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  • January 17, 2011
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Lessons from Stanley the Cat Virtual Book Tour February & March 2011

Join Dr. Jennifer Freed, author of the self-help humor book, Lessons from Stanley the Cat (Perigee Trade), as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 1 – March 25 ‘11 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dr. Jennifer Freed For more than 25 years, Jennifer Freed, Ph.D., has been a licensed marriage and family counselor, group psychotherapist and educator.  She was the Clinical Director at PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE, one of the country’s leading centers for depth psychology, where she continues to serve as a professor and workshop leader. Dr. Freed is a recognized expert on behavioral matters such as teen bullying, character development, marriage
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Final Vector Virtual Book Tour February & March 2011

Join Allan Leverone, author of the thriller novel, Final Vector, as he virtually tours the blogosphere February 1 – March 25 ‘11 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Allan Leverone Allan Leverone is a three-time Derringer Award Finalist whose short fiction has been featured in Needle: A Magazine of Noir, Shroud Magazine, Twisted Dreams, Mysterical-E and many other venues, both print and online. His debut thriller, titled FINAL VECTOR, is available February 2011 from Medallion Press. For details, please visit www.allanleverone.com or his blog at www.allanleverone.blogspot.com. About Final Vector Air traffic controller Nick Jensen’s life is in a shambles. His wife Lisa has
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Outlander Virtual Book Tour February and March 2011

Join Diana Gabaldon, author of the historical science-fiction adventure romance novel, Outlander, as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 14th – March 11th on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Diana Gabaldon Diana Gabaldon is the author of the award-winning, #1 NYT-bestselling OUTLANDER novels, described by Salon magazine as “the smartest historical sci-fi adventure-romance story ever written by a science Ph.D. with a background in scripting “Scrooge McDuck” comics.” The adventure began in 1991 with the classic OUTLANDER (“historical fiction with a Moebius twist”), has continued through six more New York Times-bestselling novels–DRAGONFLY IN AMBER, VOYAGER, DRUMS OF AUTUMN, THE FIERY CROSS, A BREATH OF SNOW
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  • January 14, 2011
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Start Up from the Ground Up Virtual Book Tour February & March 2011

Join Cynthia Kocialski, author of the business book, Startup from the Ground Up: Practical Insights for Entrepreneurs, as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 1 – March 25 ‘11 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Cynthia Kocialski Cynthia Kocialski is the founder of three companies – two fabless semiconductor and one software company.  In the past 15 years, she has been involved in dozens of start-ups and has served on various advisory boards. These companies have collectively returned billions of dollars to investors. Cynthia has worked with established companies to bring start-up techniques and technologies to corporations desiring to process improvement and efficiency.
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The Innocent Virtual Book Tour February 2011

Join Vincent Zandri, author of the thriller novel, The Innocent, as he virtually tours the blogosphere February 1 – February 25 ‘11 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Vincent Zandri Vincent Zandri is an essayist and freelance photojournalist, and the author of the recent bestsellers, The Remains, Moonlight Falls and The Innocent . 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 Godchild (Bantam/Dell)
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Crossing Borders Virtual Book Tour February 2011

Join Michael Ferris, author of the personal narrative, Crossing Borders, as he virtually tours the blogosphere February 1 – February 11 ‘11 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Michael Ferris Michael Ferris, originally from St. Joseph, Michigan, started working in his father’s music store, Ferris Music Center, at the age of sixteen and started playing the classical guitar at the age of seventeen. Having had many wonderful teachers, not only with great talent but also great souls, he moved on to study at the internationally acclaimed Mozarteum University for Music and Applied Arts in Salzburg, Austria (*-Die Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst
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‘Sheetrock Angel’ Online Book Tour February 2011

Join Jeanne C. Davis, author of the psychological Mystery, Sheetrock Angel (CreateSpace), as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 1 – February 25 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Jeanne C. Davis Before Jeanne C. Davis seriously entertained writing a novel, she wrote for radio and television including staff jobs on DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN and the modern prequel to the BONANZA series, THE PONDEROSA. Between the numerous drafts of SHEETROCK ANGEL, she wrote, produced and directed the independent feature THE UNIFORM MOTION OF FOLLY. Her early career had little to do with writing – other than in her journal – and
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The Dumpster Virtual Book Tour February 2011

Join Becky Due, author of the contemporary romance novel, The Dumpster: One Woman’s Search for Love (Due Publications), as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 1  – February 25 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Becky Due Becky Due is becoming the new voice of women’s fiction. She has the courage, honesty and writing style for today’s busy women, and she does not cringe away from hard issues. She will leave you feeling strong, self-confident, independent, and in control of your life. She has a way of sucking you into the story and changing your life with her fast-paced novels you won’t
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Shades of Twilight Virtual Book Tour January ’11

