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Join us for this tour from March 26 to April 13, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: Clod Makes a Friend by David J. Pedersen Category: Middle-Grade Fiction, 174 pages Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Odysia Press Release date: March 2018 Format available for review: print & ebook (mobi, ePub & PDF through Bookfunnel) Will send print books to: USA & Canada Tour dates: March 26 to April 13, 2018 Content Rating: PG (There is no bad language, but there is one "boss fight" scene.) Book Description: Best Friend Ever? Bullies love to hate Clod. Not just because he’s bigger, clumsier, and uglier than his classmates - he’s also the only student in his school without magic. In a world where all magic is possible and everyone else is born with great gifts to do amazing things, Clod is alone. Living with his mum in a broken-down cottage on barely enough, the only thing Clod has to play with is the clay she occasionally brings him. Bleak is an understatement. More than anything, Clod wants a friend. The only way that’s going to happen, is to make one himself. After an angry visit from the worst of the bullies, his teacher Learned Yugen, Clod’s clay sculpture of a little girl comes to life and introduces herself as Ada. For a clay girl barely the size of his hand, she has more confidence and courage than he knows what to do with. Every adventure she leads him on gets Clod into trouble. She may be the friend he wants, but is she the friend he needs? After many years, and too many pranks, Yugen becomes convinced that Clod is tainted by the evil slowly infiltrating the Kingdom of Pag. Especially when Ada isn’t the only one Clod can bring to life. Clod Makes A Friend is a bittersweet fairy tale for all ages from David J. Pedersen, author of the Angst series of fantasy novels. 
Meet the Author:
David J. Pedersen is a native of Racine, WI who resides in his home town Kansas City, MO. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He has worked in sales, management, retail, video and film production, and IT. David has run 2 marathons, climbed several 14,000 foot mountains and marched in Thee University of Wisconsin Marching Band and written 4 fantasy novels. He is a geek and a fanboy that enjoys carousing, picking on his wife and kids, playing video games, and slowly muddling through his next novel. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: March 26 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway March 26 - Bound 4 Escape - review / giveaway March 27 - Fantastic Feathers - review March 27 - A Holland Reads - review / giveaway March 28 - I Love A Good Book - review / giveaway March 29 - Adventures Thru Wonderland - review / interview / giveaway March 30 - This and That Book Blog - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 2 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / guest post April 2 - The Book Drealms - book spotlight / interview / giveaway April 2 - Rockin' Book Reviews - review / guest post / giveaway April 3 - Paulette's Papers - book spotlight / giveaway April 3 - Ishiee's Book Blog - review / giveaway April 3 - A Bookworm's Musing - review April 3 - Blooming with Books - review / giveaway April 4 - Leels Loves Books - review April 5 - Bookworm for Kids - review / giveaway April 6 - T's Stuff - review / interview / giveaway April 9 - Two Points of Interest - review / giveaway April 10 - The Autistic Gamer - review April 11 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review / interview / giveaway April 12 - Just Reviews - review April 12 - Book Paradise - review / giveaway April 13 - Pause for Tales - review TBD - The Book Girl - review / guest post TBD - The Book Referees - review / guest post / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends April 21, 2018
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Join us for this spotlight tour from April 9 to May 4, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: Ralphie, Always Loved by Andrea Yerramilli Illustrated by: Samantha Van Riet Category: Children's Fiction, 32 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: About Something Good, LLC Release date: October 28, 2017 Tour dates: April 9 to May 4, 2018 Content Rating: G Book Description: This is the story of the life, love, and adventures of a beloved family dog, and how he delighted and touched his family and everyone he met. Ralphie was born with a heart on his belly. He loves food, his family, his friends, his neighbors. He loves pretty much everything and everyone. And they love him back. And that's how it is all through his life. Read the book and fall in love with him too. Rambunctious and hyperactive, Ralphie had already been returned to the animal shelter three times, but when Andrea and her husband adopted him and gave him a loving home where he was understood, accepted, and taught, he learned fast. As Ralphie's human family grew, so did his capacity for love and the ways he could express it. He remained a loving and beloved family member who touched the hearts of the whole neighborhood until he was ready to say goodbye at the grand-old age of sixteen. Ralphie, Always Loved will remind you of all that is good, and reaffirm your belief in love's power to uplift and transform. 
