Posts Tagged ‘author tour’

Pump Up Your Book Presents A Christmas Kindness Virtual Book Publicity Tour

    Join C.C. Gevry, author of the first chapter reader, A Christmas Kindness,  as she tours the blogosphere December 2 – 23, 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT A CHRISTMAS KINDNESS   Title: A Christmas Kindness Genre: First chapter reader Author: Cheryl Malandrinos Publisher: 4RV Publishing Pages: 24 Language: English ISBN – 978-0985266141   Eight-year-old Robert is eager to share his wish list with Santa at the mall on Christmas Eve. When he meets Glenn, who has only one request for Santa, Robert is confused over what he should do. Can he cast aside what he wants and ask Santa to bring his new friend
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Pump Up Your Book Presents: Closet Words Virtual Book Publicity Tour

  Join Kim Hilton, author of the Christian inspirational book, Closet Words,  as she tours the blogosphere December 2 – 27, 2013 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CLOSET WORDS   Title: Closet Words Genre: Christian inspirational Author: Kim Hilton Publisher: WestBow Press Pages: 174 Language: English ISBN – 978-1449774530 Taken word for word as heard from God, Closet Words is a collection of powerful and penetrating words written down in the stillness of a prayer closet. Hearing from God for several years, Kim Hilton began writing down what she heard. Encouraging, uplifting, and challenging words with a clear message to His servants, Closet Words gives
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Mary Elizabeth The Spotless Cow VBT and Book Sale Extended! + Win $25 Amazon Gift Card

Great news, everyone! The virtual book tour for Mary Elizabeth The Spotless Cow by Salvatore (Sal) Barbera has been extended thru December 27, 2013. We are looking for book reviews, book trailer reveals, and guest posts. In addition, from November 4 – Dec 10, 2013 there are several openings for a book spotlight post featuring a $25 Amazon gift card giveaway. Participating bloggers will be able to provide Pump Up Your Book with a Twitter handle or Facebook page link that will be added to a Rafflecopter form to coordinate the giveaway. All participating bloggers from this tour (Oct – Dec) are eligible for a chance to enter and
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Joe Sergi, Author of ‘Sky Girl and the Superheroic Adventures’

Joe Sergi lives outside of Washington, DC with his wife and daughter. Joe is an attorney and a Haller Award winning author who has written articles, novels, short stories, and comic books in the horror, scifi, and young adult genres. Joe is the creator of the Sky Girl series of novels and the editor of Great Zombies in History. His first novel, Sky Girl and the Superheroic Legacy was selected Best of 2010 by the New PODler Review. Joe is a life-long comic fan who regularly writes on the history of comics and censorship for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. A complete list of Joe’s titles is available
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Christian Historical Fantasy Adventure Author Gary L. Doman

Gary L. Doman, whose (pen-)surname rhymes with “roman”, the French word for “novel”, was born in Syracuse (New York) and has spent the majority of his life in Connecticut. He has degrees from Fairfield University and the University of Connecticut. He has developed an interest in just about everything, especially history, geography, religion, language, and the natural world. He began writing as a child and has never really stopped, although he does periodically need to eat and sleep, and also devotes considerable time to his other creative and intellectual endeavors; these include his “weblog” the Doman Domain and one of the items of interest found there, namely, “The Best
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  • August 28, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sky Girl And the Superheroic Adventures Virtual Book Publicity Tours

    Join Joe Sergi, author of the young adult superhero fantasy novel, Sky Girl And the Superheroic Adventures, as he tours the blogosphere September 3 – November 29, 2013 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT SKY GIRL AND THE SUPERHEROIC ADVENTURES   Being a teenage girl is hard enough, but for DeDe Christopher, it is proving impossible. In addition to cliques, books, and boys, she has to worry about capes, apes, and aliens. Last year, DeDe discovered that she possessed fantastic abilities that were strangely similar to those of a comic book character named SkyBoy. With the help of her best friend Jason,
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  • August 28, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Two Are Better Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Tim and Debbie Bishop, authors of the inspirational travel adventure memoir, Two Are Better, as they tour the blogosphere September 3 – October 11, 2013 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT TWO ARE BETTER From an engagement to a cross-country trip in just ten weeks? And with no experience in bicycle touring—or marriage? While Tim left behind a 26-year corporate career and familiar surroundings, Debbie was about to enter a “classroom” she hadn’t seen in her 24 years of teaching.  Was it a grand getaway or a big mistake? Excerpt:  Over The Top (pgs. 90-91)Just 15 minutes into the day, we arrived at
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with T.J. MacLeslie, Author of ‘Designed for Relationship’

