Posts Tagged ‘virtual book tours’

“The Evelyn Project” Suspenseful Thriller with Paranormal Underpinnings by Kfir Luzzatto!!

The Evelyn Project, which is beginning its tour on July 2nd through August 31st is sure to be a blockbuster!  With all the intrigue and suspense you could hope for in a contemporary, paranormal romance novel, this book will have you guessing until the very last pages. Kfir Luzzatto is an author making a name for himself, and one we’ll be hearing from in the future! Here’s a summary: Evelyn’s father did everything in his power to save his dying daughter, black magic included. But when a century later his plea for help gets into the wrong hands, all hell breaks loose. Caught in the slippery battlefield between the
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Pump Up Chats with James B. Rose, Spokesperson for Mary-Elaine Swanson

Mary-Elaine Swanson, the author of John Locke: Philosopher of American Liberty, went to be with her Lord in May 2011. She did not have a chance to see this book published. We asked her spokesperson and friend, James B. Rose, president of the American Christian History Institute to give us some insight into Mary and why her book is important. Characterizing Mary-Elaine Swanson (1927-2011) and her book, “John Locke – Philosopher of American Liberty,” Nordskog Publishing, 2012 By James B. Rose, President, American Christian History Institute Quickened by the research and remarkable testimony of Verna M. Hall, American Christian Historian, Mary-Elaine Swanson (nee Adams) devoted her spiritual and intellectual
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Gabriella Bradley & Diana Kemp to give away Kindle Fire at Books, Books and More Books, Reviews by Martha’s Bookshelf & The Book Faery Reviews!

Gabriella Bradley and Diana Kemp, authors of The Samsara Chronicles, are stopping off today at Books Books and More Books, Reviews by Martha’s Bookshelf and The Book Faery Reviews as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins June 4 and ends on August 31 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Katyn Order Virtual Book Tour 2012

Join Douglas W. Jacobson, author of the historical fiction novel, The Katyn Order, as he virtually tours the blogosphere  July 2 – July 27, 2012 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Douglas W. Jacobson Douglas W. Jacobson is an engineer, business owner and World War Two history enthusiast. Doug has traveled extensively in Europe researching stories of the courage of common people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. His debut novel, Night of Flames: A Novel of World War Two was published in 2007 by McBooks Press, and was released in paperback in 2008. Night of Flames won the “2007 Outstanding Achievement Award” from
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Dark Side of Valor Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + Win $100 Visa Gift Card!

Join Alicia Singleton, author of the suspense novel, Dark Side of Valor (Simon &  Schuster/Strebor), as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 4 – August 27 2012 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!  Alicia has agreed to give away a $100 Visa Gift Card at the end of her tour and you could be the one!   Find out how you can win by scrolling down and enter by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.  Stop off at all her blog stops for more entries.  Good luck!   ABOUT ALICIA SINGLETON Born and raised in Philadelphia, the Howard University graduate embraced the written word at
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Your Daughter Needs a Hero Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Maria C. Furlough, author of the family/relationships/parenting book, Your Daughter Needs a Hero, as she tours the blogosphere June 4 – 22 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT MARIA C. FURLOUGH Eighteen years ago, an eleven year old girl looked in mirror and for the first time in her innocent life…she realized she hated what she saw.  That girl was me.  It continued to be me until in my early twenties I realized two things: God had a bigger plan for me than that and part of that plan was for me to help other girls not be like me.As God slowly
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PUYB Q&A: Can you explain the Kindle Fire giveaways?

Pump Up Your Book answers YOUR questions about virtual book tours. If you have a question, leave it in the comment section and we’ll answer it in depth in a new blog post. Or you can email Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com. We look forward to your questions! “I’m not quite understanding the Kindle Fire giveaways.  Can you explain them to me? Excellent question!  When an author signs up with us, we ask them if they would be interested in a Kindle Fire giveaway as a little added bonus to their tour.  The Kindle Fire giveaway comes with the platinum package but  you can add this to any of
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John Locke: Philosopher of American Liberty Virtual Book Publicity Tour, June 2012

