Pump Up Your Book Blog Host Spotlight: Cafe of Dreams

Because we value our blog hosts, Pump Up Your Book is now putting the shoe on the other foot and interviewing them instead of having them interview us.  We are now offering our readers a chance to get to know our blog hosts and what better way than a personal interview? Today, Pump Up Your Book is proud to spotlight Cafe of Dreams, a book blog run by Brighton, Iowa, blogger April Pohren. Q: Thank you for this interview, April.  Can you tell us what is your blog’s main focus? April Pohren: Bringing great books and authors to readers everywhere!  To do this, I include book reviews, book spotlights,
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Pump Up Your Book Blog Host Spotlight: Rundpinne

Because we value our blog hosts, Pump Up Your Book is now putting the shoe on the other foot and interviewing them instead of having them interview us.  We are now offering our readers a chance to get to know our blog hosts and what better way than a personal interview? Today, Pump Up Your Book is proud to spotlight Rundpinne, a book blog run by Centerville, Ohio, blogger Jennifer Higgins. Q: Thank you for this interview, Jennifer.  Can you tell us what is your blog’s main focus? Jennifer:  The main focus of my blog is to bring more people back to reading by promoting authors and their books
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Pump Up Your Book Blog Host Spotlight: Michelle V’s Blog: Life in Review

Because we value our blog hosts, Pump Up Your Book is now putting the shoe on the other foot and interviewing them instead of having them interview us.  We are now offering our readers a chance to get to know our blog hosts and what better way than a personal interview? Today, Pump Up Your Book is proud to spotlight Life in Review, a mainly book review blog run by Hewitt, Texas, blogger  Michelle Vasquez. Q: Thank you for this interview, Michelle.  Can you tell us what your blog’s main focus is? Michelle: My blog is almost all book reviews. I stick primarily to Christian books, most of which
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Book Review: An Axe to Grind by F.M. Meredith

Title: An Axe to Grind Author: F.M. Meredith Genre: Crime/police procedural Publisher: Dark Oak Mysteries Pages: 178 ISBN: 978- 1892343789 Rating: SYNOPSIS Detective Doug Milligan and his partner question suspects in the murder of a stalker including the stalker’s target, her boyfriend, father and brother, as well as the stalker’s step-father. The investigation leaves little time for Doug to see his fiancée and fellow officer, Stacey Wilbur. Stacey handles a molestation case which involves the son of a friend. She and her mother talk wedding plans, though all must wait until Doug’s renter, Officer Gordon Butler finds another place to live. When Doug disappears while tailing a suspect, Stacey
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New Book for Review: Urban Fantasy Immortalis Carpe Noctem

Katie Salidas will be touring May 17 – 28 with her urban fantasy, Immortalis Carpe Noctem.  Walking back home through the badly-lit campus of UNLV, twenty-five year old Alyssa is brutally attacked by two savage men. By the time a handsome stranger intervenes, Alyssa has almost bled to death, and doesn’t even struggle as her new protector sinks his sharp teeth into her neck. Alyssa wakes to a harsh new reality, and to a raging thirst she’s never felt before. Lysander, the sexy yet aloof man who turned her, must now teach her the way of the immortals – and with such a desirable teacher Alyssa starts to realize
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Book Review: The Cutting by James Hayman

THE CUTTING by James Hayman Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: St. Martins Minotaur Language: English ISBN-10: 0-312-53129-x ISBN-13: 13: 978-0-312-53129-4 SYNOPSIS Someone is Stealing the Hearts of Beautiful Young Women. NYPD homicide detective Mike McCabe left New York for Maine to escape his own dark past and to find a refuge from the violence of the big city for himself and his teenaged daughter, but on the fog-shrouded, cobblestone streets of Portland he finds far more than he bargained for. On a warm September evening the mutilated body of Katie Dubois, a pretty high school soccer star, turns up, dumped in a Portland scrap yard. Her heart has been neatly
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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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  • February 7, 2010
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail Virtual Book Tour March & April 2010

Join Paul V. Stutzman, author of the memoir, Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail (Synergy Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in March and April 2010 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Paul V. Stutzman After Paul Stutzman’s wife died, Paul quit his job to hike the Appalachian trail to give himself time to think and to heal.  Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail is his story.  A former restaurant manager, he is now retired and planning his next big adventure: a cross-country bicycle trip. Stutzman currently lives in Berlin, Ohio. To see pictures
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Book Review: Corrigans’ Pool by Dot Ryan

Title: Corrigans’ Pool Author: Dot Ryan Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. Pages: 404 ISBN: 978-0-595-46740-2 Purchase your copy here! Be swept away by history and romance in Corrigan’s Pool by Dot Ryan. Ella Corrigan has long carried great responsibility. After her mother’s horrific accident, her father turned to alcohol, leaving Ella to manage Greenpole, the family’s Savannah plantation. While a good and fair mistress, romance has eluded her, and at twenty-four, she is on the urge of becoming a spinster. When Gentry Garland, with eyes black as night, rides into Savannah from Texas, Ella’s life brightens. Ella falls in love with the dashing horse rancher, but is brokenhearted
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Book Review: Real Men – What is Happening with our Males by Greg Middleton

