Posts Tagged ‘virtual book tours’

Pump Up Your Book Presents Staying Grounded in Shifting Sand Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Linda Ferguson, author of the spiritual nonfiction book, Staying Grounded in Shifting Sand: Awakening Soul Consciousness for the New Millennium, as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 4 – July 27 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT LINDA FERGUSON Dr. Linda J. Ferguson is an author, speaker, coach, and seminar leader to support people leading a joyful and awakened spiritual life. Linda’s website, www.lindajferguson.com , contains videos, meditations, affirmations, and other useful resources for spiritual growth and personal development.  Readers find inspiring and informative ideas in Linda’s blog to enrich their spirituality for everyday living- www.lindajferguson.com/blog/ . Dr. Ferguson is author
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  • May 3, 2012
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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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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 2 10-day blog tours + $25 gift card on last day of celebration

It’s the last day of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown! Today the staff of Pump Up Your Book will be stopping off at Goodreads all day long and answer your book promotion and publicity questions and that’s not all! You can win one of  TWO  10 DAY VIRTUAL BOOK TOURS or A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE!! To enter, head over to our Goodreads chat page and ask a question or leave a comment.  Easy peasy!  The winners will be selected by Random.org and announced on our tour page on Monday, April 30.  Not only can you ask us anything about book publicity, you have a chance to win a
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Pump Up Your Book Announces May 2012 Authors on Virtual Book Tour *watch video!*

Pump Up Your Book is proud to announce the May 2012 authors on virtual book tour! May 2012 Authors on Virtual Book Tour Caroline Alethia – Plant Teacher A.K. Alexander – Daddy’s Home Jennifer Allee – The Mother Road Carl Alves – Two For Eternity David Ankrah – Seeds Jim Beck – Virgil: A Superhero Tale C.Y. Bourgeois – Visions of You Bo Briar – Morgan Hall Judy Byington – 22 Faces Judy Christie – Hurry Less Worry Less for Moms Dr. Jackie C. Cogswell – Super Luke Faces His Bully Donna Fletcher Crow – A Darkly Hidden Truth MJ Fletcher – The Doorknob Society Marisa Garau – Dear
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS MAKING LIFE MATTER VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR 2012

Join Shane Stanford, author of the Christian nonfiction, Making Life Matter: Embracing the Joy in the Everyday, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SHANE STANFORD Shane Stanford is a pastor, author and teacher.  He is the Senior Pastor of Christ UMC in Memphis, TN, one of United Methodism’s largest and most influential congregations. Shane is a former church planter as well as the Director/Host of the United Methodist Hour, a radio and television ministry airing in 30 million homes nationwide. Shane is the author of eleven books including A Positive Life (Zondervan),
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PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS BACK CHANNEL: THE KENNEDY YEARS VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR 2012

Join William Bertram MacFarland, author of the memoir, Back Channel: The Kennedy Years, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT WILLIAM BERTRAM MACFARLAND William Bertram MacFarland – Bertie Mac -never sought – or even imagined – a role as a Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy. Even less did he imagine continuing in the role of Special Assistant to the President in eight subsequent administrations. His degrees from Duke University were in Mathematics and Physics (Quantum Mechanics) but fate and the U.S. government extinguished any hope of a career in those fields.
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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!


Pump Up Your Book Chats with Mainstream Action Adventure Novelist Kim Antieau

Kim Antieau has written many novels, short stories, poems, and essays. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, both in print and online, including The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Asimov’s SF, The Clinton Street Quarterly, The Journal of Mythic Arts, EarthFirst!, Alternet, Sage Woman, and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. She was the founder, editor, and publisher of Daughters of Nyx: A Magazine of Goddess Stories, Mythmaking, and Fairy Tales. Her work has twice been short-listed for the Tiptree Award, and has appeared in many Best of the Year anthologies. Critics have admired her “literary fearlessness” and her vivid language and imagination. She has had nine novels published.
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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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Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Derek Thompson, author of the humor memoir, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind: A Manic’s Mood Chart, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DEREK THOMPSON Derek Thompson grew up in South Charleston, Ohio, where he earned the nickname “Butter” by his middle school crush. He basked in the glory of girls finally talking to him but unfortunately and eventually the true meaning of the nickname was revealed and attributed to some poorly timed bad dental hygiene practice. Putting this social disaster behind him he went on to receive a
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Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary Hoedown: Win a free virtual book tour!

It’s day 11 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents! Today Tracee Gleichner is stopping off at Literal Exposure 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!


