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 Join Us For This Tour from August 24 to September 18, 2020 BOOK DETAILS: Series Title: COPY BOY by Shelley Blanton-Stroud Category: Adult Fiction (18+) Genre: Noir, Historical Mystery, Literary Publisher: She Writes Press Release dates: June 23, 2020 Format available for review: print, ebook, audiobook Will send print books out: USA & Canada Tour dates: August 24 to September 18, 2020 Content Rating: PG-13 + M. The book includes: the F-word 7 times, the word "g--dammit" 4 times, and one violent fight in the beginning. Book Description: Jane’s a very brave boy. And a very difficult girl. She’ll become a remarkable woman, an icon of her century, but that’s a long way off. Not my fault, she thinks, dropping a bloody crowbar in the irrigation ditch after Daddy. She steals Momma’s Ford and escapes to Depression-era San Francisco, where she fakes her way into work as a newspaper copy boy. Everything’s looking up. She’s climbing the ladder at the paper, winning validation, skill, and connections with the artists and thinkers of her day. But then Daddy reappears on the paper’s front page, his arm around a girl who’s just been beaten into a coma one block from Jane’s newspaper―hit in the head with a crowbar. Jane’s got to find Daddy before he finds her, and before everyone else finds her out. She’s got to protect her invented identity. This is what she thinks she wants. It’s definitely what her dead brother wants.  Meet the Author: Shelley Blanton-Stroud grew up in California’s Central Valley, the daughter of Dust Bowl immigrants who made good on their ambition to get out of the field. She teaches college writing in Northern California and consults with writers in the energy industry. She co-directs Stories on Stage Sacramento, where actors perform the stories of established and emerging authors, and serves on the advisory board of 916 Ink, an arts-based creative writing nonprofit for children. She has also served on the Writers’ Advisory Board for the Belize Writers’ Conference. Copy Boy is her first novel, and she’s currently working on her second. She also writes and publishes flash fiction and non-fiction, which you can find at such journals as Brevity and Cleaver. She and her husband live in Sacramento with an aging beagle and many photos of their out-of-state sons. Connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram Tour Schedule: Coming Soon! Enter the Giveaway:
Aug 24 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 25 - Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review / giveaway Aug 25 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 26 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Aug 27 – I'm Into Books – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 28 – Reading Authors Network – book review / giveaway Aug 31 – Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight Sep 1 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / giveaway Sep 2 – T's Stuff – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 2 - Literary Flits – book review / giveaway Sep 3 – She Just Loves Books – audiobook review / giveaway Sep 4 – Sep 7 – Svetlanas reads and views – book review Sep 8 – 100 Pages A Day – book review / giveaway Sep 9 – Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight / author interview Sep 9 - Olio by Marilyn – book review / giveaway Sep 10 – Books for Books – audiobook review Sep 11 – Hall Ways Blog – audiobook review / giveaway Sep 14 – Amy's Booket List – audiobook review / giveaway Sep 15 – Casia's Corner – book review Sep 16 – Dab of Darkness Audiobook Reviews – audiobook review / author interview / giveaway Sep 17 – Sep 18 - My Fictional Oasis – book review
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Join us for this tour from July 14 to Aug 10, 2020!
Book Details: Book Title: The Takeaway Men by Meryl Ain Category: Adult fiction 18 yrs +, 264 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Sparkpress Release date: August 4, 2020 Format available for review: print, ebook (NetGalley dowload), pdf Will send print books out: USA and Canada Tour dates: July 14 to Aug 10, 2020 Content Rating: PG-13 + M because there are references to extra-marital affairs. There is no explicit sex in the book.
Book Description:
With the cloud of the Holocaust still looming over them, twin sisters Bronka and Johanna Lubinski and their parents arrive in the US from a Displaced Persons Camp. In the years after World War II, they experience the difficulties of adjusting to American culture as well as the burgeoning fear of the Cold War. Years later, the discovery of a former Nazi hiding in their community brings the Holocaust out of the shadows. As the girls get older, they start to wonder about their parents’ pasts, and they begin to demand answers. But it soon becomes clear that those memories will be more difficult and painful to uncover than they could have anticipated. Poignant and haunting, The Takeaway Men explores the impact of immigration, identity, prejudice, secrets, and lies on parents and children in mid-twentieth-century America.
Now Available for Pre-order!
