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New Book for Review: Humor Book ‘Dear Sparkle: Cat to Cat Advice from the World’s Foremost Feline Columnist’ by Sparkle the Cat

Sparkle the Cat is touring in December and January with his humor book, Dear Sparkle: Cat to Cat Advice from the World’s Foremost Feline Columnist. Face it, kitties, your humans can’t help you untangle your problems — especially when they’re usually the ones driving you crazy! But never fear, the world’s foremost feline authority, Sparkle the Cat, is here to solve all of your kitty conundrums. With 70 Q&As, “Sparkle Says” sidebars, and full-color photos throughout, this guide is definitely NOT your usual human-written cat book. Whether you’re a confused kitty who doesn’t understand why you’re supposed to stay off the couch, a cat who’s furious because the new
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New Book for Review: Holiday Fiction ‘I Am Santa’ by Kristy Haile

Kristy Haile is touring November 15 – December 17 with her holiday fiction, I Am Santa. One day little Nicholas wondered away from his mom and his sister while they were out shopping because he has always felt mostly invisible in comparison to his sister Holly. Little Nicholas meets an old man sitting on a bench at the mall. This old man tells Nicholas he is Santa Claus and that he is very sick and dying. Santa Claus also tells Nicholas he will now be the new real Santa Claus and the elves would be in touch with him shortly. Little Nicholas believes this old man a hundred and
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Joel M. Andre and the Children with AIDS Project

Would you like a chance to help a good cause and have a spooky time doing it? Joel M. Andre, author of, The Black Chronicles: Cry of the Fallen, will be teaming up with Ghost Tours Phoenix in an event that will chill you and help to support the Children with AIDS Project. It takes place on October 27, 2010 at 8:30 PM. The tour begins promptly at the San Carlos Hotel, located at 202 North Central Ave. in downtown Phoenix, AZ. Be sure to bring your digital camera as many visitors have caught apparitions on this tour. The cost of the event is $25, which covers the historic
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I Am Santa Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join Kristy Haile, author of the holiday family fiction novel, I Am Santa (Happy Bean Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 15 – December 17 ‘10 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Kristy Haile Californian Kristy Haile earned an Associate’s degree in Dental Hygiene from Northeastern University in Boston and then worked as a hygienist in Massachusetts and California. She moved from her hometown of Turlock, CA to Los Angeles, where her two children became actors on TV (The Office, Criminal Minds, Desperate Housewives), movies (Chihuahua: The Movie) and in commercials. At age 4, son Ty came to believe he was
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The Staff of Rahgorra Virtual Book Tour November ’10

Join Mark Oetjens, author of the science f iction novel, The Staff of Rahgorra (Conquer Publishing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – 26‘10 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Mark Oetjens Mark Oetjens was born in 1971. He grew up in suburban Chicago. As a child he was diagnosed with Dystonia, a debilitating neuromuscular disorder. Though there is no cure for Dystonia, surgeries and rehabilitation allowed him to walk with only a slight limp by the time he started high school. He received a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Anthropology, both from Northern Illinois University. As an adult
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Ethan’s Chase Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join Bronwyn Storm, author of the romance novel, Ethan’s Chase (The Wild Rose Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – December 17 ‘10 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Bronwyn Storm There was only one thing Bronwyn wanted to be when she grew up: a superhero. Sadly, this goal was made moot when she realized that being a klutz was not, in fact, a super power, and her super-weakness for anything bright and shiny meant that a magpie with self-control could easily defeat her in a battle of wills. So, she turned to writing as a way to unleash her
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Life Choices: Putting the Pieces Together Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join Judi Moreo, editor and co-author of the motivational self-help anthology, Life Choices: Putting the Pieces Together (Turning Point International), as she virtually tours the blogosphere on November 1 – December 17 ‘10 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book ! About Judi Moreo Judi Moreo, CSP, is the publisher and one of the 26 authors in this book, Life Choices: Putting the Pieces Together. She is also the author of the best selling book, You Are More Than Enough: Every Woman’s Guide to Purpose, Passion, and Power, and its companion, Achievement Journal. She is a Certified Speking Professional (fewer than 10% of the speakers
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The Snow Globe Virtual Book Tour November ’10

