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Pump Up Your Book Presents P.O.W.E.R. Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lisa A. Kramer’s P.O.W.E.R. virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: P.O.W.ER Author: Lisa A. Kremer Publisher: Word Hermit Press Pages: 291 Genre: YA Speculative Feminist Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle What would happen if women and girls joined their unique abilities together to change the world? In a world where access to the written word is reserved to men, Andra BetScrivener has been able to read and write ever since she was a little girl without anyone teaching her. She must keep her abilities a secret in the country of New North, or she could lose her hands, her eyes
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Stupidparty Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Patrick Andendall’s STUPIDPARTY virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Stupidparty Math V. Myth: Unmasking the Destructive Forces Eroding American Democracy Author: Patrick Andendall Publisher: Fact Over Fiction Publishing LTD. Pages: 408 Genre: Politics Format: Paperback/Kindle Stupidparty Math v. Myth: Unmasking the Destructive Forces Eroding American Democracy relies on publicly available facts, resources and tools to deconstruct and relentlessly drill down on the numerous misconceptions held by too many Republicans. Substantiated by more than 1,500 hyperlinks to authoritative resources, readers will find: Stupidparty positions defrocked on: the “Moochers”, the economy, climate change, environmental stewardship, racism, religion, “Freedoms”, guns, and ignorance-based
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Pumpkinheads Children’s Books Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Karen Kilpatrick’s PUMPKINHEADS virtual book tour January 19 – February 13! Title: Danza’s Message Author: Karen Kilpatrick Publisher: Nina Charles LLC Pages: 22 Genre: Children’s Format: Paperback/Kindle Playing and dancing, you’re a star! Listen to Danza: Beautiful is what you are! Danza and her friends are silly and sweet. Playing before the mirror, they are reminded of just how special they are. Parents and children alike can relate to this valuable book about self-esteem and self-acceptance. Written in rhythmic and memorable rhyme, this is a fun book to either read aloud or give to early readers. Winner of Parent Tested Parent Approved
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Not Without My Father Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Andra Watkins’ NOT WITHOUT MY FATHER virtual book tour January 19 – April 17! Title: Not Without My Father: One Woman’s 444 Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace Author: Andra Watkins Publisher: Word Hermit Press Pages: 240 Genre: Memoir Format: Paperback/Kindle Can an epic adventure succeed without a hero? Andra Watkins needed a wingman to help her become the first living person to walk the historic 444-mile Natchez Trace as the pioneers did. She planned to walk fifteen miles a day. For thirty-four days. After striking out with everyone in her life, she was left with her disinterested eighty-year-old father.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents ITGIRL4LIFE Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Tamara Branch’s ITGIRL4LIFE virtual book tour January 5 – March 27! Title: ITGIRL4LIFE Author: Tamara Branch Publisher: Heart Project Publishing Pages: 98 Genre: YA/Self-Esteem Format: Paperback/Kindle Writer, artist and speaker, Tamara Branch serves up 40 bite-sized chapters on how to build unshakable self-confidence, honor your life, and shine bright in the world, in ITGIRL4LIFE: How to bring out your special something and so much more. Packed with sage advice, life-changing insights and affirmations to help you soar, ITGIRL4LIFE offers ideas, tools and principles that you can reference and build upon, supporting you in becoming your best. Get ready to fall
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  • December 10, 2014
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Highland Pearl Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Brenda Taylor’s A HIGHLAND PEARL virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: A Highland Pearl Author: Brenda Taylor Publisher: Bethabara Press Pages: 250 Genre: Scottish Historical Romance Format: Kindle A sweet romance blossoms amidst feuding and war. With her reputation at stake after being accused of practicing witchcraft and hated as a member of a rival clan, Maidie considers leaving Clan Munro and returning to the home of her birth in Clan Cameron. Fierce battles, a tragic encounter, and a handsome clan chief compel her to make crucial decisions in this haunting romance set in the16th century Highlands of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Charlotte Marshall Mysteries Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Becky Johnson’s CHARLOTTE MARSHALL MYSTERIES virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Run Author: Becky Johnson Publisher: Becky Johnson Pages: 160 Genre: Mystery Suspense Format: Paperback/Kindle A decades old mystery and a deadly game of cat and mouse will change Charlotte Marshall forever. Charlotte has a good life: friends, family, a successful career. Her perfect life is destroyed when research for a book and a connection from her past plunges her into the middle of her worst nightmare. On the run, with no one to trust, Charlotte begins to unravel the work of a sadistic murderer. Afraid and alone,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Unlocking the Mystery of You Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you D.L. Anderson’s UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF YOU: THE PINNACLES OF PURPOSE virtual book tour January 5 – March 27! Title: Unlocking the Mystery of You: The Pinnacle of Purpose Author: D.L. Anderson Publisher: Author House Pages: 195 Genre: Self-Help Format: Paperback/Kindle Do you know who the most important person in your life is? Just look in the mirror and you will see – it’s you. Whether you’re a college student, a housewife, a salesman, or the president of the United States of America, the most important person in your life is and will always be you. That being said, your