Meet the Author:
Andrea has always been an avid reader and that jumpstarted her imagination at a very early age. In fact she escaped to the Land of Make Believe more often than her mother liked. She is a former marketing professional who is a mom to kids both with and without fur. Andrea says that it helps to have one foot planted firmly in reality while the other is foot loose and fancy free in Imagination Land. She enjoys the best of both worlds. In 2013, Andrea and her husband started About Something Good (ASG) as a vehicle to curate, inspire and share goodness in the world. In a world where negative images flood the media, and words like “hate” get tossed around so easily, Andrea felt she needed a space that encouraged and focused on the words like “love” and the beauty that is life. Andrea is committed to finding the good in everything, and believes: that a sense of belonging to someone's heart is what makes us feel complete, that kindness goes a long way, and that keeping your mind and heart open can help when things happen that you don't understand. Andrea lives in New Jersey with her husband and children. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram BOOK SPOTLIGHT TOUR SCHEDULE: April 9 - Working Mommy Journal - book spotlight / interview / giveaway April 9 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 9 - XoXo Book Blog - book spotlight / giveaway April 10 - Bibliotheque - book spotlight / guest post April 10 - Paulette's Papers - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 11 - Library of Clean Reads - book spotlight / giveaway April 12 - The Pen and Muse - book spotlight / giveaway April 12 - T's Stuff - book spotlight / interview / giveaway April 13 - #redhead.with.book - book spotlight / giveaway April 16 - 411 on Books, Authors, and Publishing News - bk spotlight / int / giveaway April 16 - My Life. One Story at a Time. - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 16 - Katie’s Clean Book Collection - book spotlight / giveaway April 17 - Books Direct - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 17 - Writer with Wanderlust - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 18 - Bookworm for Kids - book spotlight / interview / giveaway April 19 - Fantastic Feathers - book spotlight / interview / giveaway April 20 - Jane Reads - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 22 - Writers and Authors - book spotlight / giveaway April 23 - Bound 2 Escape - book spotlight / interview / giveaway April 23 - Travelling Through Words - book spotlight / giveaway April 24 - This and That Book Blog - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 25 - Books are love - book spotlight / interview / giveaway April 26 - Sefina Hawke's Books - book spotlight April 27 - 100 Pages A Day - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 30 - Books for Books - book spotlight April 30 - Blooming with Books - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 1 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - book spotlight May 2 - The Autistic Gamer - book spotlight May 3 - JBronder Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post May 4 - The Book Girl - book spotlight / giveaway May 4 - KC Beanie Boos Collection - book spotlight / interview / giveaway TBD - Diary of an Avid Reader - book spotlight / interview / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends May 12 BOOK REVIEW TOUR: From Liberty to Magnolia: In Search of the American Dream by Janice S. Ellis, PhD2/14/2018 
Join us for this tour from March 19 to 30, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: From Liberty to Magnolia: In Search of the American Dream Category: Adult NonFiction, 412 pages Genre: Memoir Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing Release date: February 1, 2018 Format available for review: print & ebook (mobi) Will send print books to: USA Tour dates: March 19 to 30, 2018 Content Rating: G (No sex scenes and no obscenity) Book Description: From Liberty to Magnolia: In Search of the American Dream vividly recounts the journey of an African-American woman from rural, segregated Mississippi through academia, corporate America, and politics. It is the story of how she triumphed even when, more often than not, the ugly realities of racism and sexism tried to deter her. This book tells the broader story, too, of how her life epitomizes what the Civil Rights Act and Equal Rights Amendment have meant and have not meant for blacks and women as she has lived through their maturation during the last 50 years. What better time than now to examine how these two seminal and defining events played out in the life of an ordinary African-American woman who believed in all of America s promises? What better moment than today to look deeply at the life of a woman who prepared herself and worked tirelessly to achieve her goals only to realize that many lay beyond her reach and that of most women and most blacks. From Liberty to Magnolia shows readers, especially aspiring women and minorities with whom her story will have special resonance how to navigate and ultimately embrace the challenges at every major crossroads and be triumphant. A Discussion Guide is included for use by book clubs, classes, and group discussions. 