Join Sheila Roberts, author of the women’s fiction, The Snow Globe (St. Martin’s Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – 26 ‘10 on her fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Sheila Roberts Sheila Roberts lives in the Pacific Northwest. Her novels have appeared in Readers Digest Condensed books and have been published in several languages. Her novel Angel Lane was an Amazon Top Ten Romance pick for 2009 and her holiday perennial, On Strike for Christmas is slated to be a Lifetime Channel movie presentation this December. When she’s not hanging out with her girlfriends or hitting the dance floor with her
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Everything I Never Wanted to Be Virtual Book Tour November ’10

Join Dina Kucera, author of the memoir, Everything I Never Wanted to Be (Dream of Things) as she virtually tours the blogosphere in November ‘10 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dina Kucera Dina Kucera was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After completing a project to collect and identify fifty insects, she graduated from the ninth grade and left school for good. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Her first job was a paper route, and she has worked as a maid, bartender, waitress, and grocery store checker. Dina has also been a stand-up comic for twenty years,
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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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The Twinning Murders Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join Shelly Frome, author of the murder mystery novel, The Twinning Murders (Beckham Publications), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 15 – December 17 ‘10 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Shelly Frome Shelly Frome is a Professor Emeritus of dramatic arts at the University of Connecticut. A former professional actor and theater director, his writing credits include a number of national and international articles on acting and theater, profiles of artists and notable figures in the arts, books on theater and film and mystery novels. His books include The Art and Craft of Screenwriting, Tinseltown Riff, Lilac Moon, The Actors Studio,
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Of Honest Fame Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join M.M. Bennetts, author of the historical fiction novel, Of Honest Fame (Diiarts) as the author virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – December 17 ‘10 on the author’s first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About M.M. Bennetts Educated at Boston University and St Andrews, M.M. Bennetts is a specialist in the economic, social and military history of Napoleonic Europe. The author is a keen cross-country and dressage rider, as well as an accomplished pianist, regularly performing music of the era as both a soloist and accompanist. Bennetts is a long-standing book critic for The Christian Science Monitor. The author is married and lives in England. Bennetts’
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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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Finding God: To Believe or Not to Believe Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join Nicholas Oliva, author of the nonfiction spiritual book, Finding God: To Believe or Not to Believe (Old Line Publishing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – December 17 ‘10 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Nicholas Oliva Nicholas Oliva (O-lee-va’) has been a musician, writer, poet, photographer, an audio engineer, an Entertainment and Technical Director for over twenty-five years. His first book, Only Moments, was published in 2007, which was a novel that followed the lifetime journey of the professional musical career of a husband and wife team to the year 2020. His latest book is Finding God: To Believe or Not To
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The Remains Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join Vincent Zandri, author of the thriller suspense novel, The Remains (Stone House Ink), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in November & December ‘10 on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Vincent Zandri Vincent Zandri is an award-winning novelist, essayist and freelance photojournalist. His novel As Catch Can (Delacorte) was touted in two pre-publication articles by Publishers Weekly and was called “Brilliant” upon its publication by The New York Post. The Boston Herald attributed it as “The most arresting first crime novel to break into print this season.” Other novels include the bestselling, Moonlight Falls,Godchild (Bantam/Dell) and Permanence (NPI). Translated into several languages
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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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The Sixth Surrender Virtual Book Tour November ’10

Join Hana Samek Norton, author of the historical fiction novel, The Sixth Surrender (Penguin/Plume) as she virtually tours the blogosphere in November ’10 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Hana Samek Norton Hana’s passion for the Middle Ages dates to a childhood exploring the ruins of castles and cloisters in the (now) Czech Republic. She also developed that “lurid taste in fiction,” by reading dog-eared novels full of the drama and melodrama of history. She graduated with an MA from the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, and a Ph. D. (both in history, of course), from the University of New Mexico
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Toto’s Tale Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join K.D. Hays and Meg Weidman, mother/daughter writing team of the children’s middle grade fiction novel, Toto’s Tale (Zumaya Publications) as they virtually tour the blogosphere in November and December ’10 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About K.D. Hays and Meg Weidman K.D. Hays and Meg Weidman are a mother-daughter team who aspire to be professional roller coaster riders and who can tell you exactly what not to put in your pockets when you ride El Toro at Six Flags. Meg is studying art in a middle school magnet program. For fun, she jumps on a precision jump rope team and reads anything
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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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The Tinfish Series Virtual Book Tour November 2010

