1 – 31 with her YA Fantasy, The Perfect Tear! We are looking for: Reviews (PDF) Interviews Inside the Book: Title: The Perfect Tear Author: Connie Lansberg Publisher: Rockit Press Pages: 320 Genre: YA Fantasy The Perfect Tear begins with the Singers of the world who, during their initiation by a multi-dimensional being, are given a magical three-pronged hair comb to use as tuning forks to help keep the world in harmony.  They are a special breed of women, able to connect their voices to the vibration of the earth in order to create this needed balance and equilibrium for all. The story
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Crystal the Christmas Angel Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Theresa Oliver’s CRYSTAL THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL virtual book tour February 1-26! Inside the Book Title: Crystal the Christmas Angel Author: Theresa Oliver Publisher: Write More Publications Pages: 66 Genre: Children’s Picture Book All of the angels in Heaven are preparing for a big event, and Crystal, a little angel, wants to be a part of it. But the more she tries, the more the angels tell her that she is just too little. That is, until God himself gives her the biggest, most important task of all … going with the Archangel Gabriel to Mary, and bringing God’s greatest gift
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Finding Lyla Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Cate Beauman’s FINDING LYLA virtual book tour February 1-26! Inside the Book Title: Finding Lyla Author: Cate Beauman Publisher: Cate Beauman Pages: 452 Genre: Romantic Suspense Principal Dancer Lyla Markovik-Avery is always on the go. Grueling practices and endless performances rule her busy days—and things are about to get more hectic. Russia is rolling out the red carpet for their beloved star, despite the string of violent terrorist attacks that have rocked the nation. Bodyguard Collin Michaels’ life is falling apart. His long-time relationship recently ended. He’s trying to start over, but that’s easier said than done. Luckily, Collin has
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{Health/Wellness/Careers} Blissful Business: A Gorgeous Guide to Creating Your Dream Career Blog Tour Sign Up

Dr. Gabrielle “Gabby” Pelicci, Ph.D. will be touring March 1-31 with her health/wellness/careers book, BLISSFUL BUSINESS: A GORGEOUS GUIDE TO CREATING YOUR DREAM CAREER! We are looking for: Reviews (PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights (Html included) Inside the Book: Title: Blissful Business: A Gorgeous Guide to Creating Your Dream Career Author: Gabrielle Belicci, Ph.D. Publisher: Independent Pages: 94 Genre: Health/Wellness/Careers You started your health and wellness practice because you love what you do, have a passion for helping others, and you wanted to make a positive impact in the world.  But as good as all that sounds, passion is not enough to make you truly successful. The opportunities
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Recognitions Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Daniela I. Norris’ RECOGNITIONS virtual book tour February 1-26! Inside the Book Title: Recognitions Author: Daniela I. Norris Publisher: Roundfire Books Pages: 200 Genre: Inspirational/Women’s Fiction Amelia Rothman, a foreign-rights editor from New York, has a turbulent personal life. She juggles a divorce and two teenage kids, and decides to seek hypnotherapy to help her deal with insomnia and anxieties. But when during the session an unexpected event emerges, she tries to understand how it is relevant to her current life and why it suddenly triggers a series of synchronicities that take her on an unexpected personal journey to the
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Emerging Sensitive Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Maria Hill’s THE EMERGING SENSITIVE: A GUIDE FOR FINDING YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD virtual book tour February 1-26! Inside the Book Title: The Emerging Sensitive: A Guide For Finding Your Place In The World Author: Maria Hill Publisher: BookBaby Pages: 150 Genre: Self-Improvement Having only been given a name for their unique nature a few decades ago, highly sensitive people, or HSPs, are finally able to identify their traits and connect with one another in new and beneficial ways. In her book, The Emerging Sensitive: A Guide For Finding Your Place In The World, Maria Hill illuminates the path
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tearing Down the Statues Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Brian Bennudriti’s TEARING DOWN THE STATUES virtual book tour February 1-26! Inside the Book Title: TEARING DOWN THE STATUES Author: Brian Bennudriti Pages: 344 Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Grailrunner Publishing Misling is a Recorder, having perfect memory and expected to help build a seamless record of history. That’s what the Salt Mystic taught us two thousand years ago when she came stumbling from the flats with her visions. Unfortunately he’s probably the worst Recorder ever. So when he meets a joker with an incredible secret, the two of them are soon on the run from swarming lunatics and towering assault
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  • January 16, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents From Ashes Into Light Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Gudrun Mouw’s FROM ASHES INTO LIGHT virtual book tour February 22 – April 18! Inside the Book Title: From Ashes Into Light Author: Gudrun Mouw Pages: 240 Genre: Literary/Visionary Fiction Publisher: Raincloud Press From Ashes into Light is a transpersonal tale of epic tragedy, spirituality, family, and personal redemption. It is told through three distinct voices: the haunting story of Ruth, a Jewish adolescent during Kristallnacht in World War II Austria, Saqapaya, a stalwart Native American from coastal California during the time of the Spanish conquest, and Friede Mai. Friede is born during WW II to a Bavarian soldier and
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{Literary Fiction/Visionary Fiction} From Ashes Into Light Blog Tour Sign Up