T.J. MacLeslie has been involved in a variety of Christian ministries since 1990, including pastoring, church planting, leadership development, prayer, and spiritual formation. He currently lives in the UK with his wife and two children where he leads a team focused on prayer and spiritual formation. You’ll often find him walking the fields with his dog, reading a book, or enjoying a warm cup of coffee. Visit him online at http://about.me/tj_macleslie. ———— INTERVIEW ———– Thank you for this interview, T.J.! Can you tell us why you wrote Designed for Relationship? As a minister and missionary, I have the opportunity to walk alongside people from all walks of life, and
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  • August 1, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Little Shepherd Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2013 & Giveaway

Join Cheryl C. Malandrinos, author of the Christmas children’s picture book, Little Shepherd, as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 4 – 29, 2013 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT LITTLE SHEPHERD Obed is in the hills outside Bethlehem on the night of Christ’s birth. Can he trust the miracle of Christmas to keep his flock safe while he visits the newborn King? GUARDIAN ANGEL PUBLISHING AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE INDIEBOUND.ORG ————————————————————— ABOUT CHERYL C. MALANDRINOS   Cheryl Malandrinos is a freelance writer, children’s author and editor. Her first children’s book, Little Shepherd, was released in August 2010 by Guardian Angel Publishing. She is
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Designed for Relationship Virtual Book Publicity Tour

  Join T.J. MacLeslie, author of the Christian living/spiritual relationship book, Designed for Relationship, as he tours the blogosphere August 2 – 30, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT DESIGNED FOR RELATIONSHIP Mankind has always struggled with the big questions: Why are we here? What is life all about? The search for answers has led in many directions, not all of them helpful. In this age, we are inundated with information, but this flood of knowledge has not necessarily produced wisdom. We find answers to the really important questions as elusive as ever. It really is all about relationship! This is the
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue, Authors of ‘After the Ending’

Lindsey Fairleigh lives her life with one foot in a book—as long as that book transports her to a magical world or bends the rules of science. Her novels, from post-apocalyptic to time travel and historical fantasy, always offer up a hearty dose of unreality, along with plenty of adventure and romance. When she’s not working on her next novel, Lindsey spends her time reading and trying out new recipes in the kitchen. She lives in the Napa Valley with her loving husband and confused cats. You can visit Lindsey’s blog at lindseyfairleigh.blogspot.com. Lindsey Pogue has always been a little creative. As a child she established a bug hospital
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Giveaway Winners!

    Congratulations goes out the following winners: BookLady  won a $25 Amazon Gift Card from the Meg the Egg Book Blast Sylvia  won a copy of After the Ending by Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue Thanks to all who participated. Look for more chances to win great prizes by following our book tours.


  • April 16, 2013
  • Book Blasts, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lou Poumakis’ Faith on Earth? Book Blast – Win $25 Amazon Gift Card

Join Lou Poumakis, author of religion/Bible/theology book, Faith on Earth?, as he tours the blogosphere June 3 – 28, 2013 on his first Book Blast with Pump Up Your Book! Lou will be giving away a $25 Amazon gift card. To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below once the Book Blast starts. Good luck! ————————————————– ABOUT THE BOOK “Shall He find faith on the earth?” is a question Christians must answer for they will decide the matter. Believers today have yet to appreciate the magnitude of the responsibility God has placed on their shoulders. You may be surprised and challenged as Lou Poumakis sets forth the eternal significance of
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Calling All Bloggers to Participate in Lou Poumakis’ Faith on Earth? Book Blast

