Posts Tagged ‘virtual book tours’

  • December 26, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Saving Grace Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win Kindle Fire HD!

Join Pamela Fagan Hutchins, author of the mystery/women’s fiction, Saving Grace, as she tours the blogosphere January 2 – March 29 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 spot, book spotlight or book trailer reveal, please leave us your Twitter or Facebook link on the form below. ——————————————————————–   ABOUT PAMELA FAGAN HUTCHINS Pamela Fagan Hutchins writes award-winning mysterious women’s fiction and relationship humor books, and holds nothing back.  She is known for “having it all” which really means she has a
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  • December 8, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Plague Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, author of the thriller, Plague, as he tours the blogosphere January 2 – February 28 2013 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————— ABOUT H.W. “BUZZ” BERNARD H. W. “Buzz” Bernard is a writer and retired meteorologist.  His debut novel, Eyewall, which one reviewer called a “perfect summer read,” was released in May 2011 and went on to become a best-seller in Amazon’s Kindle Store. His second novel, Plague, came out in September 2012. He’s currently at work on his third novel, Supercell. Before retiring, Buzz worked at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia, as a senior meteorologist for 13
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Tracy Sands

ABOUT TRACY SANDS Tracy Sands is from Peachtree City, Georgia, where she lives with her husband, Albert, and their three sons, Chase, Gabe, and Adam. Tracy taught art and “church school” to all ages for many years. She now spends her time caring for her active family and working on The Christian Alphabet™. To find out more, please visit her at www.thechristianalphabet.com Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? I am a mother of three, an art teacher and a “Jesus Freak”. I love to teach at church because I can talk about Jesus and God and the Holy Spirit. Using my own artwork, The Christian
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Gary’s Gray World Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Ryan J. Cunningham, author of the children’s picture book, Gary’s Gray World, as he tours the blogosphere January 2 – January 25 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT GARY’S GRAY WORLD When Gary’s father is too busy to play, a scary moment at the baseball field brings his dad rushing to the park to rescue him. But instead the two discover that making time for each other is the most important thing in a father and son relationship. I feel like Chrissy Fanslau did a really good job at creating visuals for what Ryan J. Cunningham wanted…I see that the words are
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Bruce Meisterman