PUMP UP YOUR BOOK PRESENTS A DARKLY HIDDEN TRUTH VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR 2012

Join Donna Fletcher Crow, author of the clerical mystery, A Darkly Hidden Truth (Monarch Books/ Kregel), as she virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT DONNA FLETCHER CROW Donna Fletcher Crow is the author of 38 books, mostly novels dealing with British history.  The award-winning Glastonbury, an Arthurian grail search epic covering 15 centuries of English history, is her best-known work. Donna and her husband live in Boise, Idaho.  They have 4 adult children and 11 grandchildren. She is an enthusiastic gardener. Her newest release is A Darkly Hidden Truth, book 2 in her clerical
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Pump Up Your Book Chats with Dog Memoir Author Barbara Lampert

Barbara Lampert is a Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in relationships. She’s been in private practice in Brentwood, California for over twenty years. She considers her work a calling and loves what she does. She has a doctorate in medical sociology and two master’s degrees – one in psychology and one in sociology. Barbara has adored dogs her whole life. They’re her passion! She notes that for a lot of people, their dogs are their best friends. She loves helping people know that’s ok – that a soul-satisfying relationship may be found with any being and needs to be treasured. Besides her love of dogs, Barbara is an avid
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Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary Hoedown: Win Pump Up Your Book T-shirt + $10 Amazon Gift Card!

It’s day 3 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents! Today Dorothy Thompson is stopping off at The Book Faery Reviews with a great giveaway! Win a Pump Up Your Book T-Shirt and $10 Amazon Gift Card!! To win, click on the image below and good luck! Click on image at left to enter the other giveaways we have this month!


Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary Hoedown: Win Pump Up Your Book Tote Bag w/Paperback Copy of Romancing the Soul!

It’s day 2 of our month long 5th anniversary hoedown where we give YOU the presents!  Today Dorothy Thompson is stopping off at Let’s Book It with a great giveaway! Win a Pump Up Your Book tote bag with a paperback copy of Dorothy’s anthology of soul mate stories, Romancing the Soul tucked inside!  Sorry, only U.S. and Canada residents may enter (blame the postal system!).  To win, click on the image below and good luck! Click on image at left to enter the other  giveaways we have this month!


Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary: Win I Cannot Live Without Books Pendant + Pump Up Your Book Magnet!

Woot!  Today kicks off the Pump Up Your Book 5th Anniversary party!  Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Pump Up Your Book, happy birthday to you!  We are celebrating big and inviting our blogger friends to help us out give away some fantastic prizes!  Today, we’re giving away a ‘I Cannot Live Without Books’ pendant and a Pump Up Your Book magnet on our dear friend April Pohren’s blog, Cafe of Dreams! Take a look at the pendant!  Isn’t that cute?  What book lover can resist that?  So hop over to April’s blog and fill out the Rafflecopter thingee and it could be yours!
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Pump Up Chats with Entrepreneur and Author Andreas Dudas

Andreas was born in 1964 in Switzerland to immigrant parents who spent more than 10 years in a forced labour camp. He was constantly ridiculed by the citizens of his home town, bullied by his fellow students, excluded from any social and sports activities and dismissed from school. Despite such an adverse, he was not willing to comprise himself for the sake of others’ opinions or letting people influence him in a negative way. Against all odds, he started to develop both a thick skin for fighting his way towards a life he really deserved and a big heart respecting others despite their harsh behaviour. The reward? People started
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New Book for Review: Super Luke Faces His Bully

Dr. Jackie C. Cogswell is touring in May 2012 with her Christian children’s book, Super Luke Faces His Bully. Super Luke Faces His Bully is a fun loving adventure spoken straight from the heart of a super-sweet eight-year-old bully victim, Luke Giggleheart. The Word of God is used as a lens to examine some of the issues that can make a person act like either a bully or a victim. During this adventure, Luke, our tender-hearted bully victim, learns about fear, being courageous and getting adults to help, while praying for his enemies. Book excerpt: Getting back to growing pains, my most humongous pain was when Bulldog Jones, the
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Featured Guest Author B.A. Chepaitis on ‘Digging For Souls’

After devouring the first two books of the Fear series, I invited the author – B.A. Chepaitis – to talk about the research involved in writing the series. Research for the Jaguar Addams’ novels primarily involves using my claws to dig through flesh toward the heart and soul of human fear, human love, human joy and pain. That’s what Jaguar does for a living, and to tell her stories I have to be constantly learning about the art and disaster of being human.  That learning has three layers – psychology, mythology, and experience. For the psychology, I read articles and books about the functioning of the mind, the vagaries
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Cemetery Club Online Book Tour April 2012

Join JG Faherty, author of the horror novel Cemetery Club as he virtually tours the blogosphere in 2012 on his first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About JG Faherty JG Faherty has had a varied background that includes working as a laboratory manager, accident scene photographer, zoo keeper, research scientist, and resume writer. Growing up in the haunted Hudson Valley region of New York, some of his favorite playgrounds were abandoned houses and Revolutionary War cemeteries. His hobbies include urban exploring, photography, exotic animal rehabilitation, and playing the guitar. Contrary to popular belief, he is not addicted to Facebook or tacos. 2012 will see two new books published,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A Story of the West Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Join Susan Spence, author of the historical fiction, A Story of the West, as she virtually tours the blogosphere April 2 – May 25 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT SUSAN SPENCE Susan Spence has always been intrigued with life in the west in the 1880s. She researched historical accounts and first-person narratives as she prepared to write A Story of the West. A lifelong resident of the west, she currently lives in Montana on an old sheep shearing station with lots of furry critters and one partially furry critter. This is her first novel, and she is busily working on a
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Interview with Dr. Laura Maciuika – Author of Conscious Calm: Keys to Freedom from Stress and Worry