Meet the Author:
Janice Ellis, Ph.D, has been an executive throughout her career, first in government, then in a large pharmaceutical company, later as President and CEO of her own marketing firm, and finally as President and CEO of a bi-state non-profit child advocacy agency. Along with those positions, she has been writing columns for four decades on race, politics, education, and other social issues. They have appeared in a major metropolitan daily newspaper, The Kansas City Star; a major metropolitan business journal, The Milwaukee Business Journal; and for community newspapers The Milwaukee Courier, The Kansas City Globe, and The Kansas City Call. She began her career writing and delivering radio commentary for two years for one of the largest ABC radio affiliates in Wisconsin. Later in her career she wrote and delivered a two-minute spot on the two largest Arbitron-rated radio stations in the Greater Kansas City area. She has also written for several national trade publications, focusing on healthcare and the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Ellis published an online magazine, USAonRace.com, for seven years dedicated to increasing understanding across race and ethnicity, in which she analyzed race and equality issues in America. The website continues to attract thousands of visitors per year. The site also has a vibrant Facebook page with fans numbering in the thousands. Five years ago, Dr. Ellis launched a companion site, RaceReport.com, which aggregates news about race relations, racism, and discrimination from across the United States and around the world daily. Dr. Ellis also has her own website, JaniceSEllis.com, which houses a collection of her writings and where she continues to write about race inequality, gender inequality, politics, education, and other issues related to the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Janice Ellis, a native daughter of Mississippi, grew up and came of age during the height of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. Born and reared on a small cotton farm, she was influenced by two converging forces that would set the course of her life. The first was the fear and terror felt by blacks because of their seeking to exercise the right to vote along with other rights and privileges afforded to whites. The second was her love of books, the power of words, and her exposure to renowned columnists, Eric Sevareid and Walter Lippmann, whose work solidified her belief that the wise use of words is what advances the good society. Janice Ellis became determined to take a stand, and not accept and allow the conditions of that farm life, or the strictures of oppressive racial segregation and entrenched sexism limit what she could become. She became determined to use whatever talents God had blessed her with and the power of words to help improve the human condition. FROM LIBERTY TO MAGNOLIA is her first book. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook BOOK REVIEW TOUR: March 19 - Working Mommy Journal - review / giveaway March 20 - Olio by Marilyn - review / giveaway March 23 - Rockin' Book Reviews - review / giveaway March 23 - Leels Loves Books - review March 26 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / giveaway March 27 - Books And Tea - review / giveaway March 28 - Literary Flits - review / giveaway March 29 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway March 30 - The Book Girl - review / giveaway March 30 - Just Reviews - review Enter the Giveaway! Ends April 7, 2018
Lauren Carr has added a new series with the
Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries! 
Join us for this review tour from April 2 to May 25, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: ICE by Lauren Carr Category: Adult fiction, 380 pages Genre: Mystery, Crime Fiction, Police Procedural, Cozy Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: February 26, 2018 Available for review in: Print & ebook (mobi, ePub, PDF) Will send books: USA & Canada Tour dates: April 2 to 30, 2018 Content Rating: PG (It's a murder mystery and there is mild violence. Very mild swearing no F-bombs. No on-stage sex scenes.) Book Description: The clues for a close-to-the-heart missing person’s case heat up when Chris Matheson starts chipping away at the ice on the cold case. When Sandy Lipton and her unborn child disappear, the court of public opinion finds young Chris Matheson guilty. Decades later, the retired FBI agent returns home to discover that the cloud of suspicion cast over him and his family has never lifted. With the help of a team of fellow retired law enforcement officers, each a specialist in their own field of investigation, Chris Matheson starts chipping away at the ice on this cold case to uncover what had happened to Sandy and her baby and the clues are getting hot! 