Title: Real Men – What Is Happening with our Males? Author: Greg Middleton Genre: Social Issues Publisher: Lulu Pages: 125 ISBN: 978-0-557-12071-0 Purchase your copy here! Are you a “real man”? Real Men: What is Happening with Our Males? was written for males dealing with specific male issues. Addressing the serious shift in dynamics between males and females brought about by changes in laws and customs, changes in technology, and changes in the roles females now play in society, Real Men takes a look into our past, the present, and looks into the future to help men adjust their lives to today’s reality. I approached Real Men with a
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Moonlight Falls Virtual Book Tour February & March 2010

Join Vincent Zandri, author of the thriller novel, Moonlight Falls (R.J. Buckley Publishing), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in February and March on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion! About Vincent Zandri Vincent Zandri is an award-winning novelist, essayist and freelance photojournalist. His novel As Catch Can (Delacorte) was touted in two pre-publication articles by Publishers Weekly and was called “Brilliant” upon its publication by The New York Post. The Boston Herald attributed it as “The most arresting first crime novel to break into print this season.” Other novels include Godchild (Bantam/Dell) and Permanence (NPI). Translated into several languages including Japanese and the
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Schooled in Lies Virtual Book Tour February 2010

Join Angela Henry, author of the mystery novel, Schooled in Lies (Boulevard Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in February on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion! About Angela Henry Angela Henry was once told that her past life careers included spy, researcher, and investigator. She stuck with what she knew because today she’s a mystery writing library reference specialist, who loves to people watch and eavesdrop on conversations. She’s the author of four mysteries featuring equally nosy amateur sleuth Kendra Clayton, and is also the founder of the award-winning MystNoir website, which promotes African-American mystery writers, and was named a “Hot Site”
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Book Review: The Light, The Dark & Ember Between by J.W. Nicklaus

Title: The Light, The Dark & Ember Between Author: J.W. Nicklaus Genre: Short Stories Publisher: Bedside Books Pages: 181 pages Purchase your copy here! About the Book A collection of short stories, each a splinter’s reflection of the human condition, firmly centered upon our oft tenuous, sometimes tensile bond with Hope, and careening flirtation with Love. Fifteen stories: From the wispy fog of a love lost at sea, to an orphaned child who delivers a present of her own during a war-torn Christmas. These stories are gentle reminders to each of us of what it is to be human, and certainly of our affinity for the slightest glint of
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Book Review: Gringos in Paradise by Malana Ashlie

Title: Gringos in Paradise Author: Malana Ashlie Genre: Travel Autobiography Publisher: Booksurge Pages: 170 pages Purchase your copy here! About the Book Gringos in Paradise: Our Honduras Odyssey by Malana Ashlie is a delightfully amusing and lighthearted autobiography chronicling her move from Hawai’i to the Caribbean Coast of Honduras. When she and her husband decide to relocate to a more secluded paradise the fun begins. She shares the trials and triumphs of building a new life in Central America, in what can best be described as a spiritual journey of faith. Of special appeal to the swelling ranks of expat retirees in Mexico and Central America (over one million
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Book Review: Hakim & Terrance Shadow Mystery by Bernadine Feagins

Hakim & Terrance Shadow Mystery Author: Bernadine Feagins Publisher: LuLu Rating: Reviewed by: Cheryl Malandrinos What would you do if one day you woke up and your dog was missing? Well, if you’re Hakim, you go find your best friend and start searching for clues. With the help of their families and friends in the neighborhood, Terrance and Hakim are sure to find Shadow. In this debut release by children’s author Bernadine Feagins, two best friends set out to solve the mystery of a missing dog. Young readers will sympathize with Hakim as he searches for his beloved pet. They will also enjoy the friendship between the two boys
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  • December 8, 2009
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Book Review: World War II Heroes of Southern Delaware by James Diehl

Title: World War II Heroes of Southern Delaware Author: James Diehl Genre: Historical Nonfiction Publisher: The DNB Group Pages: 234 pages Purchase your copy here! About the Book World War II Heroes of Southern Delaware is a book unlike any other ever written. In its pages are profiles of 50 ordinary Americans who did extraordinary things during a time unlike any other in American history. These are men and women who today call southern Delaware home. In the 1940s, these brave Americans put their lives on hold to fight for freedom and democracy against the horrific threat imposed on the world by Emperor Hirohito of Japan and German Fuhrer
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Book Review: For the Love of St. Nick by Garasamo Maccagnone

Title: For the Love of St. Nick Author: Garasamo Maccagnone Genre: Fiction Publisher: Booksurge Pages: 61 pages Purchase your copy here! About the Book: Two California boys, coping with the loss of their mother, find themselves uprooted when their father, a Navy Commander, is transferred to a base in northern Michigan. With the youngest boy continuously sick, the family must survive military life and the northern elements as they dwell in their little hunter’s cabin on Lake Huron. When the boy’s father, the commander, must leave prio to Christmas to fulfill his secret mission for the United States Military, the boys are surprised by a chance encounter that saves
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  • November 4, 2009
  • Authors on Tour, Featured
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The Light, The Dark & Ember Between Virtual Book Tour ’09

