Posts Tagged ‘book reviewers’

Book Reviewers/Blog Hosts Wanted for November Book Titles

If you’re in the market for a good book to read and review for the month of November and be a part of the author’s blog tour, we have a selection of titles still available.  Contact Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com if interested.  Deadline: October 22. In order to host, we only ask that your blog is at least 6 months old and is updated frequently.  We also ask that your blog focuses 80% on books.  Bloggers who also feature product reviews are welcome as long as books are your main focus. When inquiring, please include this information: Blog Title Blog URL What date would be perfect for you
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New Book for Review: Literary Fiction ‘Too Jewish’ by Patty Friedmann

Patty Friedmann is touring in June 2011 with her literary fiction novel, Too Jewish. When young, brainy Bernie Cooper escapes the Nazis and ends up in New Orleans, he thinks at first that he’s landed softly, almost immediately finding love with Letty, not only a nice Jewish girl, but fifth-generation Southern upper crust. But suddenly, snobberies he couldn’t even have guessed at are set in motion. It seems Letty’s prominent Jewish parents hate him for being…too Jewish! EXCERPT FROM FIRST CHAPTER I wasn’t stopped. I wasn’t questioned at the station. I wasn’t bothered on the train. I was in a compartment with five other people, and I knew the
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New Book for Review: Thriller ‘Dying Memories’ by Dave Zeltserman

Dave Zeltserman is touring in May 2011 with his thriller, Dying Memories. A woman shoots a man to death on a crowded street in Boston, claiming that he raped and murdered her eleven-year old daughter. Except he didn’t, because this woman never had a daughter. Another man stabs an MIT professor to death in front of a crowd in Harvard Square, saying he witnessed the professor running down his wife in the street. Except the MIT professor was three thousand miles away when the man’s wife was killed. Reporter Bill Conway discovers that these victims are connected to ViGen Corporation, a shadowy pharmaceutical company. When he tries to investigate
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Which would you rather review – paperbacks or ebooks?

I was having a very interesting conversation today with one of our blog hosts, Farrah Kennedy of The Book Faery Reviews, over the subject of reviewing ebooks over paperbacks.  Here’s the question she posed to me: “Are authors more apt to provide an e-book vs a paper copy of their books? Depending on the book I’d like to start getting ebook format for my Nook Color if possible. I’d rather save the paper version for a REALLY good book and/or for a giveaway. Your thoughts?” I told Farrah that it was a really interesting question as I just had one of my upcoming authors ask me if I could
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New Book For Review: Inspirational Fiction Novel ‘Flavors’ by Emily Sue Harvey

Emily Sue Harvey is touring March 1st through April 29th , with her inspirational fiction book Flavors. Emily Sue Harvey’s first novel, Song of Renewal, was praised by New York Times bestselling author Jill Marie Landis as “an uplifting, heartwarming story,” by bestselling author Kay Allenbaugh as a work that will “linger in the memory long after readers put it aside,” and by Coffee Time Romance as “a must-read book for anyone doing a little soul searching.” New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry said, “It captures your attention, and whets your appetite for more,” while Peeking between the Pages called it “quite simply a beautiful book.” Now, in
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New Book for Review: Regency Romance ‘The Portrait’ by Hazel Statham

England 1812 Severely injured at the battle of Salamanca, Edward Thurston, the new Earl of Sinclair, returns home to his beloved Fly Hall. Determined not to present his prospective bride with the wreck he believes himself to have become, he decides to end his betrothal, unaware that Lady Jennifer, for vastly differing reasons, has reached the selfsame decision. Throughout the campaigns, Edward was often seen relying greatly on a miniature he carried, and it is to this token he clings upon his return. Will he eventually find happiness with the girl in the portrait, or will he remain firm in his resolve not to wed? Reason dictates one course,
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New Book for Review: Murder Mystery Novel ‘Invisible Path’ by Marilyn Meredith

While Tempe’s son, Blair is home from Christmas break, he and his roommate from college do a bit of snooping to find out about the para-military group who’ve been seen driving through town. When a young popular Indian is found dead near the recovery center on the reservation, Tempe is called in to help with the investigation. Another Native American but a newcomer to the rez, Jesus Running Bear, is the only suspect. A hidden pregnancy, a quest to find the Hairy Man, and a visit to the pseudo soldiers compound put Jesus and Tempe in jeopardy. This is the latest installment in Meredith’s Deputy Tempe Crabtree series. You
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Pump Up Your Book Tour Host Spotlight: Girls Just Reading

Because we value our blog hosts, Pump Up Your Book is now putting the shoe on the other foot and interviewing them instead of having them interview us.  We are now offering our readers a chance to get to know our blog hosts and what better way than a personal interview? Today, Pump Up Your Book is proud to spotlight Girls Just Reading, a book blog run by Grayslake, Illionois, blogger Julie Caldwell. Q: Thank you for this interview, Julie.  Can you tell us what is your blog’s main focus? Three girls reading and reviewing books from fiction genres that we are interested in, namely, African-American Fiction, Chick-Lit, Crime,
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Pump Up Your Book Blog Host Spotlight: The Cajun Book Lady

Because we value our blog hosts, Pump Up Your Book is now putting the shoe on the other foot and interviewing them instead of having them interview us.  We are now offering our readers a chance to get to know our blog hosts and what better way than a personal interview? Today, Pump Up Your Book is proud to spotlight The Cajun Book Lady, a book blog run by south Louisiana blogger Kristina (aka Kris). Q: Thank you for this interview, Kris.  Can you tell us what is your blog’s main focus? Kris: Well let me start off by saying thank you for having me here! The blog’s focus
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Pump Up Your Book Blog Host Spotlight: Just One More Paragraph

Because we value our blog hosts, Pump Up Your Book is now putting the shoe on the other foot and interviewing them instead of having them interview us.  We are now offering our readers a chance to get to know our blog hosts and what better way than a personal interview? Today, Pump Up Your Book is proud to spotlight Just One More Paragraph, a book blog run by Roaring Branch, Pennsylvania, blogger Theresa Dunlap. Q: Thank you for this interview, Theresa.  Can you tell us what is your blog’s main focus? Theresa: When I started, my focus was on reviewing books. The blog a life of its own,
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Pump Up Your Book Blog Host Spotlight: Cafe of Dreams

Because we value our blog hosts, Pump Up Your Book is now putting the shoe on the other foot and interviewing them instead of having them interview us.  We are now offering our readers a chance to get to know our blog hosts and what better way than a personal interview? Today, Pump Up Your Book is proud to spotlight Cafe of Dreams, a book blog run by Brighton, Iowa, blogger April Pohren. Q: Thank you for this interview, April.  Can you tell us what is your blog’s main focus? April Pohren: Bringing great books and authors to readers everywhere!  To do this, I include book reviews, book spotlights,
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Pump Up Your Book Blog Host Spotlight: Rundpinne

Because we value our blog hosts, Pump Up Your Book is now putting the shoe on the other foot and interviewing them instead of having them interview us.  We are now offering our readers a chance to get to know our blog hosts and what better way than a personal interview? Today, Pump Up Your Book is proud to spotlight Rundpinne, a book blog run by Centerville, Ohio, blogger Jennifer Higgins. Q: Thank you for this interview, Jennifer.  Can you tell us what is your blog’s main focus? Jennifer:  The main focus of my blog is to bring more people back to reading by promoting authors and their books
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