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Pump Up Your Book Trailer Of The Week: Luna’s Veil by Wes Verde #BookTrailer #BookTeaser

We’re happy to announce Wes Verde’s Luna’s Veil Book Teaser Trailer is this week’s PUYB Trailer of the Week! About the Book Title: Luna’s Veil By Wes Verde Publication Date: June 29, 2024 Pages: 328 Genre: Horror Leonard Burton wakes up to find his life in ruins. His wife is dead, and no one believes his story about what killed her – he’s not even sure he believes it himself. Now, in jail for the crime and with no friends, his prospects are bleak. That is, until he is rescued by Dr. Cecil Gainor, an enigmatic investigator and perhaps the only other man who knows what unnatural horrors are
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  • August 18, 2023
  • Book Promotion Articles
  • Comments Off on How to Create an Amazon Author Page That Drives Book Sales

How to Create an Amazon Author Page That Drives Book Sales

One of the greatest options for indie authors to self-publish a book is through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing or KDP. It gives millions of consumers quick and easy access to every book you publish. It’s an excellent book marketing tool to help you get your name out there!      To boost your visibility to potential readers and set yourself up for a lot of book sales, you’ll need to create an Author Page in Your Amazon Author Central account. Understanding what an Amazon Author Page optimization is the first step toward success.     Read the rest of article at Vents Magazine.


📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents THE ROAD TO CHRISTMAS Virtual Book Publicity Tour #WomensFiction #Romance

· ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Sheila Roberts’ The Road to Christmas Virtual Book Tour October 17 – November 17. · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Inside the Book: · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · ꕥ · ┈┈┈┈┈┈ · Title: The Road to Christmas Author: Sheila Roberts Publisher: Harlequin (MIRA) Pages: 320 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Romance Blurb: Michelle and Max are not planning on a happy holiday. Their marriage is in shambles and the  D word has entered their vocabulary. But now their youngest daughter, Julia, wants everyone to come to her new house in Idaho for
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Defiance and Redemption Virtual Book Publicity Tour #WomensFiction #HistoricalFiction

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Maria J. Andrade’s Defiance and Redemption Virtual Book Tour February 1 – March 31. Inside the Book Title: DEFIANCE AND REDEMPTION: A LIFETIME OF UNBROKEN BONDS Author: Maria J. Andrade Publisher: Clara Publishing Pages: 250 Genre: Women’s Fiction/Historical Fiction BOOK BLURB: Based on a true story, Defiance and Redemption, A Lifetime of Unbroken Bonds, brings to life the joys, dramas, and triumphs of two sisters, Eva and Victoria Alisio and their loyal friend Marta. The sisters are raised by their atheist Grandfather Marcus and religious Grandmother Maria Luisa. Eva, a proud and strong-willed young woman defies her family, society, and culture, faces scandal and
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Temple of the Crystal Timekeeper Virtual Book Publicity Tour #Juvenile #Preteen

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Fiona Ingram’s THE TEMPLE OF THE CRYSTAL TIMEKEEPER Virtual Book Tour March 1 – 31. Title: THE TEMPLE OF THE CRYSTAL TIMEKEEPER: CHRONICLES OF THE STONE BOOK 3 Author: Fiona Ingram Publisher: Bublish Inc. Pages: 318 Genre: Juvenile (preteen) / Action / Adventure BOOK BLURB: A plane crash! Lost in the jungle! Hunted by their old enemy, will Adam, Justin, and Kim survive long enough to find the Third Stone of Power? With only a young boy, Tukum, as their guide, the kids make their way through the dense and dangerous jungle to find the lost city of stone gods,
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Moments That Made America Virtual Book Publicity Tour #History #Nonfiction #VBT