About the Author:
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns! Now, Lauren has added one more hit series to her list with the Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries. Set in the quaint West Virginia town of Harpers Ferry, Ice introduces Chris Matheson, a retired FBI agent, who joins forces with other law enforcement retirees to heat up those cold cases that keep them up at night. Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor. Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: April 2 - Working Mommy Journal - review / giveaway April 2 - Live To Read ~ Krystal - review / guest post / giveaway April 2 - XoXo Book Blog - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 3 - Rockin' Book Reviews - review / guest post / giveaway April 3 - Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 4 - Paulette's Papers - book spotlight / giveaway April 4 - Elizabeth McKenna Romance Author - book spotlight / giveaway April 5 - The World As I See It - review / giveaway April 5 - Writers and Authors - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway April 6 - Olio by Marilyn - review / author interview / giveaway April 6 - Books And Tea - review / guest post April 9 - Blooming with Books - review / giveaway April 10 - 411 on Books, Authors, and Publishing News - bk spotlight / int / giveaway April 10 - 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, Too! - review / giveaway April 11 - Books are love - review / author interview April 12 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway April 12 - Nighttime Reading Center - review / giveaway April 13 - My Reading Journeys - review / author interview / giveaway April 17 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review April 17 - Lovely Loveday - review April 18 - StoreyBook Reviews - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway April 19 - FUONLYKNEW - review / giveaway April 20 - Mystery Suspense Reviews - book spotlight April 20 - fundinmental - review / author interview / giveaway April 23 - Two Points of Interest - review April 24 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - review April 25 - Sefina Hawke's Books - review April 26 - The Book Drealms - review / giveaway April 27 - Pause for Tales - review / guest post April 27 - LadyJ’s Bookish Nook - review / giveaway April 30 - Jessica Cassidy - review / author interview / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends May 5, 2018
Welcome to my book of weird; pairs of shoes waiting for their owners, a cat for sale in a shop window and chairs on walls.
Street photography like you've never seen before - or have you? 
Join us for this tour from March 5 to 23, 2018! Book Details: Book Title: Walk with Me by Debra Schoenberger Category: Adult non-fiction / Photography - 104 pages Genre: Documentary / Street Photography / Travel Publisher: Blurb Release date: December 26, 2017 Format available for review: ebook (PDF + ePUB) Tour dates: March 5 to 23, 2018 Content Rating: G Book Description: Whenever I'm asked "which is the best camera?" I pretty much respond: "the one you have on you." In fact, most of the images in this book were taken with my cell phone simply because I always have it with me. This is not only a book about street photography but a visual diary, or collection of quirky, unusual and sometimes just plain weird photos I've taken over the course of the last decade. As a street photographer, I need to be an assiduous walker. My sneakers often take me to little known, hidden corners, seaweed strewn (and sometimes stinky) beaches and really cool back alleys of my rather small island city of Victoria, BC. I've also included images of curiosities I've seen throughout my travels. Everyone sees the world differently and this is my collection of the quirkyness that I call life. 
Meet the author / photographer:
Debra Schoenberger aka #girlwithcamera "My dad always carried a camera under the seat of his car and was constantly taking pictures. I think that his example, together with pouring over National Geographic magazines as a child fuelled my curiosity for the world around me. I am a documentary photographer and street photography is my passion. Some of my images have been chosen by National Geographic as editor's favourites and are on display in the National Geographic museum in Washington, DC. I also have an off-kilter sense of humour so I'm always looking for the unusual. Connect with the author: Website ~ Facebook ~ Instagram ~ Pinterest
Other photo books you may want to add to your collection:
BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: March 5 - Working Mommy Journal - review / giveaway March 5 - This and That Book Blog - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway March 5 - What Cathy Read Next - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway March 6 - Bound 4 Escape - review / author interview / giveaway March 6 - My Reading Journeys - review / author interview / giveaway March 7 - Cassidy's Bookshelves - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway March 7 - Being Tilly's Mummy - review March 8 - Bless Their Hearts Mom - review / guest post / giveaway March 8 - Library of Clean Reads - review / author interview / giveaway March 9 - Bookworm for Kids - review / author interview / giveaway March 12 - Hall Ways Blog - review / giveaway March 12 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - review March 13 - 30-something Travel - review / author interview / giveaway March 13 - Literary Flits - review / giveaway March 14 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway March 15 - My Life. One Story at a Time. - review / guest post / giveaway March 15 - StoreyBook Reviews - review / giveaway March 16 - One Frugal Girl - review / giveaway March 19 - Books Direct - review March 19 - 100 Pages A Day - review / giveaway March 20 - fundinmental - review / author interview / giveaway March 21 - Savvy Verse & Wit - review / giveaway March 22 - Jaquo Lifestyle Magazine - review / guest post March 23 - Jessica Cassidy - review / author interview / giveaway March 23 - T's Stuff - review / author interview / giveaway March 23 - Seaside Book Nook - review / giveaway March 23 - Always Books - review / author interview / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends March 31, 2018 BOOK TOUR: Poisoning Our Children: The Parent's Guide to the Myths of Safe Pesticides by André Leu2/1/2018 
Join us for this tour from March 12 to April 13, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: Poisoning Our Children: The Parent's Guide to the Myths of Safe Pesticides Author: André Leu Category: Adult Non Fiction, 206 pages Genre: Educational / Parenting / Nature - Science Publisher: Acres USA Release date: March 1, 2018 Format available for review: print & ebook (PDF) Will send print books to: USA & Canada Tour dates: March 12 to April 13, 2018 Content Rating: G Book Description: Parenting was never easy. While loving, teaching and nourishing children, parents also seek to protect them from harm. The past few generations, however, have been silently attacked by thousands of manmade, poisonous chemicals carried into homes and children's bodies in our food supply. The chemical-based conventional agriculture industry claims that the synthesized concoctions they sell as pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides are safe when used as directed, but does the scientific evidence truly support their assertions? When pesticide residues are found in 77 percent of all foods in the United States, it's important to know the truth. Organic agriculturist André Leu has weeded through a wealth of respected scientific journals to present peer-reviewed evidence proving that the claims of chemical companies and pesticide regulators are not all they seem.
