Posts Tagged ‘Scranton books’

{Virtual Book Tour} She Ain’t Heavy Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is proud to be representing Arnine CumskyWeiss, author of the chick lit, She Ain’t Heavy as she tours the blogosphere October 7 – November 27! ABOUT SHE AIN’T HEAVY   Title: She Ain’t Heavy Genre: Chick Lit Author: Arnine Cumsky Weiss Publisher: Academy Chicago Press Pages: 255 Language: English ISBN-10: 0897337220 ISBN-13: 978-0897337229 Just when counter clerk Teddy Warner is about to be evicted from her Scranton apartment, she bumps into beautiful, brilliant, blond Rachel – her estranged childhood friend whose mother forbid their friendship thinking Teddy was beneath them. Teddy and Rachel reconnect over hot chocolate and under New Year’s Eve fireworks.  Their discussion
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Patrick Brown

Patrick Brown was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He graduated Magna cum Laude from Georgetown University, where he won the Morris Medal for best senior history honors thesis. He currently teaches high school social studies in the Mississippi Delta through Teach for America. His latest book is Industrial Pioneers: Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Transformation of America, 1840-1902, a detailed history account of the town of Scranton, Pennsylvania. You can visit his website at http://www.industrialpioneers.com. Thank you for this interview, Patrick.  Do you remember writing stories as a child or did the writing bug come later?  Do you remember your first published piece? I have been writing stories since I learned
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Industrial Pioneers Virtual Book Tour September ’10

Join Patrick Brown, author of the economic history book, Industrial Pioneers: Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Transformation of America, 1840-1902 (Tribute Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere September 7 – September 30 ‘10 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Patrick Brown Patrick Brown was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He graduated Magna cum Laude from Georgetown University, where he won the Morris Medal for best senior history honors thesis. He currently teaches high school social studies in the Mississippi Delta through Teach for America. His latest book is Industrial Pioneers: Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Transformation of America, 1840-1902, a detailed history account of the
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