ABOUT BRUCE MEISTERMAN As a photographer, Bruce Meisterman has worked in areas as diverse as fine art and commercial photography, always looking to meld the two. Originally studying to be a painter, Bruce found that he could express himself and his art more effectively with a camera. Starting out as a photo-journalist with a newspaper, he honed his eye, insight, skills, and story-telling abilities from working with the demands of daily deadlines. The book Arn? Narn. was initially conceived as an examination of a western culture, isolated from the world. Isolated not so much as to having no contact with the outside world, but as to being a destination
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  • November 20, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shuffle Up and Deal Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Susan DiPlacido, author of the erotica romance/romantic comedy, Shuffle Up and Deal, as she tours the blogosphere December 3 – March 15 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Shuffle Up and Deal Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT SUSAN DIPLACIDO Susan DiPlacido is the author of 24/7, Trattoria, Mutual Holdings, House Money, Lady Luck, Shuffle Up and Deal, and American Cool. Trattoria was nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Small Press Romance 2005, and her short story, “I,
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  • November 3, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Christmas Star Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Ace Collins, author of the Christian fiction holiday novel, The Christmas Star, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT ACE COLLINS Bestselling author Ace Collins has written more than fifty books including novels Farraday Road, Swope’s Ridge and Words of the Father, as well as the nonfiction Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs of Christmas, grAttitudes, and Lassie A Dog’s Life. His books have become movies and network television specials. He has appeared on Good Morning America, the NBC Nightly News and The Today Show and has been featured in the Distinguished Lecture Series
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  • November 1, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Dead on Ice Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Lauren Carr, author of the mystery, Dead on Ice, as she tours the blogosphere November 19 – December 14 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LAUREN CARR Lauren Carr fell in love with mysteries when her mother read Perry Mason to her at bedtime. Lauren is also the author of the Mac Faraday Mysteries, which takes place in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. The first two books in her series, It’s Murder, My Son and Old Loves Die Hard have been getting rave reviews from readers and reviewers. Lauren’s fifth mystery, Shades of Murder has been receiving rave reviews since its release.
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  • October 28, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sweetest Taboo Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Eva Marquez, author of the YA/adult fiction, Sweetest Taboo, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!   ABOUT EVA MARQUEZ Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, daughter of European immigrants, Eva Márquez has spent most of her life outside of her home country. At the age of five, Eva accompanied her parents to the United States, where the family settled permanently. After graduating from university, she went on to complete graduate studies in International Relations in Spain. Eva received her Master of International Studies degree from the University of Sydney and went on to work
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Texan’s Choice Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Shelley Gray, author of the Christian historical fiction, A Texan’s Choice, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 302012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SHELLEY GRAY Shelley Gray’s first Amish novel, Hidden, was nominated for the Inspirational Readers Choice award. Her book Simple Gifts won the Reviewers Choice Award. Shelley’s novel, The Protector, recently made the New York Times bestseller list.  Her novels have won the prestigious HOLT Medallion Award, the Reviewers Choice Award, and been highlighted in the Philadelphia Enquirer, Time Magazine, and USA Today. She’s also been interviewed on NPR as well as numerous regional radio stations. In
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  • October 27, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Beside Two Rivers Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Rita Gerlach, author of the Christian historical fiction, Beside Two Rivers, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT RITA GERLACH Rita Gerlach lives with her husband and two sons in a historical town nestled along the Catoctin Mountains, amid Civil War battlefields and Revolutionary War outposts in central Maryland.  In many of her stories, she writes about the struggles endured by early colonists, with both American and English settings. Her new historical series for Abingdon Press entitled ‘Daughters of the Potomac‘ was launched in February 2012, with Before the Scarlet Dawn, book 1,
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First Chapters: Lady Grace by Sandy Nathan

Title: Lady Grace Author: Sandy Nathan Paperback: 426 pages Genre: Visionary Fiction Publisher: Vilasa Press (March 23, 2012) Language: English ISBN – 1937927008 ISBN – 978-1937927004 About Lady Grace The Earth has been devastated by a nuclear holocaust. Technological wizard Jeremy Edgarton and a few of his friends were whisked off planet moments before the horror by the goldies, a race of super-evolved aliens who seemed too good to be true. Unfortunately for Jeremy, that’s exactly what they were and now he wants out. Jeremy’s mother, Veronica Edgarton, is awakening from a cryogenic sleep in a chamber deep beneath the ice near the North Pole. She is facing life
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  • October 22, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents No Time for Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour – Godiva Chocolates/Book Giveaway

Join JB Miller, author of the chick lit novel, No Time for Love, as she tours the blogosphere November 15 ’12 – January 25 ’13 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The No Time for Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of a Godiva Chocolates/Book  Giveaway. See details further down on how you can win! ———————————– ABOUT JB MILLER J.B. Miller is a published author of fiction, non-fiction, award-winning poetry, music, and numerous articles and blogs. No Time For Love is her first novel. She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. Visit her blog at http://notimeforlovebyjbmiller.wordpress.com.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Bombshell Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Mike Faricy, author of the crime fiction, Bombshell, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – January 18 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MIKE FARICY Mike Faricy is the award winning author of mystery suspense thrillers woven together with a rich strain of humor and even some romance. He and his wife live in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Dublin, Ireland. His entertaining tales are populated with the sort of quirky, oddball characters we’d all like to know more about, but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. They serve not so much as examples as they do warnings to the
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  • October 20, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Winter’s Magic Virtual Book Publicity Tour + $50 Visa Card/eBook & Swag Giveaway