Gudrun Mouw will be touring February 1 – 26 with her literary fiction/visionary fiction, FROM ASHES INTO LIGHT! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Inside the Book: Title: From Ashes Into Light Author: Gudrun Mouw Publisher: Raincloud Press Pages: 240 Genre: Literary Fiction/Visionary Fiction From Ashes into Light is a transpersonal tale of epic tragedy, spirituality, family, and personal redemption. It is told through three distinct voices: the haunting story of Ruth, a Jewish adolescent during Kristallnacht in World War II Austria, Saqapaya, a stalwart Native American from coastal California during the time of the Spanish conquest, and Friede
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{Science Fiction} Tearing Down the Statues Blog Tour Sign Up

Brian Bennudriti will be touring February 1 – 26 with his science fiction, TEARING DOWN THE STATUES! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Inside the Book: Title: Tearing Down the Statues Author: Brian Bennudriti Publisher: Grailrunner Publishing Pages: 344 Genre: Science Fiction Misling is a Recorder, having perfect memory and expected to help build a seamless record of history. That’s what the Salt Mystic taught us two thousand years ago when she came stumbling from the flats with her visions. Unfortunately he’s probably the worst Recorder ever. So when he meets a joker with an incredible secret, the two
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Every Broken Wish Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you K.S. David’s EVERY BROKEN WISH virtual book tour February 1-26! Inside the Book Title: Every Broken Wish Author: K.S. David Publisher: Createspace Pages: 173 Genre: Romantic Suspense Litha Adams cleared her schedule, deciding to spend the day at home. She needed a break from her chaotic life. She picked a perfect sunny day to relax and just hang out in the garden. Nothing prepared her for the sudden appearance of Ethan Garner. She had walked away from him and spent every day since, building a life on her terms. By day’s end, she had another problem. Strangers were in her
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{Romantic Suspense} Every Broken Wish Virtual Book Tour Sign Up

K.S. David will be touring February 1 – 26 with her romantic suspense, EVERY BROKEN WISH! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Inside the Book: Title: Every Broken Wish Author: K.S. David Publisher: Createspace Pages: 173 Genre: Romantic Suspense Litha Adams cleared her schedule, deciding to spend the day at home. She needed a break from her chaotic life. She picked a perfect sunny day to relax and just hang out in the garden. Nothing prepared her for the sudden appearance of Ethan Garner. She had walked away from him and spent every day since, building a life on
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{Self-Help/Lifestyle/Health/Weight Loss} Transform: The Secret to Unlocking the Perfect You Blog Tour Sign Up

Dede Barbanti will be touring Febrary 1 – 26 with her self-help/lifestyle/health/Weight Loss book, TRANSFORM: THE SECRET TO UNLOCKING THE PERFECT YOU! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Inside the Book: Title: TRANSFORM: The Secret to Unlocking the Perfect You Author: Dede Barbanti Pages: 257 Genre: Self Help/Lifestyle/Health/Weight Loss Finally, a book that will provide you with the answers that change your body and your life! TRANSFORM really is the SECRET TO UNLOCKING THE PERFECT YOU. Once weighing over 200 pounds, Fitness and lifestyle expert Dede Barbanti not only gives you the tools to achieve your weight-loss goals, but
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{Self-Help} The Emerging Sensitive Virtual Book Tour Sign Up

Maria E. Hill will be touring Febrary 1 – March 31 with her self-improvement book, THE EMERGING SENSITIVE: A GUIDE FOR FINDING YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Inside the Book: Title: The Emerging Sensitive: A Guide For Finding Your Place In The World Author: Maria E. Hill Publisher: BookBaby Genre: Self-Improvement Having only been given a name for their unique nature a few decades ago, highly sensitive people, or HSPs, are finally able to identify their traits and connect with one another in new and beneficial ways. In her book, The Emerging Sensitive:
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{Children’s Picture Book} Crystal the Christmas Angel Blog Tour Sign Up