Join Chris Wardle, author of the children’s series, The Tinfish Series (Lulu), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in November ‘10 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Chris Wardle Chris Wardle holds a bachelor’s degree in physical geography as well as a Master’s degree for water supply in developing countries. Over the last ten years Chris has travelled extensively in developing countries working on charity projects in poor communities. He has been able to draw on his numerous experiences to inspire his creative works, particularly living for long periods in communities with different cultures in Africa and Asia. An orphaned kitten in Northern
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Talion Virtual Book Tour November & December 2010

Join Mary Maddox, author of the suspense thriller novel, Talion (Cantraip Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in November and December ‘10 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Mary Maddox Mary Maddox grew up in Utah and California. A graduate of Knox College and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she now teaches composition and literature at Eastern Illinois University. She lives in Charleston, Illinois with her husband, film scholar Joe Heumann. Her interests include riding her horse, Tucker, and playing club and tournament Scrabble. Mary’s short stories have appeared in a number of magazines including Farmer’s Market, Yellow Silk, and The
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New Book for Review: Women’s Fiction ‘Pairs’ by David Richards

David Richards will be touring in January and February ‘11 with his women’s fiction novel, Pairs. Pairs is the story of Kayley and Adam, a single mom who makes her living writing greeting cards and a young carpenter; and Alexandra and Henry, a former stripper with dual identities and a math teacher with some unusual gender issues. The couples are connected through Henry and Adam, who are cousins, and through Kayley’s friend Helen, who is also Henry’s step-sister. As each couple builds a connection, the joint friendship turns into family. Kayley’s daughter, Terra, becomes a central focus of both relationships; she is loved and nurtured by the village that
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New Book for Review: Mystery ‘The Killing Storm’ by Kathryn Casey

Kathryn Casey will be touring December 6 – 17 with her mystery novel, The Killing Storm. On a quiet afternoon in the park, four-year-old Joey Warner plays in the sandbox, when a stranger approaches looking for his puppy. While Joey’s mom, Crystal, talks on her cell phone, the stranger convinces the child to help search. By the time Crystal turns around, her son has disappeared. Yet her reaction is odd, not what one would expect from a distraught mother. Is Crystal somehow involved in her son’s abduction? Meanwhile, on a ranch outside Houston, Texas Ranger Sarah Armstrong assesses a symbol left on the hide of a slaughtered longhorn, a
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Forbidden the Stars Virtual Book Tour November ’10

Join Valmore Daniels, author of the science fiction novel, Forbidden the Stars (Mummer Media) as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – 26 ’10 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Valmore Daniels In true nomadic spirit, Valmore Daniels has lived on the coasts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans, and dozens of points in between. An insatiable thirst for new experiences has led him to work in several fields, including legal research, elderly care, oil & gas administration, web design, government service, human resources, and retail business management. His enthusiasm for travel is only surpassed by his passion for telling tall
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Book Giveaway Today: ‘The Ice Cream Theory’ by Steff Deschenes

Steff Deschenes is giving away a copy of her book, The Ice Cream Theory, today at Louanne’s Kitchen! Book Giveaway ends Oct. 28 ’10. Click here to enter!

The 19th Element Virtual Book Tour November & December ’10

Join John L. Betcher, author of the suspense thriller, The 19th Element: A James Becker Thriller (Createspace), as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1 – December 17‘10 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About John L. Betcher John L. Betcher is a University of Minnesota Law School graduate and has practiced law for more than twenty-five years in the Mississippi River community of Red Wing, Minnesota. He possesses substantial first-hand knowledge of the Prairie River Nuclear Plant’s real world counterpart, as well as Red Wing’s airport and the flight rules around the nuke plant. In addition to The 19th Element, he has published
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Robert Seymour

Robert Seymour, (under the pseudonym of Charles Courtley) is a retired judge who lives on the English coast with his wife, Jane, of 38 years, and a small dog called Phoebe. He is the author of Wig Begone, a tale of a young barrister’s triumphs and tragedies. As well as adapting his novel into a screenplay and writing a sequel, he contributes to legal newsletters and blogs. Find him online at http://courtleyprocedures.wordpress.com. About Wig Begone Charles, a newly qualified lawyer without a penny to his name, plunges into the archaic world of the Bar as it was thirty-five years ago. After a stroke of beginners’ luck – and a
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Pump Up Your Book October ‘10 Book Giveaways!