Release date: August 4, 2020 Amazon.com ~ Barnes & Noble ~ IndieBound Add to Goodreads 
Meet the Author:
Meryl Ain’s articles and essays have appeared in Huffington Post, The New York Jewish Week, The New York Times, Newsday and other publications. The Takeaway Men is her debut novel. In 2014, she co-authored the award-winning book, The Living Memories Project: Legacies That Last, and in 2016, wrote a companion workbook, My Living Memories Project Journal. She is a sought-after speaker and has been interviewed on television, radio, and podcasts. She is a career educator and is proud to be both a teacher and student of history. She has also worked as a school administrator. The Takeaway Men is the result of her life-long quest to learn more about the Holocaust, a thirst that was first triggered by reading The Diary of Anne Frank in the sixth grade. While teaching high school history, she introduced her students to the study of the Holocaust. At the same time, she also developed an enduring fascination with teaching about and researching the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg case. An interview with Robert Meeropol, the younger son of the Rosenbergs, is featured in her book, The Living Memories Project. The book also includes an interview with Holocaust survivor, Boris Chartan, the founder of the Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, New York. Meryl holds a BA from Queens College, an MA from Teachers College, Columbia University, and an Ed.D. from Hofstra University. She lives in New York with her husband, Stewart. They have three married sons and six grandchildren. Connect with the author: Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~Instagram
Tour Schedule:
July 14 –Viviana MacKade – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway July 14 - Working Mommy Journal – book review / giveaway Jul 14 - Book World Reviews - book review July 15 – 100 Pages A Day – book review / giveaway July 16 – RebeccaReviewedIt – book review / author interview July 17 – T's Stuff – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway July 18 - Just One More Chapter – book review July 20 – Pick a good book – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway July 21 – Splashes of Joy – book review / author interview / giveaway July 22 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway July 23 – Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight / author interview July 23 – Olio by Marilyn – book review / giveaway July 24 – THE WORLD AS I SEE IT – book review July 27 – Book after Book – book spotlight / author interview July 28 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway July 28 - Leels Loves Books - book review / giveaway July 29 – She Just Loves Books – book review / giveaway July 30 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway July 31 – Reading is My Passion – book review / giveaway July 31 - The Eclectic Review – book review Aug 3 – I'm All About Books – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Aug 3 - Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight Aug 4 - Library of Clean Reads – book review / giveaway Aug 4 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 4 - Peaceful Pastime – book review Aug 4 - Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Aug 5 – Svetlanas reads and views – book review Aug 5 - Books and Zebras – book review / giveaway Aug 5 - Alexis Marie Chute – book review / author interview Aug 6 – Pen Possessed – book review / giveaway Aug 6 - Books for Books – book spotlight Aug 7 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 10 – My Fictional Oasis – book review Aug 10 - Adventurous Jessy - book review / giveaway
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Join us for this tour from May 11 to May 29, 2020!
Book Details: Book Title: Between These Walls by Michael Newman Category: Adult Fiction 18 yrs +, 375 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Friesen Press Release date: March 26, 2020 Format available for review: print, mobi (for Kindle), pdf Will send print books out: USA and Canada Tour dates: May 11 to May 29, 2020 Content Rating: PG-13 + M. There are scenes of violence and explicit sex in the book.
Book Description:
A novel of historical fiction that turns on two key events: the discovery of a beautiful blonde woman’s body in the back seat of a burnt out SS staff car during the last days of World War II, by US Army Medical Corps Colonel Samuel Singer, and the unsealing more than four decades later of a security-taped package from Germany, bearing a secret that changes the life of New York art curator Daniel Singer, the adopted son of Colonel Singer. As Daniel learns more about the package’s contents, he unlocks the history of three families -- one American and two German – through tumultuous times, from the end of the First World War to the rise of Adolf Hitler, the Second World War, the Holocaust, and through to three Middle East wars. Along the way, he gets entangled in the web of the Mossad, Israel’s top secret spy agency and Naomi one of its beautiful operatives, and is ultimately faced with a life-altering choice – and the opportunity to right the most heinous of wrongs. 
Meet the Author:
A Hungarian refugee (1956) and the son of Holocaust survivors. A retired lifetime entrepreneur living on Toronto's waterfront with my wife and cocker spaniel. Enjoys reading, mainly books about WW2, boating and worldwide travel. Father of three kids and grandfather of eleven. Connect with the author: Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter
Tour Schedule:
May 11 –Working Mommy Journal – book review / giveaway May 12 - Lamon Reviews- book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 13 – Books and Zebras – book review / giveaway May 13 -I'm All About Books – book spotlight / giveaway May 14 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway May 15 –The avid reader – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 18 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway May 19 –Viviana MacKade – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 19 –The Legal Duchess – book review May 20 –Books for Books – book review May 20 - 411 on Books, Authors and Publishing News - book spotlight / guest post May 21 –Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 22 –Just Another Reader – book review / giveaway May 25 –Leels Loves Books – book review / giveaway May 26 –Svetlanas reads and views – book review May 27 –StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 29 -Adventurous Jessy - book review / giveaway TBD - Karma Readz – book review / giveaway TBD - La libreria di Beppe - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway TBD – Michelle Bloodworth Goodreads – book review
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Join Us for this Tour from Dec 2 to Dec 20, 2019!
