Posts Tagged ‘virtual book tour’

Pump Up Your Book Presents 5 Easy Steps to Financial Freedom Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + $10,000 Giveaway

Join Duane Harden, author of the nonfiction book, 5 Easy Steps to Financial Freedom: Do What You Love & Get Rich Doing It, as he tours the blogosphere July 2 – August 24 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DUANE HARDEN Duane Harden just doesn’t teach you theory but rather you learn through his very own life hands-on experiences that come along with building a strong portfolio of successful businesses, including residential and commercial real estate, a restaurant, a music company, and many more. He began with no financial education, but he was determined and inspired. Today he leads a Cash Flow
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Last Person Who Saw Farrokh Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Farrokh Nazerian, author of the drama play, The Last Person Who Saw Farrokh, as he tours the blogosphere July 2 – 27 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT FARROKH NAZERIAN Farrokh Nazerian has been a journalist, editor, poet, entrepreneur, art collector, developer, and above all, he has been a lifelong student of “knowledge.” Born in Iran, he lived in England, before residing in California, where he is working currently on his second book,  Sisyphus Revisited. His first book is a 4 act play titled The Last Person Who Saw Farrokh. You can visit his website at www.thelastpersonwhosawfarrokh.com. To get your paperback
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Join eXtasy Books at Literarily Speaking & Win Kindle Fire!

eXtasy Books & Devine Destinies are stopping off today at Literarily Speaking as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://literarilyspeaking.net/2012/06/20/literarily-speaking-presents-extasy-books-and-devine-destinies-kindle-fire-giveaway/. This contest begins June 4 and ends on August 31 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry international!
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Last of the Seals Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Greg Messel, author of the mystery/romance, Last of the Seals, as he tours the blogosphere July 2 – August 24 2012 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT GREG MESSEL Greg Messel has written four novels and three unpublished memoirs. He published his premiere novel “Sunbreaks” in 2009, followed by “Expiation” in 2010 and “The Illusion of Certainty” in 2011. “Last of the Seals” is the first in a series of mysteries which are set in 1957 San Francisco. The second book in the series “Deadly Plunge’ will be published around Christmas of 2012. Greg grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lost Girls Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Caitlin Rother, author of the true crime thriller, Lost Girls, as she tours the blogosphere July 2 – 27 2012 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CAITLIN ROTHER New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother has written or co-authored eight books, including Poisoned Love (Kensington, December 2011), Dead Reckoning (Kensington, February 2011), Twisted Triangle (Wiley, 2009), Body Parts (Kensington, 2008), Deadly Devotion (Simon&Schuster/Pocket, July 2011), NYT bestseller My Life, Deleted (HarperOne, October 2011), and Naked Addiction (Dorchester, 2007). Her latest true crime project, Lost Girls (Kensington, July 2012), chronicles the rape and murder of two innocents, teenagers Chelsea King and Amber Dubois, by sexual predator John
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Devin Thorpe Author of Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom

Devin D. Thorpe, author of Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom: A Financial Planning Guide for Latter-day Saint Families, lives in China and teaches business at a local University on behalf of Brigham Young University.  Previously, Devin’s 25 year career in business, included seven years running an investment banking firm as well as other corporate finance positions.  He served an LDS Mission in Argentina.  He earned an MBA from Cornell University after earning a BS in Finance from the University of Utah.  More information is available at Devin’s blog: bw4bk.tumblr.com; follow @devinthorpe on Twitter; like Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom on Facebook. Thank you for this interview, Devin. 
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Join eXtasy Books at Cafe of Dreams & Win Kindle Fire!

eXtasy Books & Devine Destinies are stopping off today at Cafe of Dreams as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! If you’d like to enter this fantastic giveaway, visit http://www.cafeofdreamsbookreviews.com/2012/06/win-kindle-fire.html. This contest begins June 4 and ends on August 31 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens only. Sorry
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Join Gabriella Bradley & Diana Kemp at Books Books and More Books + Win Kindle Fire!

Gabriella Bradley and Diana Kemp, authors of The Samsara Chronicles, are stopping off today at Books Books and More Books, as part of their colossal 3 month virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book where they are giving away a Kindle Fire! Visit today’s stop at http://www.dream-reader-dreamer2229.blogspot.com/2012/06/review-of-covenant-and-kindle-giveaway.html. Enter every day at a different blog for more entries! This contest begins June 4 and ends on August 31 2012. An extra bonus prize: $50 goes to the person who visits the most tour stops and leaves a comment. If there is a tie, we will choose a winner at Random.org. This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sleep Magic: Surrendering to Success Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Victoria Pendragon, author of the self-help book, Sleep Magic: Surrendering to Success, as he tours the blogosphere July 2 – 27  2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT VICTORIA PENDRAGON Victoria Pendragon was born and raised in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the oldest of eleven. Her life has been defined, as are most of ours perhaps, by conditions that would seem to have been beyond her control. Eighteen years of various sorts of abuse and two diseases that should have killed her rank among the most outstanding of those. Her study of metaphysics began in early childhood as an
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Final Approach: Northwest Airlines Flight 650 Tragedy and Triumph Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Lyle Prouse, author of the autobiography, Final Approach: Northwest Airlines 650 Tragedy and Triumph, as he tours the blogosphere August 6 – 24 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LYLE PROUSE Lyle Prouse was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1938. He is part Comanche and grew up in an alcoholic home in a World War II housing project. He was active in his Native American community. After graduating from High School in Wichita, Lyle joined the Marines as a private but made the rare transition from enlisted to officer grade and ultimately Captain, a jet fighter pilot flying combat missions in Vietnam.
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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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  • June 6, 2012
  • Featured, Guest Bloggers
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Chats with James B. Rose, Spokesperson for Mary-Elaine Swanson