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Landfall Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Joseph Jablonski’s LANDFALL virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Landfall Author: Joseph Jablonski Publisher: Bacon Press Books Pages: 204 Genre: Literary Fiction Format: Paperback/Kindle After a long career at sea, Jake Thomas thinks he’s finally put his life in order. He’s got a new wife, a new home, time to write and tend his roses. But his past and the secrets he’s kept, even from himself, won’t stay buried. Forty years earlier, a woman was murdered during Jake’s first voyage on the American freighter, the SS James Wait. Her children want answers only Jake can give. But resurrecting
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Pinch of Me, Dash of You Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Heather Thurmeier’s PINCH OF ME, DASH OF YOU virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Pinch of Me, A Dash of You Author: Heather Thurmeier Publisher: Fated Desires Pages: 119 Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Kindle Kali can’t cook to save her life, but she can write. As a foodie reviewer for both a huge national paper and a successful blog, she’s well on her way to achieving her dreams. When she’s offered a cookbook deal, she thinks she’s finally made it…until her latest review comes out a little harsher than expected and the restaurateur threatens to expose all her
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Boy Who Couldn’t Cry Wolf Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Caldric Blackwell’s THE BOY WHO COULDN’T CRY WOLF virtual book tour January 5 – 9! Title: The Boy Who Couldn’t Cry Wolf Author: Caldric Blackwell Publisher: Icasm Press Pages: 32 Genre: Children’s Picture Book Format: Paperback/Kindle Six-year-old Byron Woodward is a werewolf who can’t howl. Determined not to embarrass himself after being chosen to lead a full-moon ceremony, he embarks on a mission to learn how to howl. He learns a lot about howling during his journey, but more importantly, he learns a valuable lesson about believing in himself. For More Information The Boy Who Couldn’t Cry Wolf is available
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Depression and Your Child Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Deborah Serani’s DEPRESSION AND YOUR CHILD: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS virtual book tour February 2 – 27! Title: Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers Author: Deborah Serani Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Pages: 232 Genre: Self-Help/Psychology, Parenting Format: Hardback/Paperback/Kindle Seeing your child suffer in any way is a harrowing experience for any parent. Mental illness in children can be particularly draining due to the mystery surrounding it, and the issue of diagnosis at such a tender age. Depression and Your Child is an award-winning book that gives parents and caregivers a uniquely textured understanding of
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Kato and the Fountain of Wrinkles Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Rhys Ella’s KATO AND THE FOUNTAIN OF WRINKLES virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Kato and the Fountain of Wrinkles Author: Rhys Ella Publisher: Tate Publishing Enterprises, LLC Pages: 284 Genre: Comedy/Action/Adventure/Young Adult Format: Paperback For famous animal actor Kato Rhyan, being named “Cutest Pug Alive” by Pooch Magazine was cool (all right, really cool).  But for him, acting isn’t about fame, it’s a part of him buried deep within his soul; and he’s not about to let anything stand in his way of becoming the first animal to win an Oscar for Best Actor, even if it means
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Colorado Hope Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Charlene Whitman’s COLORADO HOPE virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Colorado Hope Author: Charlene Whitman Publisher: Ubiquitous Press Pages: 412 Genre: Sweet Western Historical Romance Format: Kindle 1875 ~ Beset by a sudden spring storm on the Front Range, newlywed Grace Cunningham watches in horror as her husband, Monty, is swept downriver. Pregnant and despairing, she stumbles into Fort Collins and tries to make a life for herself, praying that one day the man she loves will walk into town and back into her life. A year after Grace’s tragic loss, Monty enters the dress shop where she