Join Cynthia Gail, author of the contemporary romance, Winter’s Magic, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – January 11 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!   ABOUT CYNTHIA GAIL     My husband and I live in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee with our teenage son and three dogs. Life is busy, but when I have free time, I love to read. A math/science girl at heart and a retail analyst by trade, I never thought I’d be writing romance. But one day, a story popped into my head and I had to write it down. The fantasy, escape, and wonder of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Rage Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Temujin Hu, author of the inspirational crime novel, The Rage , as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT TEMUJIN HU Temujin Hu is a hard-working American living rather like a nomad. At 36 years of age, he’s moved about 36 times and at one time or another called “home” California, Texas, Colorado, or five other states as well as Germany, China, and Kuwait. In 2003, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in East Asian Languages and Cultures. He served over four years in the US Navy in the
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  • October 19, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Spectra Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Joanne Elder, author of the science fiction thriller, Spectra, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JOANNE ELDER Joanne Elder is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering Science at the University of Western Ontario. During her professional career, she spent several years in the aeronautical and nuclear industries, published numerous technical papers in the field of Metallurgical Engineering and presented at international conferences. She now resides in King City, Ontario with her two teen-aged children and husband. Spectra, Elder’s debut novel, and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Merry Ex-Mas Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Sheila Roberts, author of the holiday fiction, Merry Ex-Mas, as she tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on her seventh virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SHEILA ROBERTS Sheila Roberts lives in the Pacific Northwest. She’s happily married and has three children. Her books have been printed in several different languages and have been chosen for book clubs such as Doubleday as well as for Readers Digest Condensed books. Her best-selling novel ON STRIKE FOR CHRISTMAS was made into a movie and appeared on the Lifetime Movie Network. Her novel ANGEL LANE was named one of Amazon’s Top Ten Romances for 2009. When
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Heroes & Lovers Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Wayne Zurl, author of the police mystery, Heroes & Lovers, as he tours the blogosphere November 5 – 30 2012 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT WAYNE ZURL Wayne Zurl grew up on Long Island and retired after twenty years with the Suffolk County Police Department, one of the largest municipal law enforcement agencies in New York and the nation. For thirteen of those years he served as a section commander supervising investigators. He is a graduate of SUNY, Empire State College and served on active duty in the US Army during the Vietnam War and later in the reserves. Zurl left
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  • October 7, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Federalist Papers: A Reader’s Guide Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kyle Scott, author of the History/American Politics book, The Federalist Papers: A Reader’s Guide, as he tours the blogosphere December 3 through March 15, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Federalist Papers: A Reader’s Guide Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of a Huge Kindle Fire HD Giveaway!  See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT KYLE SCOTT Kyle Scott, PhD, teaches American politics and constitutional law at Duke University. He has published three books and dozens of articles on issues ranging from political parties to Plato. His commentary on contemporary politics has appeared in
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Mark Connelly

ABOUT MARK CONNELLY Born in Philadelphia, Mark Connelly completed a masters degree in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he received a Ph.D in English. His books include The Diminished Self: Orwell and the Loss of Freedom, Orwell and Gissing, Deadly Closets: The Fiction of Charles Jackson, and several college textbooks. He currently teaches literature and film in Milwaukee, where he is the Vice-President of the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center of Wisconsin. His latest book is The IRA on Film and Television. You can visit his website at www.theiraonfilmandtelevision.com. To get your paperback copy of THE IRA ON FILM AND TELEVISION by Mark Connelly, visit Amazon
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Ray East, author of ‘Voluspa’

Ray East and Sam D have moved to Voluspa and live in the Forest of Skotos with their 5 year old daughter and a pet Typhon. They visit Earth with the help of an Empath from time to time. Ray East did her masters in Phsychology from Univeristy of Sussex and has worked as a counselor for adolescents. Sam D used to teach at a SPJC before he moved to Voluspa. Their latest book is Voluspa: A Magical World. Visit their website at www.magicalworldofvoluspa.com. Thanks for the interview, Ray.  I’d love to know why writing Voluspa was so important to you? We wanted to present this magical world which
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Better Than Chocolate Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Sheila Roberts, author of the women’s fiction, Better Than Chocolate, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on her sixth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SHEILA ROBERTS Sheila Roberts lives in the Pacific Northwest. She’s happily married and has three children. Her books have been printed in several different languages and have been chosen for book clubs such as Doubleday as well as for Readers Digest Condensed books. Her best-selling novel ON STRIKE FOR CHRISTMAS was made into a movie and appeared on the Lifetime Movie Network. Her novel ANGEL LANE was named one of Amazon’s Top Ten Romances for 2009.
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  • September 30, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Iconic Spirits Virtual Book Publicity Tour – FREE KINDLE FIRE HD GIVEAWAY