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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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Suspense Author Joshua Graham

INTRODUCING JOSHUA GRAHAM WINNER OF 2011 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble #1 bestselling author Joshua Graham’s novel BEYOND JUSTICE is taking the world by storm, one reader at a time. Many of his readers blame him for sleepless nights, arriving to work late, neglected dishes and family members, and not allowing them to put the book down. Suspense Magazine listed BEYOND JUSTICE in its BEST OF 2010, alongside titles by Scott Turrow, Ted Dekker, Steven James and Brad Thor. His short story THE DOOR’S OPEN won the HarperCollins Authonomy Competition (Christmas 2010.) Publishers Weekly described BEYOND JUSTICE as: “A riveting legal thriller…breaking new ground with a
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Dark Side of Valor Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012 + Win $100 Visa Gift Card!

Join Alicia Singleton, author of the suspense novel, Dark Side of Valor (Simon &  Schuster/Strebor), as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 4 – August 27 2012 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!  Alicia has agreed to give away a $100 Visa Gift Card at the end of her tour and you could be the one!   Find out how you can win by scrolling down and enter by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.  Stop off at all her blog stops for more entries.  Good luck!   ABOUT ALICIA SINGLETON Born and raised in Philadelphia, the Howard University graduate embraced the written word at
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Bathroom Book of Romance Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Barry Eva, author of the romantic short stories, The Bathroom Book of Romance – Book 1, as he virtually tours the blogosphere June 4 – July 27 2012 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT BARRY EVA Born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, Barry left his beloved England in 2000, moving to the USA. Under the name “Storyheart” he released his best selling YA novel “Across the Pond” which currently has over 100 reviews on Amazon. Barry is also well known as the host of the popular radio show “A Book and a Chat” with over 450 shows under his belt. Popular for narrating
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Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Devin D. Thorpe, author of the non-fiction financial guide, Building Wealth for Building the Kingdom as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June, 2012, on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your book. About Devin D. Thorpe Devin D. Thorpe brings a broad perspective to financial planning, having owned and operated an investment-banking firm—which included an investment advisory business—a mortgage brokerage and having served in a variety of corporate finance positions. Presently, Devin serves as a business professor at South China University of Technology in Guangzhou, China on behalf of Brigham Young University’s Kennedy Center China Teachers program. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Carolyn Wolfe author of The Unhappy Little Dragon

Carolyn Wolfe’s Bio Carolyn Wolfe is a free lance writer, poet, and author of six books including her collections of poetry, short stories and her first children’s book of bedtime stories in verse, titled: The Bedtime Of The Sky and Other Sleepy Bye Stories. In this, her sixth book, The Unhappy Little Dragon, Lessons Learned, she reveals the journey of Happy the dragon, who, while trying to understand how to master his uncontrollable gift of fire, has an exciting adventure in the woods. His forest friends help him understand his gift and that he really is a very special dragon indeed! Ms. Wolfe lives in the Shenandoah Valley with her
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  • May 3, 2012
  • Author Interviews, Featured
  • Comments Off on Pump Up Your Book Chats with Dr. Jackie Cogswell, Author of ‘Super Luke Faces His Bully’

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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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Cynthia Haggard, author of Thwarted Queen

Born and raised in Surrey, England, Cynthia Sally Haggard has lived in the United States for thirty years. She is the author of the Thwarted Queen series, which includes The Bride Price, One Seed Sown, The Gilded Cage, Two Murders Reaped and Rose of Raby. She has had four careers: violinist, cognitive scientist, medical writer and novelist. Yes, she is related to H. Rider Haggard, the author of SHE and KING SOLOMONS’S MINES. (H. Rider Haggard was a younger brother of the author’s great-grandfather.) Cynthia Sally Haggard is a member of the Historical Novel Society. You can visit her at: http://spunstories.com/, https://twitter.com/ – !/cynthiahaggard, and http://www.facebook.com/cynthia.haggard. Thank you for
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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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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK TO GIVE AWAY FREE 10-DAY VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR

It’s day17 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents! Today Dorothy Thompson is stopping off at NY Times Bestselling Author Caridad Pineiro’s blog with a great giveaway! Win a FREE 10 DAY VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR!! To win, click on the image below and good luck! Click on image at left to enter the other giveaways we have this month!


