Posts Tagged ‘David Rocklin’

Pump Up Your Book Chats with David Rocklin, author of “The Luminist”

David Rocklin is an attorney and a mediator.  He graduated from Indiana University with a BA in Literature.  He lives in California with his wife and children.  The Luminist is his first novel. You can visit his website at http://www.davidrocklin.com Connect with him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/drocklin or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Luminist/197726206912766 The Interview Thank you for this interview, David. Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later? Do you remember your first published piece? I’ve been writing since I was a kid. It’s how I’ve always made sense of the world, and my place in it. I think my first ‘published’ piece was a
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New Book for Review: The Luminist

David Rockling is touring from November 1 -23 with his historical fiction novel, The Luminist. IN COLONIAL INDIA, at a time of growing friction between the ruling British and the restless Indian populace, a Victorian woman and her young Tamil Indian servant defy convention, class, and heartbreak to investigate what is gained – and lost – by holding life still. Suggested by the life and work of photographic pioneer Julia Margaret Cameron, The Luminist filters 19th century Ceylon through the lens of an English woman, Catherine Colebrook and a 15 year old Tamil boy, Eligius Shourie. Left fatherless by soldiers, Eligius is brought as a servant to the Colebrooks’
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Pump Up Your Book Presents October 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book! Announces Oct ‘11 Authors on Virtual Book Tours Join a talented and diverse group of 42 authors, promoting 44 books, who are touring with Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours during the month of October 2011. Follow them as they travel the blogosphere from October 3rd through October 28th to discuss their books. There are genres for everyone: from literary fiction to satire, from fantasy to historical fiction, from true crime to memoir, and more! Award-winning authors Kathi Macias and Marilyn Meredith return for their ninth virtual book tours to promote their latest releases. Literary fiction comes to you from Gregory Allen, John Banks,
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The Luminist by David Rocklin Virtual Book Publicity Tour October and November 2011

Join David Rocklin, author of the literary historical fiction novel, The Luminist (Hawthorne Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere October 3 – November 23, 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About David Rocklin David Rocklin is an attorney and a mediator.  He graduated from Indiana University with a BA in Literature.  He lives in California with his wife and children.  The Luminist is his first novel. You can visit his website at http://www.davidrocklin.com Connect with him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/drocklin or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Luminist/197726206912766 About The Luminist IN COLONIAL INDIA, at a time of growing friction between the ruling British and the restless Indian
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