Join Ben Gilmore and James Rose, spokesmen for the late, Mary-Elaine Swanson, author of John Locke: Philosopher of American Liberty (Nordskog Publishing, May 2012) as they virtually tours the blogosphere from June 4th – 29th, 2012 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Mary-Elaine Swanson Mary-Elaine Swanson was a great lady and excellent scholar. She aptly and well represents America’s Christian history to the present age. Associated with the Christian history movement spearheaded by Verna M. Hall and Rosalie J. Slater of the Foundation for American Christian Education, Mrs. Swanson also conducted research and wrote for Marshall Foster’s Mayflower Institute, and later for James
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Claimed Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Caridad Pineiro, author of the paranormal romance novel, The Claimed, as she tours the blogosphere June 4 – 22 on her fifth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CARIDAD PINEIRO Caridad Piñeiro® is a multi-published and award-winning author whose love of the written word developed when her fifth grade teacher assigned a project – to write a book that would be placed in a class lending library. She has been hooked on writing ever since.From the start, Caridad’s novels have received acclaim and have helped redefine the landscape of modern romance novels. In 1999, Caridad was published by Kensington as part of Encanto, the first
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Artists and Thieves Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + KINDLE FIRE GIVEAWAY

Linda Schroeder, author of the mystery novel, Artists and Thieves, will be touring the blogosphere June 4 – July 27 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book.  Linda will also be giving away a Kindle Fire during her  tour.  Find out how you can win a Kindle Fire below! ABOUT LINDA SCHROEDER Linda Schroeder divides her time between the bright sun of California and the high mountains of Colorado. She has a Master’s degree in English and one in Communicative Disorders/Audiology. In addition to her novel, Artists & Thieves, she has published a college text. Her early interest in English expanded to include language disorders
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  • May 15, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Mamacita Murders Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Debra Mares, author of the chick lit mystery, The Mamacita Murders, as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 4 – 22 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DEBRA MARES Debra is the granddaughter of a Mexican migrant farm worker and factory seamstress, was born and raised in Los Angeles, is the first to graduate college in her family, and grew up dancing Ballet Folklorico and Salsa. Debra followed a calling at eleven years old to be an attorney and voice for women, currently lives in Orange County, and appreciates international travel and culture.  She has been a county prosecutor in Riverside,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Samsara Chronicles Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + Win FREE KINDLE FIRE!

Join Gabriella Bradley and Diana Kemp as they tour the blogosphere June 1 – August 31 2012 with their The Samsara Chronicles series! Diana and Gabriella have agreed to give away not only a Kindle Fire but also a $50 Gift Certificate (payable by Paypal) to the person who comments the most on their 3 month blog tour. If there is a tie, the winner will be chosen through Random.org. Also, the blog hosts can win money, too! The blogger who receives the most amount of comments (not counting their own or ours) will also win a $50 Gift Certificate (payable from Paypal). If you don’t have a Paypal
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Staying Grounded in Shifting Sand Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Linda Ferguson, author of the spiritual nonfiction book, Staying Grounded in Shifting Sand: Awakening Soul Consciousness for the New Millennium, as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 4 – July 27 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LINDA FERGUSON Dr. Linda J. Ferguson is an author, speaker, coach, and seminar leader to support people leading a joyful and awakened spiritual life. Linda’s website, www.lindajferguson.com , contains videos, meditations, affirmations, and other useful resources for spiritual growth and personal development.  Readers find inspiring and informative ideas in Linda’s blog to enrich their spirituality for everyday living- www.lindajferguson.com/blog/ . Dr. Ferguson is author
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  • May 3, 2012
  • Author Interviews, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Dr. Jackie Cogswell, Author of ‘Super Luke Faces His Bully’

Dr. Jackie Chirco Cogswell is a family physician, wife, mother, former school teacher, and now author of a series of Christian children’s novels, the GIGGLEHEART ADVENTURE SERIES. Writing Christian books and reading the Bible has become her passion. In recent years, Dr. Jackie has been led to teach children of all ages how to prevent and stop bullying. As a Christian mother, the issue of bullying became very personal to her when her child was bullied in elementary school. Through the many struggles her son had with bullies, Dr. Jackie learned from firsthand experience how to tackle bullying from a Christian perspective. SUPER LUKE FACES HIS BULLY was inspired by
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New Christian History Book for Review: ‘John Locke: Philosopher of American Liberty by Mary-Elaine Swanson