Join J.W. Nicklaus, author of the book of short stories, The Light, The Dark, and Ember Between (Bedside Books), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in December on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion! About J.W. Nicklaus J.W. Nicklaus resides in a place not entirely fit for human habitation about five months of the year. No pets to speak of, only the apparitions from which all romantics suffer. An Arizona native, he’s been from one coast to the other, and a few places in between. College brought an AA in Journalism with a minor in Photography, and a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications. His
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Book Review: Colonel Trash Truck by Kathleen Crawley

Encourage your kids to become part of Colonel Trash Truck’s Clean and Green Team with this new rhyming book by Kathleen Crawley that teaches kids in a fun way about the importance of recycling. Colonel Trash Truck travels the streets with his Clean and Green Team to help win the war on garbage.  From leaves to litter, from doo to scum, Colonel Trash wants to keep the world beautiful.  But he needs your help, so save the trees, recycle and reuse whenever possible. Every parent, grandparent, care giver, Preschool or Kindergarten teacher who wants to encourage young children to “Go Green” will want to pick up a copy of
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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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Gringos in Paradise Virtual Book Tour November & December ’09

Join Malana Ashlie, author of the travel autobiography, Gringos in Paradise: Our Honduras Odyssey (BookSurge, Jan ‘07) , as she virtually tours the blogosphere in December on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion! About Gringos in Paradise Gringos in Paradise: Our Honduras Odyssey by Malana Ashlie is a delightfully amusing and lighthearted autobiography chronicling her move from Hawai’i to the Caribbean Coast of Honduras. When she and her husband decide to relocate to a more secluded paradise the fun begins. She shares the trials and triumphs of building a new life in Central America, in what can best be described as a spiritual journey
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How to Find the Magic Key to Selling Books

Years ago, before book tours – virtually, that is – and before Twitter and Facebook even – when an author wanted to promote her/his book, they had very few choices in which to do this namely – e-groups, writer’s boards and forums, and wherever else they could find to get their book mentioned. They bought ads in writer magazines (some resulted in little or no sales), they started websites and later, blogs, and they hunted down websites that they could advertise their book, mainly free listings to save them some money. When my first print book, Romancing the Soul, came out, my publisher was very supportive; however I know
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Book Review: The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live by Robert Tuchman

Title: The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live Author: Robert Tuchman Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-933771-45-8 SRP: $17.95 (U.S.) Reviewed by Cheryl Malandrinos Okay sports fans and sports enthusiasts, if there was ever a book written for you, this is it! The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live by Robert Tuchman is a must have for anyone who loves sports. This comprehensive guide of sporting events hand selected by Tuchman, founder of TSE Sports & Entertainment, not only lists 100 sporting events you must see in your lifetime, it includes travel and ticket options, recommends the best hotels, details restaurants and nightlife options and shares tips
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Book Review: Charlie and Mama Kyna by Diana Rumjahn

Title: Charlie and Mama Kyna Author:  Diana Rumjahn Publisher: Booksurge Publishing ISBN: 1419656872 38 pp Reviewed by: Dorothy Thompson Charlie and Mama Kyna is a sweet tale of three friends – Charlie, a frog, Leo, a lion and Joe, a giraffe – who embark on a journey to find a good home. In this delightful children’s picture book written by Diana Rumjahn, we are all taken on an enchanting journey in which Charlie, “a sweet green frog with a red bow tie with white polka dots,” finds Leo and Joe sitting in an orange tent in front of Mrs. Cupcake’s Bakery.  Soon they tire of living out of a
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  • October 5, 2009
  • Author Interviews, Featured
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Talking Virtual Book Tours with Young Adult Fantasy Author Melissa Burmester

Melissa Burmester is presently living in East Moriches, NY with her twin brother George, her parents and their cat Cosmo. Melissa has been writing about vampires and the supernatural since the age of twelve. She has written a few short stories, but Ginger High is her first novel.  She is presently attending Westhampton Beach High School, and is in the tenth grade. She is planning a career as a writer and a teacher.  You can visit her website at www.gingerhigh.com or her blog at www.melissa-gingerhigh.blogspot.com. Melissa will be on a virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tours in October and is here with us
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Dorothy Thompson and Cheryl Malandrinos Talks Virtual Book Tours on A Book and a Chat

Dorothy Thompson and Cheryl Malandrinos had the privilege of talking about their online book marketing company, Pump Up Your Book Promotion, on Barry Eva’s (Storyheart) radio show, A Book and a Chat. Barry was joined by Kim Smith who also runs a Blog Talk Radio Show called Introducing Writers! Radio Show.  Everyone had a blast! If you’d like to listen in, click here! There are talks of this being a monthly feature, so stay tuned!


What I Know Now: The Ever Changing World of Online Book PR

As authors and promoters, we need to understand that online book promotion never stops evolving and it’s our job to make sure we stay on top of the latest technologies in which to promote our books.