Book Title: Jeanne: A Journey from abandonment and abuse to forgiveness and truth by Sylvia Hornback
Category: Adult Fiction (18+) Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Briggs and Schuster Release date: November 1, 2019 Tour dates: December 2 to December 20, 2019 Content Rating: PG - There are less than five cuss words plus adult themes of parental neglect.
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Don't miss the latest novel by award winning author of The Mallard Conspiracy! "A well written cativating story with realistic settings that create a true to life picture of the 1940 time period." "A revealing focus of neglect and abuse between a self centered mother and coming of age daughter who tugs at your heart!!" "One almost expects Jeanne to step out of the pages into your life at any time." "REAL LIVE PERSON FEEL." "Truly, a book that you DO NOT want to put down!" SYNOPSIS of Jeanne: At dawn on a sweltering summer day scrabbling sounds alerted Jeanne of the intruder downstairs. The pull chain rattled against the light bulb in the kitchen. Instantly a sliver of yellow light raced up the stairs and into her bedroom. Someone was moving about inside the house, and had even been bold enough to turn on a light. It wasn’t the first time she’d awakened to the sounds of this intruder. 
MEET THE AUTHOR:
Sylvia Hornback received her Doctorate of Education Administration from Texas A&M University. She is the current Chair of the Board of Directors for ENERGY Worldnet, Inc., and served as an educator, principal and school superintendent for over two decades. Among her many accolades, she was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School Principal by the U.S. Secretary of Education. For the past ten years, she has served as a Bible study teacher at First United Methodist Church near her home in Decatur, Texas. Her first novel, The Mallard Conspiracy, was published last year. Connect with the authors: Website ~ Facebook
BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE:
Dec 2 – #redhead.with.book – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 2 - Working Mommy Journal - book spotlight / giveaway Dec 2 - Corinne Rodrigues – Booknista – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 2 - Adventurous Jessy - book spotlight / giveaway Dec 3 – I'm Into Books – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 3 – PickAGoodBook – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 4 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 4 - @momfluenster – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 5 -Bookmark and fork - book spotlight / Dec 9 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 9 - Ani's Books - book spotlight / giveaway Dec 9 - Cuzinlogic - book spotlight / giveaway Dec 10 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 11 – Laura's Interests – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 12 –100 Pages A Day - book spotlight / giveaway Dec 13 –She Just Loves Books - book spotlight /giveaway Dec 16 –Library of Clean Reads – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 17 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / giveaway Dec 18 – b for bookreview – book spotlight Dec 19 –Olio by Marilyn - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Dec 20 - StoreyBook Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Dec 20 - Celticlady's Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway TBD – The Book Tower – book spotlight / giveaway
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Join us for this tour from November 18 to December 6, 2019!
Book Details:
Book Title: Cecilia House by Simon Gandossi Category: Adult Fiction, 322 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Xlibris Release date: September, 2019 Tour dates: Nov 18 to Dec 6, 2019 Content Rating: PG-13 + M: Mature Themes. This book does contain abuse by the church of children.
Book Description:
Life is a precious gift and it can change within the blink of an eye, something Patricia discovered at a young age. After an extremely tragic event her loving family, good friends and many dreams and aspirations were all gone. An unwanted child was sent to what was supposed to be a place of lovingness and warmth. Instead she soon discovered that those responsible for her care added so much more pain and sadness to many lives. What occurred within the walls of Cecilia House was one of the most despicable and unimaginable acts to ever happen within an organization whose duty it was to protect innocent children. 