Mary-Elaine Swanson has done an invaluable service for this and subsequent generations by resurrecting awareness and presenting an accurate knowledge of John Locke and his reasoning through an uncensored view of his life, writings, and incalculable influence on America. John Locke: Philosopher of American Liberty will help Americans understand the importance of Locke’s thinking for American constitutionalism today. You will learn the real meaning of the “law of nature” as it was embraced in Colonial America and the separation of church and state embraced in the Constitution. The founding fathers looked to Locke as the source of many of their ideas. Thomas Jefferson considered Locke as one of the
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Pump Up Your Book to give away 2 10-day blog tours + $25 gift card on last day of celebration

It’s the last day of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown! Today the staff of Pump Up Your Book will be stopping off at Goodreads all day long and answer your book promotion and publicity questions and that’s not all! You can win one of  TWO  10 DAY VIRTUAL BOOK TOURS or A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE!! To enter, head over to our Goodreads chat page and ask a question or leave a comment.  Easy peasy!  The winners will be selected by Random.org and announced on our tour page on Monday, April 30.  Not only can you ask us anything about book publicity, you have a chance to win a
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Pump Up Your Book Announces May 2012 Authors on Virtual Book Tour *watch video!*

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce the May 2012 authors on virtual book tour! May 2012 Authors on Virtual Book Tour Caroline Alethia – Plant Teacher A.K. Alexander – Daddy’s Home Jennifer Allee – The Mother Road Carl Alves – Two For Eternity David Ankrah – Seeds Jim Beck – Virgil: A Superhero Tale C.Y. Bourgeois – Visions of You Bo Briar – Morgan Hall Judy Byington – 22 Faces Judy Christie – Hurry Less Worry Less for Moms Dr. Jackie C. Cogswell – Super Luke Faces His Bully Donna Fletcher Crow – A Darkly Hidden Truth MJ Fletcher – The Doorknob Society Marisa Garau – Dear
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS MAKING LIFE MATTER VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR 2012

Join Shane Stanford, author of the Christian nonfiction, Making Life Matter: Embracing the Joy in the Everyday, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SHANE STANFORD Shane Stanford is a pastor, author and teacher.  He is the Senior Pastor of Christ UMC in Memphis, TN, one of United Methodism’s largest and most influential congregations. Shane is a former church planter as well as the Director/Host of the United Methodist Hour, a radio and television ministry airing in 30 million homes nationwide. Shane is the author of eleven books including A Positive Life (Zondervan),
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS BACK CHANNEL: THE KENNEDY YEARS VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR 2012

Join William Bertram MacFarland, author of the memoir, Back Channel: The Kennedy Years, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT WILLIAM BERTRAM MACFARLAND William Bertram MacFarland – Bertie Mac -never sought – or even imagined – a role as a Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy. Even less did he imagine continuing in the role of Special Assistant to the President in eight subsequent administrations. His degrees from Duke University were in Mathematics and Physics (Quantum Mechanics) but fate and the U.S. government extinguished any hope of a career in those fields.
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New Children’s Chapter Book for Review: ‘Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage’ by Nancy Stewart for May/June 2012

Award-winning children’s author, Nancy Stewart, is touring May 14 – June 15, 2012 with her children’s chapter book, Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage. All Katrina Simpkins longs to be is a normal girl. Because she must wear prosthesis as a leg, she feels anything but. When she meets and befriends Winter, the tailless dolphin, at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, everything changes, including Katrina’s whole life. 45 Pages If you would like to review Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage, please email Cheryl Malandrinos at ccmal(at)charter(dot)net. PDF available now. Printed copies available soon!