The Unhappy Little Dragon Lesson Learned Virtual Book Tour May 2012

Join Carolyn Wolfe, author of the children’s book, The Unhappy Little Dragon Lessons Learned as she virtually tours the blogosphere in May, 2012, on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Carolyn Wolfe Carolyn Wolfe is a free lance writer, poet, and author of six books including her collection of poetry, short stories and bedtime stories for children. In this, her sixth book, “The Unhappy Little Dragon, Lessons Learned” she reveals the journey of Happy, The Unhappy Little Dragon, who, while trying to understand how to master his uncontrollable gift of fire, has an exciting  adventure in the woods. His forest friends help him understand his
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Thwarted Queen Virtual Book Tour May 2012

Join Cynthia Haggard, author of the historical fiction medieval novel, Thwarted Queen, as she virtually tours the blogosphere in May, 2012, on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. Thwarted Queen has been nominated for the Global e-book awards in the Historical Fiction, Medieval Novels category.   About Cynthia Haggard Born and raised in Surrey, England, CYNTHIA SALLY HAGGARD has lived in the United States for twenty-nine years. She has had four careers: violinist, cognitive scientist, medical writer and novelist. Yes, she is related to H. Rider Haggard, the author of SHE and KING SOLOMONS’S MINES. (H. Rider Haggard was a younger brother of the author’s
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE I VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR ’12

Join R.H. Ramsey, author of the suspense novel, Just Beneath the Surface I, as she virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT R.H. RAMSEY Rhonda Ramsey is a prolific new author who enjoys breathing passion and life into each and every character she creates. She is an avid writer with eleven completed novels, four novels near completion, and five short stories. She is also a military wife, mother of two, and student. Over the course of seven years, Rhonda has diligently researched topics ranging from but not limited to; relationships, addiction, abuse, and mental illness.
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS DARKROOM VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR 2012

Join Joshua Graham, author of the suspense novel, DARKROOM, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – June 22 2012 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JOSHUA GRAHAM WINNER OF 2011 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble #1 bestselling author Joshua Graham’s novel BEYOND JUSTICE is taking the world by storm, one reader at a time. Many of his readers blame him for sleepless nights, arriving to work late, neglected dishes and family members, and not allowing them to put the book down. Suspense Magazine listed BEYOND JUSTICE in its BEST OF 2010, alongside titles by Scott Turrow, Ted Dekker,
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New Children’s Chapter Book for Review: ‘Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage’ by Nancy Stewart for May/June 2012

Award-winning children’s author, Nancy Stewart, is touring May 14 – June 15, 2012 with her children’s chapter book, Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage. All Katrina Simpkins longs to be is a normal girl. Because she must wear prosthesis as a leg, she feels anything but. When she meets and befriends Winter, the tailless dolphin, at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, everything changes, including Katrina’s whole life. 45 Pages If you would like to review Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage, please email Cheryl Malandrinos at ccmal(at)charter(dot)net. PDF available now. Printed copies available soon!


Super Luke Faces His Bully Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Dr. Jackie C. Cogswell, author of the Christian children’s book, Super Luke Faces His Bully (Divine Inspiration Publishing) as she virtually tours the blogopshere from May 1 – 25, 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dr. Jackie 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
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How much time do I need to invest in my virtual book tour?

Pump Up Your Book answers YOUR questions about virtual book tours.  If you have a question, leave it in the comment section and we’ll answer it in depth in a new blog post. Or you can email Dorothy at thewriterslife (at) gmail.com. We look forward to your questions! When my tour begins how much will I be on call on daily basis?   Today’s question is a really good one.  When an author signs up with us, s/he may or may not be familiar with virtual book tours at all.  Most by now have heard of them but it’s not until they actually embark on one do they realize
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Hurry Less Worry Less for Moms Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Judy Christie, author of the Christian Living/Inspirational book, Hurry Less Worry Less for Moms, as she virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT JUDY CHRISTIE Author Judy Christie loves to help busy people slow down and enjoy each day more – in her series of novels about Green, Louisiana, and her Hurry Less Worry Less nonfiction books. Judy started her writing career as the editor of The Barret Banner in elementary school and has kept a journal since she was nine (and still has all of them). She likes wandering around flea markets, walking in
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Visions of You Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join C.Y. Bourgeois, author of the suspense thriller, Visions of You, as she virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT C.Y. BOURGEOIS C.Y. Bourgeois is a freshman author and an avid reader. After having spent countless enjoyable hours over the years reading other people’s narratives, she realized that she too has stories to tell. C.Y. considers herself a native of Alaska, having lived there since the age of two.  She and her husband recently moved to northern Idaho where they now reside with their two dogs and three cats and where she is currently working on
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