Theresa Oliver will be touring February 1 – 26 with her children’s picture book, CRYSTAL THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Book Information: Title: Crystal the Christmas Angel Author: Theresa Oliver Publisher: Write More Publications Pages: 66 Genre: Children’s Picture Book All of the angels in Heaven are preparing for a big event, and Crystal, a little angel, wants to be a part of it. But the more she tries, the more the angels tell her that she is just too little. That is, until God himself gives her the biggest, most important task of all
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{Inspirational/Women’s Fiction} Recognitions Blog Tour Sign Up

Daniela I. Norris  will be touring February 1-29 with her inspirational/women’s fiction, RECOGNITIONS! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Book Information: Title: Recognitions Author: Daniela I. Norris Publisher: Roundfire Books Pages: 200 Genre: Inspirational/Women’s Fiction Amelia Rothman, a foreign-rights editor from New York, has a turbulent personal life. She juggles a divorce and two teenage kids, and decides to seek hypnotherapy to help her deal with insomnia and anxieties. But when during the session an unexpected event emerges, she tries to understand how it is relevant to her current life and why it suddenly triggers a series of synchronicities
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{Children’s} The Daffodils Still Grow: A Book for Grieving Daughters Blog Tour Sign Up

Sherri Elizabeth Tidwell will be touring Febrary 1 – April 29 with her children’s book, THE DAFFODILS STILL GROW: A BOOK FOR GRIEVING DAUGHTERS! We are looking for: Reviews (Paperback (U.S. only please & PDF) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you!   Title: The Daffodils Still Grow: A Book for Grieving Daughter Author: Sherri Elizabeth Tidwell Publisher: Mascot Books Pages: 38 Genre: Children’s Picture Book The Daffodils Still Grow is a full-color illustrated book that portrays life after a loved one dies as seen from the observations of
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  • January 1, 2016
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Mirror World Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you John Calicchia’s MIRROR WORLD virtual book tour January 4 – March 31! Inside the Book Title: Mirror World Author: John Calicchia Publisher: Psychangel Books Pages: 404 Genre: YA Fantasy What would you do if you saw the future apocalypse of the world in a mirror? Would you try to save the world and those you love, or die trying? Welcome to my life, this is the vision of the future I’ve been cursed to see.    – Cailyssa Larkin When Cailyssa Larkin looks in a mirror she has an ominous feeling that someone is watching her. Stranger still, she has visions
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  • December 31, 2015
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Uneven Exchange Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you S.K. Derban’s UNEVEN EXCHANGE virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book Title: Uneven Exchange Author: S.K. Derban Publisher: Limitless Publishing Pages: 344 Genre: Mystery/Romance Like fire and ice, Alexandra Callet’s life runs hot and cold. At the age of thirty-three, Alexandra owns a stunning home and a successful interior design company. But she is in love with her business partner, Jake Taylor, and he doesn’t even seem to realize she’s a woman. She should be on top of the world, but instead she feels dragged down by the void in her heart. Hoping for answers, she decides a trip
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Oh Ship! Tales of a Cruising Chick and Other Travel Adventures Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lori A. Moore’s OH SHIP! TALES OF A CRUISING CHICK AND OTHER TRAVEL ADVENTURES virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book Title:  OH SHIP! TALES OF A CRUISING CHICK AND OTHER TRAVEL ADVENTURES Author: Lori Moore Publisher: Tate Publishing Pages: 134 Genre: Travel/Humor Reading Lori A. Moore’s true tales of things that happen on the high seas will have you saying, “Oh Ship!” From stories of passengers pepper-spraying other passengers to grown men fighting over glass figurines of penguins, you’ll laugh until your ribs hurt. For More Information Oh Ship! Tales of a Cruising Chick and Other Travel Adventures
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  • December 30, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Caskets From Costco Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kelly Wilson’s CASKETS FROM COSTCO virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book Title: CASKETS FROM COSTCO Author: Kelly Wilson Publisher: Gravity Pages: 182 Genre: Memoir/Humor For twenty years, I thought that I had been marching through the stages of grief in a straight line. I had been following the formula, crossing each processed grief experience off my list. Except that I was totally deluded. And I didn’t discover that until Jim, my beloved father-in-law, died. I found myself drying off from my shower the morning after his death, really hoping he couldn’t see me naked. Or, if he could,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Journey Beyond the Trauma Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. J. Denee’s JOURNEY BEYOND THE TRAUMA virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book Title: Journey Beyond the Trauma: Simple Practices of Resilence for Survivors of Sexual Abuse Author: Dr. J. Denee Pages: 99 Genre: Self-Help Journey Beyond the Trauma: Simple Practices of Resilience for Survivors of Sexual Abuse goes right to the heart of the issues related to abuse. It shares the impacts of abuse and offers simple, yet, practical strategies and information to help survivors reclaim and restore their lives. Dr. J. Denee’ guides readers through a 30-day journey to jumpstart their innate resilience. Journey Beyond the Trauma