Meet the Author:
Born and raised in Western Australia, author Simon Gandossi grew up on a small quiet farm. Very early on in his life he began to visit museums. As he looked at the various antiques, he created stories about each of them in his mind. When his father bought him his first computer, those stories came to life. That passion for history grew over the years making him one of the best up-and-coming historical fiction writers. His first two books Elsa and For Beau – The Sarah Ashdown Story have gained outstanding reviews from several major bookstores and critics. His unique perspective shocks and inspires those who read them. This has carried over into his newest novel Cecilia House when yet again Simon has created a confronting and powerful story. Simon will continue to write on that same peaceful farm from which he wrote his first story so that for a long time to come we all will be captivated by his work. Connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~twitter ~ instagram
Tour Schedule:
Nov 18 – Working Mommy Journal – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 19 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 19 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 20 – 100 Pages A Day - book spotlight Nov 21 –My Reading Journeys - book spotlight Nov 25 –Ebubechukwu Oguaju-Dike – book spotlight / author interview Nov 25 – Momfluenster – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 26 – I'm All About Books – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Nov 27 –Library of Clean Reads – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Nov 28 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Nov 29 – Celticlady's Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Dec 2 – Bookmark and fork – book spotlight / author interview Dec 4 – Jypsylynn – book spotlight Dec 4 –shejustlovesbooks - book spotlight / author interview Dec 6 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Dec 6 - Adventurous Jessy – book spotlight / giveaway
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BOOK TOUR: Liesl's Ocean Rescue by Barbara Krasner, illustrated by Avi Katz (Dec 1 to 12)10/30/2014  Join us for this educational children's title on tour from Dec 1 to 12! If you're interested in this tour, and you are not part of my host team, leave a comment or contact us. Book Details: Book Title: Liesl's Ocean Rescue by Barbara Krasner Illustrator: Avi Katz Category: Children's Fiction, 32 pages Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Gihon River Press Published: Dec 5, 2014 Available in: Print only Will send books to: USA only Tour dates: Dec 1 to 12, 2014 Content Rating: G Book Description: Lisel’s Ocean Rescue by noted children’s author Barbara Krasner, recounts the story of Liesl Joseph, a 10-year-old girl aboard the ill-fated MS St. Louis. On May 13, 1939, together with her parents and 900 other Jewish refugees they left Germany on the MS. St Louis attempting to seek temporary asylum in Cuba. Watch the trailer:  Meet the Author: Barbara Krasner is a historian and professor of creative writing. She publishes the popular blog, The Whole Megillah: The Writer’s Resource for Jewish-Themed Story. She runs workshops and conferences for Jewish writers at the Highlights Foundation and in conjunction with the Association of Jewish Libraries. Barbara has a B.A. in German from Douglass College, an M.B.A. in Marketing from the Rutgers Business School and an M.F.A. in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a candidate for the M.A. in Applied Historical Studies at William Paterson University. Connect with Barbara: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Blog Meet the Illustrator:  Illustrator Avi Katz was born in Philadelphia where he studied in the Schechter and Akiba schools as well as the Fleischer Art Memorial. After three years at U.C. Berkeley he moved to Israel at age 20, where he graduated in Fine Arts from the Bezalel Art Academy. He was the staff artist of the Jerusalem Report Magazine from its first issue in 1990 until 2012, and is active in the international Cartooning for Peace program. He has illustrated over 160 books in Israel and the U.S. including the National Jewish Book Award winning JPS Illustrated Children’s Bible. His books have also won the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Honors four times and Israel’s Ze’ev Prize six times. His art has been exhibited in Israel, America and Europe.
Connect with Avi: Website Tour Schedule: Dec 1 - Life as Leels - review / guest post / giveaway Dec 1 - Counter Culture Critic - review / author interview Dec 2 - Reading Authors - review / giveaway Dec 2 - Bound 4 Escape - review Dec 3 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway Dec 3 - By the Book - review Dec 3 - Christy's Cozy Corners - review / giveaway Dec 4 - The Cheshire Cat's Looking Glass - review / author interview / giveaway Dec 4 - Rockin' Book Reviews - review / giveaway Dec 5 - Impressions in Ink - review Dec 5 - Suko's Notebook - review / guest post Dec 8 - Brooke Blogs - review / author interview / giveaway Dec 8 - Deal Sharing Aunt - review / giveaway Dec 9 - Life with Katie - review / giveaway Dec 10 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / giveaway Dec 11 - Posting for Now - review Dec 12 - View From the Birdhouse - review / giveaway Dec 12 - Green and Glassie - author interview Dec 18 - Green and Glassie - review Enter the Giveaway! You may win a signed copy of Liesl's Ocean Rescue or a $50 Amazon Gift Card!  I'm excited to announce that Laura Morelli will be accepting the Silver IPPY Award for Best Adult Fiction Ebook at BEA this year! But this is not be the only award this talented art historian will be accepting. Here are a few others:
Eric Hoffer Award Category Finalist Shortlisted for the da Vinci Eye Prize Finalist for the Indie Excellence Award Way to go for Indie publishing! As a mater of fact, Publishers Weekly decided to interview Laura Morelli about her experience as a self-published author. Morelli who has also published three nonfiction books, Made In Italy, Made In France, and Made In the Southwest for Universe, an imprint of Rizzoli Publications, decided to self-publish her first novel The Gondola Maker which received a starred review from PW Select. The Gondola Maker is currently on tour with iRead. You can follow the tour here and read what book bloggers are saying about this atmospheric novel rich in art history. Visit Laura Morelli's website, subscribe to her email newsletter, and get her booklet How to Go Shopping on Vacation Without Getting Ripped Off. |
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