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Geoff Armstrong’s MOMENTS THAT MADE AMERICA: FROM THE ICE AGE TO THE ALAMO Virtual Book Tour April 15 – May 14! Inside the Book   Title: MOMENTS THAT MADE AMERICA: FROM THE ICE AGE TO THE ALAMO Author: Geoff Armstrong Publisher: History Publishing Company Pages: 254 Genre: American History BOOK BLURB: From its geological birth during the breakup of the Pangaea supercontinent millions of years ago, through the nation-shaping key events that led to its political independence from the British superpower, and other crucial, sometimes miraculous events that worked to create the nation, Moments That Made America: From the Ice
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Welcome Reluctant Stranger Virtual Book Publicity Tour @eHolyChair

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Evy Journey’s WELCOME RELUCTANT STRANGER Blog Tour March 5 – 30! Inside the Book Title: WELCOME RELUCTANT STRANGER Author: Evy Journey Publisher: Sojourner Books Pages: 314 Genre: Multicultural Women’s Fiction BOOK BLURB: What happens when a brokenhearted computer nerd and culinary whiz gets rescued by a relationship phobic psychologist with a past that haunts her? For Leilani and Justin, it’s an attraction they can’t deny but which each is reluctant to pursue. More so for Leilani whose family had to flee their troubled country when she was only nine. Leilani is focused on leaving the past behind, moving forward. But
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Reflections: A Journey to God Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Gary and Susan Eby’s REFLECTIONS: A JOURNEY TO GOD Virtual Book Tour September 4 – 29! Inside the Book Title: REFLECTIONS: A JOURNEY TO GOD Author: Gary & Susan Eby Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing Pages: 268 Genre: Spirituality/Self-Help/Healing/Poetry BOOK BLURB: Our disclaimer: you are completely free to reject everything we have to say about spirituality. What we believe in is not that important. What really counts is what you believe that gives your life meaning, direction, and purpose. This book is about our personal stories with Spirit and what we’ve learned along our journeys. We’re sharing it with you because
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents San Francisco Nights Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Giveaway!

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Greg Messel’s SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTS Blog Tour August 1 – September 29! Inside the Book Title: SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTS Author: Greg Messel Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing Pages: 232 Genre: Mystery / Suspense The wife of a wealthy San Francisco shipping magnate leads a secret life but someone is threatening to expose her.  Private eye Sam Slater and his wife and partner, Amelia, meet a mysterious woman in a large red hat during a train trip. The woman approaches him pleading for help because she‘s receiving anonymous notes quoting Bible verses which are becoming more and more ominous with each passing
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Hello, My Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Evy Journey’s HELLO, MY LOVE Blog Tour August 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: HELLO, MY LOVE Author: Evy Journey Publisher: Sojourner Books Pages: 317 Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction BOOK BLURB: In this modern-day tale inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, bright, beautiful law student Elise Halverson looks forward to a promising career. Falling in love is low in her priorities. Well-known playboy Greg Thorpe is engaged to be married when he meets Elise. He finds her so unlike the women he used to date and he’s deeply intrigued. Distrusting the image she has of him, Elise avoids
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Fix Your Diet, Fix Your Diabetes Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Dr. Tony Hampton’s FIX YOUR DIET, FIX YOUR DIABETES Blog Tour August 1 – January 31! Inside the Book Title: FIX YOUR DIET FIX YOUR DIABETES Author: Tony Hampton, MD Publisher: Windy City Publishers Pages: 168 Genre: Self-Help BOOK BLURB: Want to fix your diabetes?  In this book, I share with my diabetic and borderline diabetic readers that they have the power to reverse or prevent diabetes simply by changing their diets.  It starts with how you think.  By removing old beliefs to new ones that better serve you, the path to recovery from diabetes can be that simple.  Once
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Summer on Earth Virtual Book Publicity Tour

  Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Peter Thompson’s SUMMER ON EARTH Blog Tour August 1 – October 31! Inside the Book Title: SUMMER ON EARTH Author: Peter Thompson Publisher: Persnickety Press Pages: 293 Genre: Sci-fi / Middle Grade BOOK BLURB: The night that eleven-year-old Grady Johnson looked out his window and wished upon a shooting star, his life changed forever. Grady, his Ma, and younger sister Luanne are having a hard summer. Dad has died and the family isn’t the same. Though Ma is trying her best, Grady knows they don’t have enough money to get by. The shooting star he saw was a space
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Bite Thy Neighbor Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Esmae Browder’s BITE THY NEIGHBOR Blog Tour August 1 – 31! Inside the Book Title: BITE THY NEIGHBOR Author: Esmae Browder Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Pages: 300 Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance BOOK BLURB: Some neighbors suck…literally. Quirky Maisy Harker spends her time daydreaming about her sexy husband, Jensen Helsing. Though their marriage is one of convenience, Maisy wishes the sparks of heat she feels around him were reciprocated. Sexually starved, she also lusts after her mysterious neighbor, Adam. True, his incisors do look a bit sharp, and he never seems to drink or eat anything—but hey, maybe that’s how
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Hearts at Seaside Virtual Book Publicity Tour & Giveaway!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Addison Cole’s HEARTS AT SEASIDE Blog Tour July 19 – August 18! Inside the Book Title: HEARTS AT SEASIDE (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 3) Author: Addison Cole Publisher: World Literary Press Pages: 280 Genre: Sweet with Heat Romance BOOK BLURB: Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers features a group of fun, flirty, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They’re sassy, flawed, and so easy to relate to, you’ll be begging to enter their circle of friends! Hearts at Seaside by Addison Cole is the sweet edition of New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster’s steamy romance novel Seaside
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Night in Jerusalem Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Gaelle Lehrer Kennedy’s NIGHT IN JERUSALEM Blog Tour July 3 – December 29! Inside the Book Title: NIGHT IN JERUSALEM Author: Gaelle Lehrer Kennedy Publisher: PKZ Inc. Pages: 246 Genre: Historical Romance A bewitching love story that is also an extraordinary portrait of Jerusalem, its faith, spirituality, identity, and kaleidoscope of clashing beliefs, Night in Jerusalem is a novel of mystery, beauty, historical insight, and sexual passion. David Bennett is invited to Jerusalem in 1967 by his cousin who, to the alarm of his aristocratic British family, has embraced Judaism. He introduces David to his mentor, Reb Eli, a revered
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Boardwalk Summer Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Kimberly Fisk’s BOARDWALK SUMMER Blog Tour July 3 – 28! Inside the Book Title: BOARDWALK SUMMER Author: Kimberly Fisk Publisher: Berkley/Penguin Pages: 352 Genre: Contemporary Romance In the town of Tranquility Bay, summer is the season of second chances… Single mother Hope Thompson has built a happy life for herself and her twins in beautiful Tranquility Bay, Washington. She doesn’t dwell on her painful past—especially not on the man who broke her heart all those years ago. But when Hope’s beloved son needs help, she takes a desperate chance and reaches out to her children’s father. Nick Fortune lives life
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents A Wanted Man Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Robert Parker’s A WANTED MAN Blog Tour July 3 – December 29! Inside the Book Title: A WANTED MAN Author: Robert Parker Publisher: Endeavour Press Pages: 307 Genre: Crime Thriller It’s down to fathers and fatherhood. Ben Bracken, ex-soldier, has just got out of Strangeways. Not by the front door. With him, he has his ‘insurance policy’ – a bag of evidence that will guarantee his freedom, provided he can keep it safe – and he has money, carefully looked after by a friend, Jack Brooker. Rejected by the army, disowned by his father, and any hopes of parenthood long
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents The Mentor Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Lee Matthew Goldberg’s THE MENTOR Blog Tour July 3 – August 31! Inside the Book Title: THE MENTOR Author: Lee Matthew Goldberg Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin’s Press Pages: 336 Genre: Thriller / Suspense / Mystery Kyle Broder has achieved his lifelong dream and is an editor at a major publishing house. When Kyle is contacted by his favorite college professor, William Lansing, Kyle couldn’t be happier. Kyle has his mentor over for dinner to catch up and introduce him to his girlfriend, Jamie, and the three have a great time. When William mentions that he’s been writing
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Call to War Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Andi O’Connor’s CALL TO WAR Blog Tour June 5 – 30! Inside the Book Title: CALL TO WAR Author: Andi O’Connor Publisher: Purple Sun Press Pages: 258 Genre: Fantasy Darrak’s adventure concludes with this thrilling finale of The Dragonath Chronicles!   Following the betrayal of two of his trusted companions and a devastating battle in Mystandia, Darrak’s talents are desperately needed by the citizens of both Earth and Dragonath. Torn with the decision of where his loyalty should remain, he finally decides to confide in Andillrian. Together, they craft a plan they hope will save Darrak’s home planet, but their optimism
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📚 Pump Up Your Book Presents Hello, Agnieszka Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Evy Journey’s HELLO, AGNIESZKA Blog Tour June 5 – 30! Inside the Book Title: HELLO, AGNIESZKA Author: Evy Journey Publisher: Sojourner Pages: 273 Genre: Women’s Fiction Elise thought she knew her mother. Agnieszka Halverson is a caring woman, a great cook, and an exceptional piano player; but living in a secure, predictable world, she’s also a little dull. Her world is devastated when her oldest son attempts suicide, and Elise finds her mother has a past—both sweet and bitter—that she must now reveal to explain the suicide attempt. A past rich with a passion for music and shattered dreams, betrayal
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Jungle Within Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Charles M.’s THE JUNGLE WITHIN virtual book tour June 6 – August 31! Inside the Book Title: The Jungle Within Author: Charles M. Publisher: Createspace Pages: 308 Genre: Drama/Suspense When Evan and Katie said “I do”, they expected to navigate life together side-by-side. But when a car accident and a tawdry affair disrupt life as they know it, Evan and Katie are forced to venture on alternate paths, alone. In the darkest depths of an unforgiving coma, Evan fights to survive the treacherous jungle of his mind. He embarks on a spiritual journey to understand the meaning of life and
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{Nonfiction/Self-Help} Overcoming Anxiety Blog Tour Sign Up