Join Mark Spivak, author of the nonfiction book, Iconic Spirits: An Intoxicating History, as he tours the blogosphere October 15 – January 31 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Iconic Spirits Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT MARK SPIVAK 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,
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  • September 28, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Ice Cold Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join New York Times bestseller  Cherry Adair, author of the romantic suspense novel, Ice Cold, as she tours the blogosphere October 15 – December 14 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CHERRY ADAIR New York Times bestselling author Cherry Adair’s innovative action-adventure novels have appeared on numerous bestsellers lists, won dozens of awards and garnered praise from reviewers and fans alike. With the creation of her kick butt counterterrorist group, T-FLAC, years before action adventure romances were popular, Cherry has carved a niche for herself with her sexy, sassy, fast-paced novels.  She loves to hear from readers. Her latest book is the romantic
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Love of Divena Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kay Marshall Strom, author of the Christian historical fiction, The Love of Divena, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KAY MARSHALL STROM Kay Marshall Strom is the author of forty published books.  Her writing credits also include numerous magazine articles, short stories, curriculum, stories for children, two prize-winning screenplays, and booklets for writers.  Kay speaks at seminars, retreats, and special events throughout the country.  She and her husband Dan Kline love to travel, and more and more Kay’s writing and speaking take her around the word. Her latest book is the Christian
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  • September 25, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shattered Silence Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Margaret Daley, author of the Christian fiction suspense, Shattered Silence, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MARGARET DALEY Margaret Daley, an award-winning author of eighty-two books, has been married for over forty years and is a firm believer in romance and love. When she isn’t traveling, she’s writing love stories, often with a suspense thread and corralling her three cats that think they rule her household. Her latest book is the Christian fiction suspense Shattered Silence, about a series of murders that seem like a hate crime, but things aren’t what they
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Road to Mercy Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kathy Harris, author of the Christian fiction, The Road to Mercy, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KATHY HARRIS Kathy Harris is an author by way of a “divine detour” into the Nashville entertainment business. After graduating with a Communications degree from Southern Illinois University, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to work with a well-known gospel music quartet. A few months later, The Oak Ridge Boys began their transition into country music, and Kathy had the opportunity to help build an entertainment empire from the ground up. She worked her way to
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  • September 22, 2012
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Mother of Pearl Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Kellie Coates Gilbert, author of the Christian fiction, Mother of Pearl, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 30 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT KELLIE COATES GILBERT Kellie Coates Gilbert is a former legal investigator and trial paralegal who writes with a sympathetic, intimate knowledge of how people react under pressure. Kellie’s books tell emotionally poignant stories about women in life-changing circumstances. She writes about messy lives . . . and eternal hope. Kellie currently makes her home in Dallas, Texas. Her latest book is the Christian fiction, Mother of Pearl. Visit her online at www.kelliecoatesgilbert.com. Connect with her
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Pump Up Your Book December 2012 Virtual Book Publicity Holiday Tour Special

Pump Up Your Book is happy to announce a very cost-saving special for December to help you promote your book during the holidays. Because we want to give back to the community and we know how everyone is strapped buying presents and getting ready for the holidays, we are offering a 2 week special only applicable during the month of December. If you are an author with a new release or a book that was published years ago and you want to give it new life, read on! The December 2012 Virtual Book Publicity Holiday Tour Package includes: Full publicity included but not restricted to daily postings about your
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