Join Martin Sharlow author of Shades of Twilight  as he virtually tours the blogosphere on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book.   About the Author Martin Sharlow was always a storyteller. In his youth he used to play role playing games and usually he was the game master. That allowed him to create and modify stories and then tell them to his captive audience in the form of a game. Because of this and the many fantasy books he read, Martin went the next step and started writing fantasy novels. Recently, however, Martin changed genres to vampire romance as he got bitten by the vampire
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Immortalis: Hunters & Prey Virtual Book Tour January 2011

Join Katie Salidas author of the Urban Fantasy series, Immortalis: Hunters & Prey, as she virtually tours the blogosphere in January 2011 on her fourth book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Katie Salidas Author of the hot new Urban Fantasy series, Immortalis, Katie has always had a desire to entertain. Since, early childhood, she’s dreamed up fantastical characters and scribbled them into pages of various journals and notebooks. Taking an interest in vampires at an early age, she devoured every book, featuring those mysterious, blood sucking creatures, in any genre she could find. She claims that, of all the monsters out there, vampires had always been the most
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Resurrection Garden Virtual Book Tour February 2011

Join Frank Scully, author of the mystery novel, Resurrection Garden (MuseItUp Publishing, January 2011), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in February on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Frank Scully Frank Scully was born and raised in a small town in North Dakota and received a Bachelor’s degree in History with Phi Beta Kappa Honors and a Juris Doctor degree in Law from the University of North Dakota. He then served more than five years as a Judge Advocate General Corps Officer in the U. S. Army in the U. S., Vietnam, and Thailand. After that he attended the prestigious Thunderbird School and received a Masters in Business
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The Tudor Secret Virtual Book Tour February 2011

Join C.W. Gortner, author of the historical mystery novel, The Tudor Secret (Griffin, St. Martin’s Press, February 2011), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in February on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About C.W. Gortner C.W. Gortner is the author of the acclaimed historical novels The Last Queen and The Confessions of Catherine de Medici. He holds an MFA in Writing with an emphasis on Renaissance Studies from the New College of California. In his extensive travels to research his books, he has danced a galliard in a Tudor great hall and experienced life in a Spanish castle. He is also a dedicated advocate for animal rights and environmental issues. Half-Spanish by
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Respect the Jux Virtual Book Tour January & February 2011

Join Frank C. Matthews, author of the urban fiction novel, Respect the Jux, as he virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – February 25 ‘11 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Frank C. Matthews Prodigious and profound author Frank C. Matthews’ triumphant transformation from inmate to novelist has established him as a leading force in the world of urban literature. Armed with his mastery of the written word, Matthews has achieved feats that are only reserved for the most seasoned of writers, selling an unprecedented amount of books as a first-time author and self-publisher. When it comes to putting the urban voice –
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Pairs Virtual Book Tour January & February 2011

Join D.W. Richards, author of the women’s fiction novel, Pairs, as he virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – February 25 ’11 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About D.W. Richards D.W. Richards is a member of the Canadian Authors Association and beyond being a novelist he is also a script-doctor and freelance writer. An excerpt from Pairs will appear in the October 2010 issue of the international literary PDF quarterly Cantarville as a standalone fiction piece. In addition to creative writing, D.W. Richards has a Bachelor Degree in Psychology from Carleton University and is a Certified General Accountant. He divides his time between
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Sitting on Cold Porcelain Virtual Book Tour January & February 2011

Join Rose A. Valenta, author of the humor book, Sitting on Cold Porcelain (Xlibris), as she virtually tours the blogosphere January 3  2011 – February 25 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Rose A. Valenta Rose A. Valenta is a nationally syndicated humor columnist. Her irreverent columns have been published in Senior Wire, Associated Content, Courier Post Online, NPR, Newsday, USA TODAY, the WSJ Online, and many other local news and radio websites. She is the author of Rosie’s Renegade Humor Blog. This is the blog for people who would be knowledgeable about current events and politics if only politicians and news
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The Black Chronicles Virtual Book Tour January 2011

Join Joel M. Andre, author of the horror novel, The Black Chronicles: Cry of the Fallen, as he virtually tours the blogosphere January 3 – 28 on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Joel M. Andre Joel M. Andre was born January 13, 1981. At a young age he was fascinated with the written word. It was at fourteen that Poe blew his mind, and Andre began to dabble with darker poetry. Between the years of 1999 and 2007 Joel was featured in various poetry anthologies and publications. In 2008 he released his first collection, Pray the Rain Never Ends. Knowing there was something
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Easy as Pie at Bobby’s Diner Virtual Book Tour Dec. ’10 – Jan. ’11

Join Susan Wingate , author of the women’s fiction/mystery novel, Easy as Pie at Bobby’s Diner (Blue Star Books), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 6 ‘10 – January 14 ‘11 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Susan Wingate Award-winning author, Susan Wingate, gets a monthly column about writing and the publishing industry in her local newspaper, The Journal of the San Juan Islands. She will also be posting weekly discussions about the writing industry for the regional online newspaper, the PNWLocalNews.com site. You can view Wingate’s discussions by clicking on the “Entertainment” tab and then finding Wingate’s discussions under the “Blogs”
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Justice Rules Virtual Book Tour December 2010

