Posts Tagged ‘virtual book tours’

A New Prospect Virtual Book Tour June & July 2011

Join Wayne Zurl, author of the police mystery novel, A New Prospect (Black Rose Writing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June & July 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Wayne Zurl Wayne Zurl grew up on Long Island and retired after working for twenty years with the Suffolk County Police Department, one of the largest municipal law enforcement agencies in New York and the nation. For thirteen of those years he served as a section commander supervising investigators. Prior to his police career, Zurl served on active duty in the US Army during the Vietnam War and later in the
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 14

Welcome to Day Fourteen of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 13

Welcome to Day Thirteen of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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In the Aerie of the Wolf Virtual Book Tour 2011

Join Leonora Pruner, author of the historical gothic novel, In the Aerie of the Wolf (Nordskog Publishing, April 2011), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in June on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Leonora Pruner While born in Dubuque, Iowa, Leonora Pruner was brought to California by her parents during the Second World War, which has since been her principal residence.  In 1953, she graduated from Westmont College then earned an MBA from Pepperdine University in 1981.  Having married in 1953, she has seen her family expand from two children to thirteen grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. Writing has been an important activity since junior
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Sentiments of Blue Virtual Book Tour June and July 2011

Join Garasamo Maccagnone, author of the literary short story collection,  Sentiments of Blue (CreateSpace, January 14, 2011), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June and July on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Garasamo Maccagnone Garasamo Maccagnone is a writer and entrepreneur. The founder of a successful airfreight business, Maccagnone now focuses on his literary career. He is the author of the novel St. John of the Midfield, the novella, For the Love of St. Nick, a collection of short stories entitled, My Dog Tim and Other Stories, and a children’s book titled, The Suburban Dragon. Sentiments of Blue is his latest short
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Mineral Mischief Virtual Book Tour June 2011

Join Renee Hand, author of the children’s mystery chapter book, The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill Case#2: Mineral Mischief (North Star Press, April 1, 2011), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in June on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About Renee Hand Renee Hand writes because it is a passion in her heart. She is a homeschool parent and likes to create books that educate and inspire the children of today. She was born in Michigan and still lives there with her husband and two children. She has a degree in Zoology with a minor in Chemistry. Renee is the author of
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The Confessions of Catherine de Medici Virtual Book Tour June 2011

Join C.W. Gortner, author of the historical novel, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici (Ballantine Books May 24 2011), as he virtually tours the blogosphere from June 13th – 24th on his fourth virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book. About C.W. Gortner C.W. Gortner is the author of the acclaimed historical novels The Last Queen, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici, and The Tudor Secret. He holds an MFA in Writing with an emphasis on Renaissance Studies from the New College of California. In his extensive travels to research his books, he has danced a galliard in a Tudor great hall and experienced life in a Spanish
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 12

Welcome to Day Twelve of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Frederico, the Mouse Violinist Virtual Book Tour June 2011

Join Mayra Calvani, author of the children’s picture book, Frederico, the Mouse Violinist (Guardian Angel Publishing), as she virtually tours the blogosphere on June 6 – 17 2011 on her third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Mayra Calvani Mayra Calvani writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults.  Her nonfiction work, The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing was a ForeWord Best Book of the Year Award winner. She’s had over 300 stories, articles, interviews and reviews published. Frederico, the Mouse Violinist is her fifth and latest children’s picture book. Mayra reviews for SimplySharly.com and is co-editor of Voice in the Dark Ezine. She also offers
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 11

Welcome to Day Eleven of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Stories From a Lifetime Virtual Book Tour June & July 2011

Join Hugh Aaron, author of the short story collection, Stories From a Lifetime (Stones Point Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June & July 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Hugh Aaron Hugh Aaron, a native of Worcester, Massachusetts, received a Liberal Arts degree in the Humanities at The University of Chicago. For three years as a Seabee he served in the South Pacific during WWII. He was CEO of his own plastics manufacturing business for 20 years before selling it to write full time. Several of his short stories have been published in national magazines and 18 of his
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 10

Welcome to Day Ten of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 9

Welcome to Day Nine of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Chats with Sci-Fi Mystery Author B.A. Chepaitis

Barbara Chepaitis is the author of 8 published books, including The Fear Principle featuring Jaguar Addams, and the critically acclaimed Feeding Christine and These Dreams. Her first nonfiction book, Feathers of Hope, is about Berkshire Bird Paradise and the human connection with birds.   She’s writing a sequel about Eagle Mitch, a bird she helped our US troops rescue from Afghanistan.  Barbara is founder of the storytelling trio The Snickering Witches, and faculty coordinator for the fiction component of Western Colorado’s MFA program in creative writing. Facebook site for Barbara – http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615302442 Facebook site for Jaguar – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jaguar-Addams-and-the-Fear-Series/135879429815445 Barbara’s website:   http://www.wildreads.com Thank you for this interview, Barbara.  Do you remember
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 8

Welcome to Day Eight of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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From Mason to Minister: Through the Lattice Online Book Tour June 2011

Join Neil Cullan McKinlay, author of the Christian memoir, From Mason to Minister: Through the Lattice as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June 2011 on his first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Neil Cullan McKinlay I was born in Ontario, Canada when the leaves turned a beautiful red and gold in the fall. With mum and dad and my two older brothers we sailed across the Atlantic to my parent’s native Scotland when I was two. As my brother Stuart remembers it, “we sailed from the St. Lawrence in November 1958 in the bowels of the Royal Mail ship, Carinthia, taking a week to cross the
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‘Through The Fire: One Woman’s Experiences in Surviving Domestic Violence’ Online Book Tour June 2011