Dr. Laura Maciuika is a licensed psychologist, author and teacher. Laura has a passion for helping people experience the transformation of old patterns and internal blocks into new-found inner freedom and happiness. She has over 20 years’ experience working with individuals and groups in settings including workshops and seminars, community mental health, schools, companies and universities. Conscious Calm: Keys to Freedom from Stress and Worry is her first book. Connect with Laura at her blog, http://consciouscalm.com, through Facebook.com/lauramaciuika, Twitter.com/lauramaciuika, or LinkedIn.com/lauramaciuika. You can also download the Table of Contents and first chapter of Conscious Calm through Facebook.com/consciouscalm. Thank you for this interview, Laura. You’re currently on tour with your
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Clutter Cut, Inc. Virtual Book Publicity Tour April 2012

Join artist Guillermo Piloto, illustrator of the children’s picture book, Clutter Cut (Silverhouse Books, July 1, 2011) as he virtually tours the blogosphere March 28 – April 10, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT GUILLERMO PILOTO “Ever since I was a little boy I have loved cartoons. It’s not as bad for you as they say, because from them I developed a passion to draw and this is what I now do. And when I’m not drawing I still watch cartoons.” Guillermo Piloto Find out more about Clutter Cut online at www.silverhousebooks.com/ClutterCutInc.html ABOUT CLUTTER CUT Open Cloot’s door and it’s quite revealing. Clutter,
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New Book for Review: Clutter Cut by Lester Lex

Author Lester Lex and illustrator Gillermo Piloto are touring from March 28 – April 10, 2012 with their children’s picture book, Clutter Cut. Open Cloot’s door and it’s quite revealing. Clutter, clutter right up to the ceiling. If he hadn’t a roof it would rise to the sky. Will Cloot part with some? He doesn’t see why! One day Cloot’s dad peers into his room to see a mountain of unused toys. Together they form Clutter Cut, Inc. and get a box ready to be filled. Cloot spends hours in a jam though— which toys will go and which ones will stay. There’s nothing great about giving toys away—
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Plant Teacher Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Caroline Alethia, author of the literary political  fiction novel, Plant Teacher, as she virtually tours the blogosphere April 2 – May 25 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT CAROLINE ALETHIA Caroline Alethia is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, on radio and in web outlets. Her words have reached audiences on six continents. She lived in Bolivia and was a witness to many of the events described in Plant Teacher. You can visit her website at www.plantteacherthebook.net. Website | Twitter | Facebook | Amazon | Amazon Kindle Store | Official Tour Page ABOUT PLANT TEACHER Hailed by Huffington
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First Chapters: The Right Track by Jill Limber

THE RIGHT TRACK, by Jill Limber, Buroughs Publishing Group, Kindle $2.99. Jefferson Kennedy runs his life and his business in an orderly, practical and scheduled way. When he decides it is time for him to marry, he does his research and picks the most likely candidates for the position from women he has met over the years. As he travels cross-country in his private restored antique train car, his new gourmet chef is amused at his plans, and when she begins to fall for him, things heat up in the kitchen, turning Jefferson’s plans into chaos as he falls in love with his fun-loving, madcap companion. The First Chapter:
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Charlie: A Love Story Virtual Book Publicity Tour March/April 2012

Join Barbara Lampert, author of the dog memoir, Charlie: A Love Story, as she virtually tours the blogosphere March 5 – April 22 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! ABOUT BARBARA LAMPERT Barbara Lampert is a Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in relationships. She’s been in private practice in Brentwood, California for over twenty years. She considers her work a calling and loves what she does. She has a doctorate in medical sociology and two master’s degrees – one in psychology and one in sociology. Barbara has adored dogs her whole life. They’re her passion! She notes that for a lot of people,
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The Right Track Virtual Book Publicity Tour March 2012

Join Jill Limber, author of the contemporary romance novel, The Right Track (Boroughs Publishing Group), as she virtually tours the blogosphere March 5 – 23 2012 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Jill Limber A multi-published author and former RWA President, Jill Limber’s latest books are Montana Morning, A Heart That Dares and The Right Track. As a child, some of Jill’s tales got her in trouble, but now she gets paid for them. Residing in San Diego with her husband and a trio of dogs and one very ancient cat, Jill’s favorite pastime is to gather friends and family for good food,
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Conscious Calm Online Book Tour March & April 2012

Join Laura Maciuika, author of Conscious Calm: Keys to Freedom From Stress and Worry as she virtually tours the blogosphere in 2012 on her first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Dr. Laura Maciuika Dr. Laura Maciuika is a clinical psychologist and transformation mentor who has been bridging realities her entire life. Raised by Lithuanian parents, she spoke mainly Lithuanian at home and English outside. Visiting Lithuania as a child, a student, and later as a psychologist and teacher, helped her learn how to move between world views, expanding her own as she supported other psychologists and teachers in broadening theirs. She began graduate school at the same
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