David Berndt, Ph.D. will be touring July 27 – August 20 with his nonfiction/self-help book, Overcoming Anxiety! We are looking for: Reviews (PDF only) Interviews Guest Posts Book Spotlights Please sign up on the form below. If you are chosen to host, we will email you within 72 hours. Thank you! Title: Overcoming Anxiety Author: David Berndt, Ph.D. Publisher: David Berndt, Ph.D. Pages: 110 Genre: Nonfiction/Self-Help Format: Kindle The good news is that anxiety can be overcome without relying on medication. Psychologist David Berndt, Ph.D., in Overcoming Anxiety outlines several self-help methods for management of anxiety and worry. In clear simple language and a conversational style, Dr. Berndt shares
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Shaytan: A Journey Into Evil Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you David S. Arthur’s SHAYTAN: A JOURNEY INTO EVIL virtual book tour July 6-31! Title: Shaytan: A Journey Into Evil Author: David S. Arthur Publisher: Brighton Publishing LLC Pages: 395 Genre: Adventure/Thriller India – 1947. In the heart of the jungle, death stalks the night. The authorities claim it is a man-eating leopard. The natives believe it is something far more terrifying—a creature that by day wears the skin of a man, but when craving human flesh becomes the demon…SHAYTAN! While on expedition to India, historical sleuth Richard Quizzenbury and his wife, Emily, suddenly find themselves on the hunt for a
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  • July 19, 2012
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Your Book Presents Crashers: A Tale of Cappers and Hammers Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + WIN KINDLE FIRE

Pump Up Your Book Presents Crashers: A Tale of Cappers and Hammers Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + WIN KINDLE FIRE