Join Harriet Cammock, author of the inspirational non-fiction Through The Fire: One Woman’s Experiences in Surviving Domestic Violence as she virtually tours the blogosphere in June 2011 on her first tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Harriet Cammock It doesn’t matter how you start, it matters how you finish. This can be said of Harriet Cammock’s life. Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Harriet’s journey is one marked by a strong faith in the belief that you can overcome, if you try hard enough. Through childhood, her grandmother instilled in her a drive to succeed. After an abusive marriage, Harriet determined she would use her own experiences in overcoming
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 7

Welcome to Day Seven of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Chats with Kai Strand

Kai Strand is a children’s author of middle grade and young adult novels. She was born and raised in the mid-west, where she inherited a wholesome outlook on life. She lived in California long enough to become a (very lucky) wife and the mother of four amazing kids. They now live in Central Oregon where the most common sound in her household is laughter. The second most common is, “Do your dishes!” Obviously, Kai likes to write. The Weaver is Kai’s debut book. She reads a lot as well and calls it research. Kai loves to garden, and is trying out a greenhouse for the first time this year.
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 6

Welcome to Day Six of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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The Tapestry Baby Virtual Book Tour June 2011

Join Carole Waterhouse, author of the literary fiction novel, The Tapestry Baby, as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 6 – 30 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Carole Waterhouse A creative writing professor at California University of Pennsylvania, Carole Waterhouse is the author of two novels, The Tapestry Baby and Without Wings, and a collection of short stories, The Paradise Ranch. Her fiction has appeared in Arnazella, Artful Dodge, Baybury Review, Ceilidh, Eureka Literary Magazine, Forum, Half Tones to Jubilee, Massachusetts Review, Minnetonka Review, Oracle: The Brewton-Parker College Review, Parting Gifts, Pointed Circle, Potpourri, Seems, Spout, The Armchair Aesthete, The Griffin,
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 5

Welcome to Day Five of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Ladies and Gentlemen…The Redeemers Virtual Book Tour June 2011

Join Michael Scott Miller, author of the contemporary fiction novel, Ladies and Gentlemen…The Redeemers (Kindle Direct Publishing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in June 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Michael Scott Miller Michael Scott Miller works with numbers by day in the business world and with words by night.  He began writing shortly after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and has had his work published in the Welcomat (now Philadelphia Weekly) and wrote music reviews for the Wharton Journal while his wife was getting her degree there. Miller’s debut novel, Ladies and Gentlemen…The Redeemers, has been downloaded more than
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 4

Welcome to Day Four of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what
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Pump Up Chats with Heather Haven

Heather is a story teller by nature and loves the written word.  In her career, she’s written short stories, novels, comedy acts, plays, television treatments, ad copy, commercials, and even ghost-wrote a book.  One of her first jobs as a writer was given to her by her then agent. It was that of writing a love story for a book published by Bantam called Moments of Love. She had a deadline of one week and then promptly came down with the flu. She wrote “The Sands of Time” with a temperature of 102 and delivered some pretty hot stuff because of it. Later on, she wrote short comedy skits for nightclub acts and ad copy for
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book tour – Day 3

Welcome to Day Three of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what prizes
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Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour – Day 2

Welcome to Day Two of Pump Up Your Book’s May 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tour! Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by! Don’t forget our Facebook party on May 27 where you can win lots of valuable prizes. “Like” our page at www.facebook.com/pumpupyourbook before May 27, then leave a comment at our Facebook party page at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150120034742449 to make sure you’re in. Full details are on the party page along with what prizes
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Pump Up Chats with Darien Gee

    Darien Gee lives with her husband and three children in Hawaii. She is the bestselling author of three previous novels (Good Things, Sweet Life and Table Manners) written under the name Mia King. You can visit Darien Gee’s website at www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com. And check out the Friendship Bread Kitchen Facebook fan page. On Friendship Bread: Q: Can you tell us why you wrote your book? My daughter Maya had brought home a bag of Amish Friendship Bread starter and some slices of the bread. When I tried it, I was hooked. As I was finishing off the last piece, my protagonist appeared in my mind—a woman who was
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New Book for Review: From Mason to Minister: Through the Lattice by Neil Cullan McKinlay

Neil Cullan McKinlay is touring in June with his inspirational memoir From Mason to Minister: Through the Lattice. An adventurous, captivating and poetic memoir of the author’s courageous and spiritual journey—from Scotland to Canada to Australia—in his quest to “find the Truth and know the living God.” Neither an apologetic nor a polemic, he corrects much misinterpretation and misunderstanding of Freemasonry. We learn how inspiration from Masonic teachings about Solomon’s Temple, the arch, and keystone led him to a deep study of the revelation from the Bible of the “stone the builders rejected” which is Christ. Readers will be uplifted, inspired, and delighted as they follow along with him
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New Book for Review: Short Story Collection ‘Sentiments of Blue’ by Garasamo Maccagnone

Garasamo Maccagnone returns in June and July 2011 to tour with his new short story collection, Sentiments of Blue. Set in a Michigan factory, the title story takes readers inside a workplace dominated by a ruthless bully and his cronies. While explaining the actions taking place around him, it becomes clear that the narrator yearns to escape the blue-collar life handed down to him from his father. “Perfect Game” unfolds during a minor league baseball game with Chi-Chi Gomez on the mound, a fearless pitcher who never fails to brush a few batters back from the plate–a space he considers his personal property. Along with other stories, the book also features original
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