Pump Up Your Book October ’10 Authors on Virtual Book Tour are happy to announce they’re giving away (YES GIVING AWAY) autographed books throughout the month of October! But, Pump Up Your Book isn’t stopping there. Enter all contests listed on this page before the end of October and come back to this page and LEAVE YOUR ADDRESS BELOW and you may win one of many prizes Pump Up is offering throughout the year. The winner will be announced in the comment section at the end of the month as well as promoted on their own page free of charge. Your promo page will include your bio and whatever
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Daisy Jordan – Author of Loves Means Zero

Daisy Jordan is an obsessive tennis fan and wrote Love Means Zero, in which Hilton gets a job as a photographer for a tennis magazine, so she could live out her dream-job fantasy through Hilton. But don’t worry if you’re not a tennis fan; Love Means Zero still has all the drama and suspense of Daisy’s previous books! Those books include Everything Happens for a Reason…, the Spin the Bottle series, and All That Sparkles Isn’t Real Sapphire. Before she published her first book, Daisy grew up in Indiana watching tennis all summer every summer on TV and having her own fair share of high school and college boy
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Pump Up Your Book’s October 2010 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 1

Welcome to Day One of Pump Up Your Book’s October 2010 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Leave a comment at their blog stops and you could win a FREE virtual book tour if you’re a published author with a recent release or a $50 Amazon gift certificate if you are not published. So, pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! ________________________________________ Joel M. Andre, author of the horror novel, The Black Chronicles: Cry
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-- Suzanne Jenkins, PAM OF BABYLON SERIES

❤️"Dorothy Thompson helped promote my book, Gringos in Paradise: Our Honduras Odyssey. Taking part in it was so much easier (and less expensive) than the travel schedule I was hving to keep doing on my own. She set up everything, coached me through my part, and I found my book and I promoted it all over the Internet. It definitely increased my book sales."
-- Malana Ashlie, GRINGOS IN PARADISE

❤️"Dorothy was not only a lot of fun to work with but she helped me get the word out about my book. I would recommend her to both debut and experienced authors."
---Deborah Woehr, PROSPERITY: A GHOST STORY

❤️“Dorothy is a firecracker promoter. She is skilled at finding the most visible placements in promoting your book with unmatched enthusiasm.She is creatively talented and a wonderful person to have on your team.”
--Kathy Holmes Eckardt, REAL WOMEN WEAR RED

❤️“I invested in a three month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Books promotions for my noir thriller, Moonlight Falls. Not only did the marketing campaign work wonders for spreading the word about the new novel, in the very last month, on the very last day of the tour, Moonlight Falls became an Amazon Kindle bestseller!”
–Vincent Zandri, MOONLIGHT FALLS and THE REMAINS

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–-World Ahead Media

❤️“This has been a wonderful experience. Dorothy Thompson and her whole team are very committed to each author, take each author’s tour very seriously, and work towards maximum exposure in the right places. This is the best book promotion expenditure I’ve made in terms of return on investment. I highly recommend Pump Up Your Book Promotion.”
--Phyllis Zimbler Miller, MRS: LIEUTENANT

❤️"I used Pump Up Your Book promotions a few months ago for my novel, Nephilim. My publisher is a great person, but when it comes to promotions, she encourages authors to do that on their own. Enter Dorothy Thompson at Pump Up Your Book. I had 8 reviews of the book and was featured as a guest author every day of the week at various websites during the month that I used her company. Amazing! She secured everything for me which was really nice and I didn't have to do anything but write a few blogs or answer interview questions. I would use Pump Up Your Book again in a heart beat!"
--Mary Ann Loesch, NEPHILIM

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How do you make sales happen for you?

A lot of hard work! I sponsor a lot of on line parties, festivals and contests. Book sales don’t magically happen, believe me. An author has to work hard to earn her readers. And then she has to work hard to keep them by giving them something they’ll enjoy reading. I try hard to make my books worth a reader’s time.

-- Sheila Roberts, Author of Winter at the Beach