Join Lindy Hudis, author of the crime suspense fiction, Crashers: A Tale of Cappers and Hammers, as she tours the blogosphere August 6 – September 28 2012 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!  This tour is part of a Kindle Fire giveaway.  Be sure to stop off at all her stops for more chances to win!   ABOUT LINDY S. HUDIS Lindy S.Hudis is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied drama. She is a former actress, having appeared on such television shows as “Sunset Beach” and “Married with Children”. Her romantic murder mystery, Weekends, is currently
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First Chapters: Pam of Babylon by Suzanne Jenkins

Title: Pam of Babylon Author: Suzanne Jenkins Paperback: 334 pages Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction Publisher: CreateSpace (June 14, 2011) Language: English ISBN – 1461135923 ISBN – 978-1461135920 About Pam of Babylon: Pam Smith lives a charmed life as a well-to-do Babylon, N.Y., homemaker in a large house by the water. In her 50s with her children grown, Pam is happy with her exemplary husband Jack. After he has a heart attack on the subway, however, she finds out more than she ever wanted to know about Jack. Pam must confront a series of revelations that unmask a life she realizes she only thought she knew, and the losses and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Pam of Babylon Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

Join Suzanne Jenkins, author of the contemporary women’s fiction series, Pam of Babylon (Pam of Babylon, Don’t You Forget About Me and Dream Lover), as she tours the blogosphere July 2 – September 24 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! The Pam of Babylon 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 SUZANNE JENKINS   Suzanne Jenkins lives at the west Michigan lakeshore with her husband, two dogs and two sheep.  Her latest books are Pam of Babylon, Don’t You Forget About Me and
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Mind Secrets Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Chris Reynolds, author of the urban fantasy/young adult novel, Mind Secrets, as she tours the blogosphere August 6  – 24 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CHRIS REYNOLDS Chris Reynolds is a lover of adventure stories. Chris spent her time growing up avidly reading them, watching them on TV and writing them in her school exercise books. She was often frustrated that stories written by other people didn’t go the way she wanted them to, so she decided to write her own. In the interim, she has worked for the BBC and independent radio as a journalist, written for magazines and some
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Pump Up Your Book! Announces June ‘11 Authors on Virtual Book Tour

Join a talented and diverse group of 38 authors who are touring with Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours during the month of June 2011. Follow these authors as they travel the blogosphere from June 6th through June 30th to discuss their books. This month is filled with a variety of genres:  thrillers, children’s books, fantasy novels, historicals, memoirs and more! The month of June finds several authors continuing their virtual book tours. Returning are Buzz Bernard and “Eyewall,” Sandi Gelles-Cole and “The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe,” Emily Sue Harvey and “Homefires,” Douglas Jacobson and “The Katyn Order,” Tom McLaughlin and “Borneo Tom,” M.J. Rose and “The Hypnotist,”
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“When tour begins, how much will I have to be on call on a daily basis?”

Since Pump Up Your Book opened its doors back in ’07 (was Pump Up Your Book Promotion back then), we’ve had thousands of questions pour in about our services and about virtual book tours in general. Every Friday, I’ll be posting a new question to help everyone learn more about what we do and what virtual book tours can do for them. If you’d like to submit your question, click here. Vincent asks: When the tour begins, how much will I have to be on call on a daily basis? The most successful tour is when there are team players and with virtual book tours, the team players are
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October ’09 National Media Placements

National Media Placements for Pump Up Your Book Promotion Clients We are happy to announce the following placements during the most recent tours with Pump Up Your Book Promotion in October ’09.  We wish congratulations to all the authors who made it! Dianne Castell, author of the romance novel, Hot and Irresistible, appeared in USA Today during her  October and November ’09 tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion.  Visit her tour page here. Lady Colin Campbell, author of the biography/psychology book, Daughter of Narcissus, appeared in an October edition of the Chicago Sun Times during her October ’09 virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion.  Visit
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