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Book Title: The Myths of Safe Pesticides by André Leu Category: Adult Non Fiction, 168 pages Genre: Educational / Nature / Science Publisher: Acres USA Release date: September 15, 2014 Format available for review: print & ebook (PDF) Will send print books to: USA & Canada Tour dates: March 12 to April 13, 2018 Content Rating: G Book Description: The chemical-based conventional agriculture industry claims that the synthesized concoctions they sell as pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides are safe when used as directed, but does the scientific evidence truly support their assertions? Organic agriculturist and lecturer André Leu delves into a wealth of respected scientific journals to present the peer-reviewed evidence that proves the claims of chemical companies and pesticide regulators are not all they seem. Leu translates technical jargon into layman's terms to break down the five most repeated myths about pesticide use: independent scientific analysis shows that pesticides are not at all as safe as industry leaders and regulatory agencies claim. The pesticide industry argues that human agriculture, and thereby the global population itself, cannot survive without using pesticides and herbicides, but Leu warns that human health is at great risk unless we break free of their toxic hold and turn to more natural methods of pest and weed regulation. Learn about:
Meet the Author:
André Leu is a longtime organic farmer in Australia and a director of Regeneration International. He served as president of IFOAM Organics International from 2011 to 2017. He speaks widely and regularly testifies to governments and NGOs worldwide on pesticide safety and policy. He is the author of the award-winning book, The Myths of Safe Pesticides. Connect with the publisher: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Author's Twitter BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: March 12 - XoXo Book Blog - book spotlight / giveaway March 13 - #redhead.with.book - review of Poisoning Our Children / giveaway March 14 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Poisoning Our Children / giveaway March 15 - This and That Book Blog - book spotlight / excerpt March 16 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Poisoning Our Children March 19 - #redhead.with.book - review of Myths of Safe Pesticides / giveaway March 20 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Myths of Safe Pesticides / gw March 21 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - review of Myths of Safe Pesticides March 22 - 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, Too! - review of Poisoning our Children and The Myths of Safe Pesticides / giveaway March 23 - Paulette's Papers - book spotlight / excerpt / giveaway March 26 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Myths of Safe Pesticides March 28 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Poisoning Our Children / giveaway March 29 - Fantastic Feathers - review of Poisoning Our Children / giveaway April 2 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - review of Poisoning Our Children April 4 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Myths of Safe Pesticides / giveaway April 4 - Jaquo Lifestyle Magazine - book spotlight / excerpt April 4 - Jaquo Lifestyle Magazine - book spotlight / giveaway April 5 - Julie's Bookshelf - review of Poisoning Our Children / giveaway April 5 - Sahar's Blog - book spotlight on Poisoning Our Children April 6 - Bookworm for Kids - review of Myths of Safe Pesticides / giveaway April 9 - Bookworm for Kids - review of Poisoning Our Children / interview / giveaway April 10 - JBronder Book Reviews - review of Myths of Safe Pesticides / giveaway April 11 - One Frugal Girl - review of Poisoning Our Children / giveaway April 13 - One Frugal Girl - review of Myths of Safe Pesticides / giveaway April 13 - JBronder Book Reviews - review of Poisoning Our Children / excerpt TBD - Sahar's Blog - review of Poisoning Our Children Enter the Giveaway! Ends April 21, 2018 |
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