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Tears of the Sea Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you MaryLu Tyndall’s TEARS OF THE SEA virtual book tour January 5 – 30! Title: Tears of the Sea Author: Marylu Tyndall Publisher: Ransom Press Pages: 260 Genre: Fantasy Romance Format: Kindle Doomed by the evil warlock Forwin to wander the ancient seas as a mermaid for all eternity, Perdita longs for the release death would bring. Every ten years she has a chance to break the curse when she emerges from the sea fully human for one month. The catch? She must find a man willing to die for her. Captain Savion Ryne wants nothing to do with beautiful women.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shadows in the Fog Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Win $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Greg Messel’s SHADOWS IN THE FOG virtual book tour December 1 – February 13! Title: Shadows in the Fog Author: Greg Messel Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing Pages: 353 Genre: Mystery Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle The story begins on a stormy morning in February of 1959. The front page of the morning paper is dominated by news of the plane crash which killed rock ’n roll stars Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens. Private Eye Sam Slater is hired to perform what he thinks is a routine two-day job as a favor for a friend. However, it all goes terribly wrong
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Blood of the Fifth Knight Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you E.M. Powell’s THE BLOOD OF THE FIFTH KNIGHT virtual book tour January 5 – February 13! Title: The Blood of the Fifth Knight Author: E.M. Powell Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Pages: 355 Genre: Historical Mystery/Thriller Format: Paperback/Kindle/Audiobook England, 1176. King Henry II has imprisoned his rebellious Queen for her failed attempt to overthrow him. But with her conspirators still at large and a failed assassination attempt on his beautiful mistress, Rosamund Clifford, the King must take action to preserve his reign. Desperate, Henry turns to the only man he trusts: a man whose skills have saved him once before. Sir
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Exile Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Tom Stacey’s EXILE virtual book tour December 1 – 16! Title: Exile Author: Tom Stacey Publisher: Tom Stacey Pages: 389 Genre: Epic Fantasy Format: Kindle On the fringes of the Verian Empire, two small boys stumble upon a strange altar, buried in the heart of a mountain. There they awaken a horror unseen for generations, that will descend upon the realm of men while it is at its weakest. For Veria is a nation at war with itself, only recently recovered from a bloody rebellion, and the time of heroes has passed. The empire is in a state of chaos,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Too Late to Run Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you John Perich’s TOO LATE TO RUN virtual book tour December 1 – 16! Title: Too Late to Run Author: John Perich Publisher: John Perich Pages: 402 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Format: Kindle Too Late to Run is the third book in a series of gritty mystery novels starring Boston photojournalist Mara Cunningham. This time, Mara reluctantly aids a crooked real estate developer from her past who’s been detained on trumped-up charges. But each clue she uncovers turns up more enemies – backwoods militias, corrupt bankers, and a mysterious pyromaniac – and raises doubts as to her friend’s innocence. For More Information Too
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Fighter Pilot’s Daughter Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mary Lawlor’s FIGHTER PILOT’S DAUGHTER virtual book tour November 17 – December 19! Title: Fighter Pilot’s Daughter: Growing Up in the Sixties and the Cold War Author: Mary Lawlor Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Pages: 336 Genre: Memoir Format: Hardcover/Kindle FIGHTER PILOT’S DAUGHTER: GROWING UP IN THE SIXTIES AND THE COLD WAR tells the story of the author as a young woman coming of age in an Irish Catholic, military family during the Cold War.  Her father, an aviator in the Marines and later the Army, was transferred more than a dozen times to posts from Miami to California and Germany
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Divine Sanctuary Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Cheryl Kay Tardiff’s Divine Sanctuary (Book 3 in the Divine Trilogy) virtual book tour August 4-29! Title: Divine Sanctuary Author: Cheryl Kaye Tardif Publisher: Imagin Books Pages: 210 Genre: Paranormal Mystery/Crime/Thriller/Romance Format: Kindle Purchase at AMAZON There’s no place like home… In the Divine trilogy finale, the heat is tripled when CFBI Agent Jasi McLellan must rescue Emily, the ghost girl that haunts her dreams; expose her own mother’s killer; and uncover a murderer that preys on the weak at Sanctuary, a controversial cult nestled in the woods near Mission, BC. Something insidious lurks behind the safe haven of Sanctuary’s
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Naked in Havana Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Colin Falconer’s Naked in Havana virtual book tour May 5-30! Title: Naked in Havana Author: Colin Falconer Publisher: Coolgus Publishing Pages: 164 Genre: Romantic Suspense Format: Paperback, Kindle 18 year old Magdalena Fuentes is lying naked next to her perfect lover when he tells her he is marrying someone else. It is soon clear her destiny lies with another man, even though she says she doesn’t believe in fate. But fate doesn’t care whether we believe in it or not… Havana, 1958. Magdalena Fuentes knows that Angel Macheda is the only man for her, even after he takes her virginity
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  • April 19, 2014