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Winemaker Detective: An Omnibus Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jean-Pierre Alaux & Noel Balen’s THE WINEMAKER DETECTIVE: AN OMNIBUS virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book: Title: The Winemaker Detective: An Omnibus Author: Jean-Pierre Alaux & Noel Balen Publisher: LeFrench Book Pages: 309 Genre: Mystery/French Cozy/Culinary Mystery An immersion in French countryside, gourmet attitude, and light-hearted mystery. Two amateur sleuths gumshoe around French wine country, where money, deceit, jealousy, inheritance and greed are all the ingredients needed for crime. Master winemaker Benjamin Cooker and his sidekick Virgile Lanssien solve mysteries in vineyards with a dose of Epicurean enjoyment of fine food and beverage. Each story is a homage
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Linked Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Judy Serrano’s LINKED virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book Title: LINKED Author: Judy Serrano Publisher: 6K Publishing Pages: 273 Genre: Paranormal Romance Daphne Foster is a substitute teacher stuck in an English class, waiting for that dreaded parent-teacher conference. With much preparation and anxiety, she encounters the unforgettable Charlie Cross. His charm and good looks, win her over but rumors of his involvement with organized crime make his continued disappearances disturbing. In walks Heathcliff Vanderpool, creating a love triangle of unusual sorts. Unknown to Daphne, Heathcliff and Charlie are old friends: Older than she could have imagined. With
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  • December 30, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Last Dinner Party Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Carly M. Duncan’s THE LAST DINNER PARTY virtual book tour January 4 – February 26! Inside the Book Title: The Last Dinner Party Author: Carly M. Duncan Publisher: Createspace Pages: 390 Genre: Mystery When Jeanie D’Alisa is found murdered in her bedroom after hosting a dinner party in her home, detectives Anna Cole and Kristy Hicks are called to investigate the crime. Known within her community for her generous, yet unpredictable nature, Jeanie’s secrets unfold as family, friends and neighbors become suspects. Anna and Kristy discover stamped passport pages revealing travels unknown and a curious relationship between Jeanie and the charming salesman who
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Everything to Lose Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you husband/wife writing team JP Ratto’s EVERYTHING TO LOSE virtual book tour February 1-26!! Inside the Book Title: Everything To Lose Author: JP Ratto Publisher: Limitless Publishing Pages: 250 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Private investigator Lucas Holt is on a mission… Lucas Holt specializes in kidnap recovery. Ex-Delta Force and a former NYPD detective, he has spent the last fifteen years burying himself in case files to cope with the unsolved abduction of his daughter, Marnie. Janet Maxwell just can’t let go… After the death of Janet’s husband and son in a tragic car accident, she hopes Holt’s expertise can locate the daughter
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Evanthia’s Gift Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Effie Kammenou’s EVANTHIA’S GIFT virtual book tour February 1-26!! Inside the Book Title: Evanthia’s Gift Author: Effie Kammenou Pages: 548 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Contemporary Romance A LOVE STORY SPANNING DECADES – DEEPENED BY TRADITION, HERITAGE, LOSS, STRUGGLE, PERSEVERANCE AND LOYALTY. In the year 1956, Anastacia Fotopoulos finds herself pregnant and betrayed, fleeing from a bad marriage. With the love and support of her dear friends Stavros and Soula Papadakis, Ana is able to face the challenges of single motherhood. Left with emotional wounds, she resists her growing affection for Alexandros Giannakos, an old acquaintance. But his persistence and unconditional love for
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fighter Pilot’s Daughter Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mary Lawlor’s FIGHTER PILOT’S DAUGHTER: GROWING UP IN THE SIXTIES AND THE COLD WAR virtual book tour January 4-29! Inside the Book: Title: Fighter Pilot’s Daughter: Growing Up in the Sixties and the Cold War Author: Mary Lawlor Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Pages: 336 Genre: Memoir Format: Hardcover/Kindle FIGHTER PILOT’S DAUGHTER: GROWING UP IN THE SIXTIES AND THE COLD WAR tells the story of the author as a young woman coming of age in an Irish Catholic, military family during the Cold War. Her father, an aviator in the Marines and later the Army, was transferred more than a dozen
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