Hi everyone! We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Lou Poumakis’ Faith on Earth? Book Blast! This event will take place June 3 – 28, 2013 2013 . Lou will be giving away a $25 Amazon gift card. All bloggers who sign up are eligible to win! There will be no interviews, guest posts or reviews with this Book Blast. Just book spotlights in which we will send everything to you ahead of time for you to copy and paste into your blog on the selected day. When requesting a spot on his tour, please let us know which date would work for you. Thank you! ——————————— About Faith
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Pump Up Your Book Presents After the Ending Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue, authors of the apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic romance novel, After the Ending, Book One of The Ending Series, as they tour the blogosphere May 6 – May 31, 2013 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! —————————————————————   ABOUT AFTER THE ENDING The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began. We may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed us. When people started getting sick, “they” thought it was just the flu. My roommate, my boyfriend, my family…they’re all gone now. I got sick too. I should have died with them—with the rest of the world—but I didn’t. I thought witnessing the
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  • March 14, 2013
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Harkness Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Michael Bigham, author of the mystery novel, Harkness, as he tours the blogosphere May 6 – June 28, 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT HARKNESS Harkness isn’t your typical Western sheriff. Cowboy boots make his arches ache, he’s phobic of horses, but he does have a horse of sorts – a `39 Chevy pickup he calls Hoopie, and a sidekick – a neurotic wiener dog named Addison. Harkness is a man of his times, shaped for both good and bad by his experiences in WWII. He deals with issues like bigotry and sexual suppression in a believable manner. We come to
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New Apocalyptic/Post-apocalyptic Romance ‘After the Ending’ by Lindsey Fairleigh & Lindsey Pogue

Lindsey Fairleigh and Lindsey Pogue are touring from May 6 – May 31, 2013 with their apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic romance novel for women, After the Ending. We are looking for reviews, interviews, guest post spots, first chapter reveals, book spotlights with giveaways. Please mention how you want to host this author and provide three dates that would work for you when inquiring. The Virus spread. Billions died. The Ending began. We may have survived the apocalypse, but the Virus changed us. When people started getting sick, “they” thought it was just the flu. My roommate, my boyfriend, my family…they’re all gone now. I got sick too. I should have died with
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Calling All Bloggers to Participate in Athol Dickson’s January Justice Book Blast!

Hi everyone! We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Athol Dickson’s January Justice Book Blast! This event will take place March 18 – 22, 2013 . Athol will be giving away a $25 Amazon gift card. All bloggers who sign up are eligible to win! There will be no interviews, guest posts or reviews with this Book Blast. Just book spotlights in which we will send everything to you ahead of time for you to copy and paste into your blog on the selected day. When requesting a spot on his tour, please let us know which date would work for you. Thank you! ——————————— About January Justice: Reeling from his wife’s
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with R. Gregory Lande, Author of The Abraham Man

R. Gregory Lande, DO is a physician and retired US Army Medical Corps Officer. Dr. Lande completed his medical education at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Lande was commissioned an officer in the US Army. During his career in the military, Dr. Lande was active in a wide variety of clinical, academic and administrative positions. Upon leaving the US Army as a full colonel, Dr. Lande was awarded the Legion of Merit recognizing his career contributions. The next phase of his career involved administrative positions in hospital management, research, and teaching at various civilian facilities. Dr. Lande is the author of numerous medical and historical works.
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Calling all bloggers to participate in Lakesha Monique Ruise’s Thy Kingdom Come Book Blast!