Pump Up Your Book Chats with Mainstream Action Adventure Novelist Kim Antieau

Kim Antieau has written many novels, short stories, poems, and essays. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, both in print and online, including The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Asimov’s SF, The Clinton Street Quarterly, The Journal of Mythic Arts, EarthFirst!, Alternet, Sage Woman, and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. She was the founder, editor, and publisher of Daughters of Nyx: A Magazine of Goddess Stories, Mythmaking, and Fairy Tales. Her work has twice been short-listed for the Tiptree Award, and has appeared in many Best of the Year anthologies. Critics have admired her “literary fearlessness” and her vivid language and imagination. She has had nine novels published.
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Super Luke Faces His Bully Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Dr. Jackie C. Cogswell, author of the Christian children’s book, Super Luke Faces His Bully (Divine Inspiration Publishing) as she virtually tours the blogopshere from May 1 – 25, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dr. Jackie Dr. Jackie Chirco Cogswell is a family physician, wife, mother, former school teacher, and now author of a series of Christian children’s novels, the GIGGLEHEART ADVENTURE SERIES. Writing Christian books and reading the Bible has become her passion. In recent years, Dr. Jackie has been led to teach children of all ages how to prevent and stop bullying. As a Christian mother, the issue
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Derek Thompson, author of the humor memoir, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind: A Manic’s Mood Chart, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DEREK THOMPSON Derek Thompson grew up in South Charleston, Ohio, where he earned the nickname “Butter” by his middle school crush. He basked in the glory of girls finally talking to him but unfortunately and eventually the true meaning of the nickname was revealed and attributed to some poorly timed bad dental hygiene practice. Putting this social disaster behind him he went on to receive a
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Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary Hoedown: Win a free virtual book tour!

It’s day 11 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents! Today Tracee Gleichner is stopping off at Literal Exposure with a great giveaway! Win a free 10 day virtual book tour!! To win, click on the image below and good luck! Click on image at left to enter the other giveaways we have this month!


Pump Up Your Book Presents 22 Faces Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Judy Byington, author of the multiple personality disorder biography, 22 Faces (Tate Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere May 7-July 27 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Judy Byington Judy Byington, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., ret, has dedicated her life to humanizing and raising public awareness about the little known effects of ritual abuse and mind-control programming that tragically cause formation of multiple personalities in children. The retired CEO, therapist, author and mental health supervisor is founder and leader of Trauma Research Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information through CEU accredited seminars and lectures on Dissociation and coordinating ritual abuse survivor
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Doorknob Society Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join MJ Fletcher, author of the young adult novel, The Doorknob Society (Amazon Digital), as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 7-25 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About MJ Fletcher MJ Fletcher is the creator of the comic book series Adam Zero: The Last Man of Earth published by Ronin Studios. He’s also been published in Hope: The Hero Initiative and Digital Webbing Presents. The Doorknob Society series is his first book series and he’s thrilled about it. He lives near the beach with his wife, daughter, dog and a crotchety cat. About The Doorknob Society Chloe Masters’s world changes in a heartbeat
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Be Not Afraid Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join K. R. Morrison, author of the Christian horror novel, Be Not Afraid (Xlibris), as she virtually tours the blogosphere May 7-25 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About K.R. Morrison K R Morrison lives in the Pacific Northwest, with her husband of 25 years, a small zoo, and the occasionally visiting college-age child. You can find out more about her and her work at http://www.benotafraidthebook.com About Be Not Afraid War is imminent. Evil has overtaken the world, although the world does not know it. God must intervene on the behalf of those who love Him, and a war is brewing that will decide
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS A DARKLY HIDDEN TRUTH VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR 2012

Join Donna Fletcher Crow, author of the clerical mystery, A Darkly Hidden Truth (Monarch Books/ Kregel), as she virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DONNA FLETCHER CROW Donna Fletcher Crow is the author of 38 books, mostly novels dealing with British history.  The award-winning Glastonbury, an Arthurian grail search epic covering 15 centuries of English history, is her best-known work. Donna and her husband live in Boise, Idaho.  They have 4 adult children and 11 grandchildren. She is an enthusiastic gardener. Her newest release is A Darkly Hidden Truth, book 2 in her clerical
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Dog Memoir Author Barbara Lampert

Barbara Lampert is a Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in relationships. She’s been in private practice in Brentwood, California for over twenty years. She considers her work a calling and loves what she does. She has a doctorate in medical sociology and two master’s degrees – one in psychology and one in sociology. Barbara has adored dogs her whole life. They’re her passion! She notes that for a lot of people, their dogs are their best friends. She loves helping people know that’s ok – that a soul-satisfying relationship may be found with any being and needs to be treasured. Besides her love of dogs, Barbara is an avid
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Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary Hoedown: Win Pump Up Your Book T-shirt + $10 Amazon Gift Card!

It’s day 3 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents! Today Dorothy Thompson is stopping off at The Book Faery Reviews with a great giveaway! Win a Pump Up Your Book T-Shirt and $10 Amazon Gift Card!! To win, click on the image below and good luck! Click on image at left to enter the other giveaways we have this month!