Join Thomas White, author of the fiction novel Justice Rules, as he virtually tours the blogosphere in December, 2010 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Thomas White Thomas is the author of two novels, Justice Rules, a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association 2010 Literary Contest and The Siren’s Song, to be released early 2011.  He has also written several screenplays including A Stitch In Time, a finalist in the NCW Screenplay Contest. You can learn more at his website, www.justice-rules.com. Thomas began his career as an actor, which lead to a degree from the United States International University School of Performing
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Saying Goodbye Virtual Book Tour December ’10 – January ’11

Join Mike O’ Mary and Julie Rember, editors of the literary collection, Saying Goodbye (Dream of Things), as they virtually tours the blogosphere December 6 ’10 – January 14 ’11 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Mike O’ Mary Mike O’Mary is series editor of the Dream of Things anthologies including Saying Goodbye, an anthology of true stories about people saying goodbye to the people, places and things in our lives with grace, dignity and good humor.  He is founder of Dream of Things, a book publisher and online retailer. He is also author of The Note, a book about the power of
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The Barrett Company Hollywood Publicist Virtual Tour January 2011

Join Charlie Barrett, national book publicist and owner of the publicity company, The Barrett Company, as he tours the blogosphere January 3 – 25 2011 on his first virtual blog tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Charlie Barrett Professional national book publicist Charlie Barrett formed The Barrett Company in 1992 as a full service media relations and media marketing / communications agency.  The Los Angeles headquartered firm offers 21st century integrated media outreach and media marketing expertise with an emphasis on the publishing and entertainment industries serving authors/publishers, Hollywood celebrities, motion pictures and television. Since the firm’s creation TBC has served authors with such companies as Simon &
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Dear Sparkle Virtual Book Tour December ’10 – January ’11

Join Sparkle, author of the humor pet book, Dear Sparkle: Cat-to-Cat Advice from the World’s Foremost Feline Columnist (Adams Media) as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 6  2010 – January 19 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Sparkle Sparkle is an award-winning author, blogger, advice columnist and supermodel. She is also a cat – a ruddy Somali of champion lineage, in fact, whose father, GC Tajhara’s Miles Davis, was twice on the cover of Cat Fancy. Sparkle’s first book, Dear Sparkle: Advice from One Cat to Another, won the Wild Card category at the 2007 Hollywood Book Festival and honorable mentions
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Sounds Like Crazy Virtual Book Tour Dec. ’10 – Jan. ’11

Join Shana Mahaffey, author of the women’s fiction novel, Sounds Like Crazy (Penguin) as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 6  2010 – January 14 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Shana Mahaffey Shana  Mahaffey lives in San Francisco in an Edwardian compound that she shares with an informal cooperative of family, friends and five cats. She’s a survivor of Catechism and cat scratch fever, and is a member of the Sanchez Grotto Annex, a writers’ community. Her work has been published in SoMa Literary Review and Sunset Magazine.  She welcomes all visitors to her website www.shanamahaffey.com, and is happy to meet
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The Killing Storm Virtual Book Tour December 2010

Join Kathryn Casey, author of the mystery novel, The Killing Storm (St. Martin’s Minotaur), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 6 – December 17 ‘10 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Kathryn Casey Kathryn Casey is an award-winning, Houston-based novelist and journalist, the creator of the Sarah Armstrong mystery series and the author of five highly acclaimed true crime books. SINGULARITY, the first in the Armstrong series, debuted in June to rave reviews. It was a Deadly Pleasures magazine Best First Novel of 2008 selection, was included on Vanity Fair’s Hot Type page, won stars from Publishers Weekly and Booklist, and the
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A Death at the North Pole Virtual Book Tour December 2010

Join Joel M. Andre, author of the horror novel, A Death at the North Pole, as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 15 – December 17 ‘10 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Joel M. Andre Joel M. Andre was born January 13, 1981. At a young age he was fascinated with the written word. It was at fourteen that Poe blew his mind, and Andre began to dabble with darker poetry. Between the years of 1999 and 2007 Joel was featured in various poetry anthologies and publications. In 2008 he released his first collection, Pray the Rain Never Ends. Knowing there was
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The Tiny Angel Virtual Book Tour December ’10

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

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

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

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

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

Join Mike Manos,  author of the fiction novel, God’s Poor, as he virtually tours the blogosphere November 1-26 2010 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Mike Manos Mike Manos is professor of Economics and a scholar of History and archaeology. He is also a poet and a freelance writer. God’s Poor is his first novel.   About God’s Poor  The sudden deaths of pregnant women rock the world. A deadly virus causes world panic. A dangerous heresy reemerges from the misty past. The Catholic and Orthodox Christian Churches face an unknown enemy. Mossant reveals dangerous secrets that threaten religious foundations. The quest for
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