Hi everyone! We are recruiting bloggers to participate in Lakesha Monique Ruises’s Thy Kingdom Come Book Blast! This event will take place March 8 – April 8, 2013. Lakesha will be giving away a $25 VISA Gift Certificate. All bloggers who sign up are eligible to win! There will be no interviews, guest posts or reviews with this Book Blast. Just book spotlights in which we will send everything to you ahead of time for you to copy and paste into your blog on the selected day. When requesting a spot on his tour, please let us know which date would work for you. Thank you! ——————————— About Thy Kingdom Come:
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Abraham Man Virtual Book Tour

Join R. Gregory Lande, author of the American history of forensic psychiatry book, The Abraham Man: Madness, Malingering and the Development of Medical Testimony or Growth and Development of Forensic Psychiatry, as he tours the blogosphere February 4 – March 29th on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT THE ABRAHAM MAN The mere mention of the insanity defense guarantees a lively debate. Opponents of the defense cite the loss of criminal culpability while proponents argue just as passionately that the insanity defense is the ultimate act of compassion. The protagonists would probably be quite surprised to learn that the same basic concerns consumed
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Moses Quilt Virtual Book Tour

Join Kathi Macias, author of the Christian contemporary women’s fiction book, The Moses Quilt, as she tours the blogosphere February 4 – March 5 on her thirteenth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ————————————————————— ABOUT THE MOSES QUILT The Moses Quilt is a contemporary novel that bridges racial and generational divides. With a realistic and compassionate look into a twenty-first-century dilemma, multiple award-winning author Kathi Macias introduces readers to a confused and apprehensive young woman, Mazie Hartford. Facing major decisions about the love of her life and her future, she must also wrestle with a nagging question about her family’s past. She finds the answer to her
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A Chat with ‘Gary’s Gray World’ Author Ryan J. Cunningham

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1972, Ryan J. Cunningham discovered his passion for writing poetry and children’s stories at an early age. Throughout his high school and college years, he took writing courses to enhance his writing abilities. Ryan became a member of the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.) He published two inspirational books of poems titled “Angels Near and Far” and “Hearts, Hopes, and Halos.” His poetry and stories have been published in anthologies and magazines. Ryan presently resides in Coos Bay, Oregon where he spends his time hiking the trails, spending quality time with family, and working on his personal web site, (http://imagination-inspiration.webs.com) to share his poems
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  • September 7, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Mr. Breeze Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

Join Morrie Richfield, author of the inspirational fantasy,  Mr. Breeze, as he tours the blogosphere October 1 – January 11 2013 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Mr. Breeze Virtual Book Publicity Tour is part of huge Kindle Fire HD giveaway. See details further down on how you can win one for your own! ABOUT MORRIE RICHFIELD Morrie Richfield lives in Pennsylvania with his two sons, his dogs and his cat. He is working on his next novel, and he still dreams that someday the world will be a better place for all of us to live. His latest book is the inspirational
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Pump Up Your Book Presents “Felice’s Worlds” Virtual Book Publicity Tours Schedule

Join Henry Massie, author of the historical biography, “Felice’s Worlds” as he tours the blogosphere September 4th – October 6th, 2012, on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book ! ABOUT HENRY MASSIE Henry Massie is a psychiatrist, award-winning author, and pioneering researcher in the field of autism. FELICE’S WORLDS–From the Holocaust to the Halls of Modern Art, is the a memoir and biography of his mother, a brilliant and beautiful woman who participated in many of the most critical periods of the 20th Century. Website Address: www.booksbnimble.com Twitter Address: @booksbnimble Facebook Address: /booksbnimble ABOUT THE BOOK FIRST SHE ESCAPED THE HOLOCAUST AND THE POVERTY OF
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Pump Your Book Presents Willow Pond Virtual Publicity Tour 2012

Join author Carol Tibaldi, author of the historical romance novel, Willow Pond, as she tours the blogosphere this September 3rd – 29th with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CAROL TIBALDI : Carol Tibaldi was born and raised in Bayside, New York and attended Queens College of the City University of New York. She loves to travel and has lived in London and Los Angeles. For twenty five years she worked as a newspaper reporter and covered the crime beat. She is a history buff and loves to research different time periods having a special affinity of the prohibition era and the Civil War. Willow Pond is her first novel
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“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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  • June 6, 2012
  • Featured, Guest Bloggers
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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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  • 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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