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Ritual Tea Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Mario Zeleny’s Ritual Tea: How the 9 Secrets of Tea Can Transform Your Life virtual book tour May 5-30! Title: Ritual Tea: How the 9 Secrets of Tea Can Transform Your Life Author: Mario Zeleny Publisher: Sancti Spiritus Pages: 200 Genre: Self-help/Inspirational Format: Paperback/Kindle Media headlines abound these days saying, “Tea is trendy…” and we believe it until we read the first chapter of Ritual Tea: How the 9 Secrets of Tea Can Transform Your Life.   Entitled, Tea’s Sordid and Holy Exploits, chapter one is a worldwide, whirlwind tour of tea history that leaves the reader knowing once and for
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Author Training Manual Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce Nina Amir’s The Author Training Manual Virtual Book Tour April 7 – 30! Title: The Author Training Manual Author: Nina Amir Publisher: Writer’s Digest Books Pages: 256 Genre: Nonfiction Format: Paperback/Kindle Anyone can publish a book and become an “author,” but if you want to become a successful author with a profitable publishing career, you need a clear, step-by-step guide to help you develop book ideas that sell. In The Author Training Manual, expert editor and book coach Nina Amir reveals the exact process successful authors have used to create business plans and proposals for their books and teaches you how
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  • January 11, 2014
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Fog City Strangler Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Greg Messel’s Fog City Strangler virtual book tour February 3 – March 28! Title: Fog City Strangler Author: Greg Messel Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing Pages: 453 Language: English Genre: Mystery/Romance Format: Paperback, Kindle As 1958 nears an end San Francisco is being terrorized by a man who calls himself the “Fog City Strangler,” who preys on pretty young blonde women.  The strangler announces each murder by sending a note and piece of cloth from the victim’s dresses to the local newspapers. Private eye Sam Slater is worried that the Fog City Strangler may be eyeing his beautiful blonde wife, stewardess Amelia
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  • November 5, 2013
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{Virtual Book Tour} Pump Up Your Book Presents Saving Jackie K Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you L.D.C. Fitzgerald’s Saving Jackie K virtual book tour December 2 – 27! ABOUT SAVING JACKIE K Title: Saving Jackie K Genre: Historical Fiction/Thriller/Action Author: L.D.C. Fitzgerald Publisher: Ursa Minor Publishing Pages: 378 Language: English ISBN: 978-0-9837473-1-4 Format: Paperback, Hardback & Kindle The First Lady in Danger? Jump into the past to save her! Enter an upside-down world where Soviet henchmen botched their mission to eliminate John F. Kennedy fifty years ago, slaying his wife Jackie instead. The unthinkable crime incites Americans and triggers an unending war with Russia. In present day, as the two superpowers teeter on the brink of
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  • February 23, 2013
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Revelation Virtual Book Publicity Tour + Win $100 Amazon Gift Card/Paypal Cash!

Join Morrie Richfield, author of the inspirational fantasy, Revelation, as he tours the blogosphere March 4 – May 31 2013 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! This tour is part of a $100 Amazon GC/Paypal Cash giveaway. If interested in signing up for a review, interview, guest post, first chapter reveal, book trailer reveal or book spotlight, please let us know by contacting Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com or leave a comment below along with your contact information. ——————————————————————– ABOUT REVELATION Mr. Breeze is back; so is Michael Ryan and Rover, the magical dog. MR. BREEZE fans can rejoice. REVELATION, Morrie Richfield’s much-anticipated sequel
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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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Guest Blogger: How I made $23,500 in 4 months self-publishing my novel ‘Forged in Fire’ by Trish McCallan

How I made $23,500 in 4 months self-publishing my novel ‘Forged in Fire’ By Trish McCallan On Sept 7th, of 2011 I self-published Forged in Fire, a high octane romantic thriller. By the end of December of 2011 I had sold over 10,000 copies and earned $19,500 in royalties enabling me to quit my day job and write full time. As of January 20th, the book has sold over 12,000 copies, earned somewhere around $23,500 in royalties and attracted the attention of a BIG NAME publisher. There’s no question a good share of FIF’s success is due to its sub-genre. Romantic thrillers are among the hottest books within the
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Forged in Fire Virtual Book Publicity Tour February 2012

Join Trish McCallan, author of the paranormal romantic suspense novel, Forged in Fire, as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 6 – 29 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Trish McCallan Trish McCallan has been writing for as long as she can remember. In grade school she wrote children’s stories, illustrated them with crayons and bound the sheets together with pencil-punched holes and red yarn.  She used to sell these masterpieces at her lemonade stand for a nickel a book. Surprisingly, people actually bought them. Like, all of them. Every night she’d write a new batch for her basket. As she got older
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