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BOOKSTAGRAM/BOOKTOK TOUR: The Leopard and the Moon: A Journey in Dolpo, Nepal by Nigel Roberts3/25/2026   Join us for this tour from May 18 to June 8, 2026! Book Details: Book Title: The Leopard and the Moon: A Journey in Dolpo, Nepal by Nigel Roberts Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 306 pages Genre: Travel Memoir Publisher: ImperfeCt Books Release date: May 2026 Formats Available for Review: print (print - softback / USA only) and ebook (EPUB, PDF, MOBI FILE (FOR KINDLE) Tour dates: May 18 to June 8, 2026 Content Rating: PG-13 + M because of Language and themes of suicide and drug addiction. Book Description: In September 2016, at the age of 65, Nigel Roberts embarked on a two-month trek through Dolpo, one of the most remote regions in Nepal. Following the route taken by Peter Matthiessen (The Snow Leopard) and George Schaller (Stones of Silence) over forty years before him, Nigel was driven by a wish to make sense of illness and tragedy in his family, and to better understand his part in those traumatic events. A quest for clarity and candor, The Leopard and the Moon weaves together three different journeys: a demanding physical hike, an emotional reckoning, and Nepal’s own trajectory across four tumultuous decades.  Meet the Author
Nigel Roberts worked for thirty years for the World Bank, much of that time based in Kenya, Ethiopia, Nepal, West Bank and Gaza, and Australia. Since retiring, he has advised governments in Somalia, Myanmar and Afghanistan on managing the economics of war and instability. He lives in Virginia with his wife, Sarah, and his grandson, Alex. Connect with the Author: website ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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  Join us for this tour from May 4 to May 22, 2026! Book Details: Book Title: Under a Whistling Sky: A Girl's Journey Through a War-Torn Childhood by Milica Vidić Vogt Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 218 pages Genre: Memoir Publisher: Dream Publishing House Release date: November 2025 Formats Available for Review: ebook (GIFTED KINDLE, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: May 4 to May 22, 2026 Content Rating: PG: no bad language, but it is about a child living through a war zone. Book Description: At just seven years old, Milica dreamed only of carefree days—picking wild violets in the fields, laughing with friends, and basking in the warmth of her small village in Dalmatia, Yugoslavia. She could never have imagined what lay ahead: the scream of grenades, the shattering of glass, and the terror of fleeing home under fire. Her childhood was torn apart by war, and in its place came bomb shelters, refugee camps, and a relentless fight for survival. With unflinching honesty, Milica offers a child’s-eye view of displacement, loss, and the unbreakable bonds of family, revealing the human cost of war and the enduring light that carried her forward. Now living in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband, Justin, their son, Allen, and their puppy, Zoey, Milica Vogt is a scientist turned storyteller. For nearly two decades, she worked in the corporate world, but the voices of her past have never faded. Under a Whistling Sky is a tribute to the past, a witness to survival, and a reminder that even in the darkest of times, hope and quiet courage endure.  Meet the Author
A native of Croatia, Milica “Vidic” Vogt was twelve years old when she fled the country in 1995 during “Operation Storm,” also known as the ethnic cleansing of Serbs in Croatia. After living in a refugee camp for a few years in Serbia, she immigrated to the United States for the best chance of safety, freedom, and prosperity. A scientist by training, after almost twenty years in corporate America, she decided to dedicate her time and energy in writing her memoir and sharing her story of struggle, hope, and survival with intentions to help and inspire others going through similar life circumstances so they can claim their strength to overcome what may seem impossible at the moment. Connect with the Author: website ~ goodreads   Join us for this tour from April 20 to May 8, 2026! Book Details: Book Title: Life and How to Live It: Begin the Begin by Chaz Holesworth Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 296 pages Genre: Memoir Publisher: Chaz Holesworth Release date: May 2024 Formats Available for Review: print (print - softback / USA), ebook (GIFTED KINDLE, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: April 20 to May 8, 2026 Content Rating: PG-13 + M: My book involves trauma, mental health issues and suicidal thoughts and cursing Book Description: Philadelphia in the 1980s was no place for the soft-hearted. For Chaz Holesworth, childhood meant dodging gangs, addiction, and silence after slammed doors. His father’s world ran on heroin, his mother’s on holy fear. Caught between two extremes, sin and salvation, Chaz learned early on how to disappear: keep your head down, don’t ask questions, and pray someone notices you anyway. But everything changed the day he discovered music. In R.E.M., Tori Amos, and The Replacements, he hears something no sermon ever offered: truth, raw and imperfect. As his home life spiraled and his faith fractured, those lyrics became lifelines, every note pulling him closer to the one thing he never had: his own identity. What happens when the noise outside becomes louder than the voice inside? Or when loyalty to broken people starts to break you too? Unflinching and darkly funny, Life and How to Live It: Volume One is more than a coming-of-age memoir: It’s a portrait of grit, grief, poverty, and the fragile beauty of hope born from chaos. Chaz Holesworth’s story captures the pulse of Philadelphia’s rough-edged streets and the soundtrack that kept him alive as he battled lost faith, family dysfunction, and his father’s addiction. For anyone who’s ever grown up in the wreckage of someone else’s choices, Chaz’s story is proof that you can still build something beautiful from the debris.  Book Details: Book Title: Life and How to Live it: Near Wild Heaven by Chaz Holesworth Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 219 pages Genre: Memoir Publisher: Chaz Holesworth Release date: January 2026 Formats Available for Review: print (print - softback / USA), ebook (GIFTED KINDLE, EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: April 20 to May 8, 2026 Content Rating: PG-13 + M: My book has traumatic experiences with suicidal thoughts and cursing in it. Book Description: In this haunting and deeply human continuation of his memoir, Chaz Holesworth leaves the wreckage of his Philadelphia childhood behind only to face a new kind of war: unraveling the aftermath of a world where faith meant fear, and obedience meant survival. As a teenager, he’s told that emotions are weakness and questions are sin. But when first love cracks open the cage, it ignites a longing that no sermon can silence. Amid passion, heartbreak, and the lingering echoes of trauma, Chaz is thrust into freefall. Movement becomes his only escape. Music becomes his only prayer. And with every mile, every lyric, he begins piecing together a voice he thought was lost forever. For years, he followed every rule. Years later, heartbreak taught him what obedience never could: how to feel alive. A raw, lyrical journey through faith, fear, and first love, Life and How to Live It: Volume 2 is a powerful coming-of-age memoir about reclaiming identity, breaking indoctrination, and finding truth in the echoes of your own voice. With unfettered honesty and poetic insight, Chaz Holesworth explores the daunting process of unlearning shame, questioning belief, and learning to live authentically after years of enforced silence. A heart-rending tale of resilience and a time capsule for pop culture in the mid-90s, this memoir is a reminder that the path to freedom begins when we stop simply surviving and start choosing to live.  Tour Participants:
Apr 6 - @ablueboxfullofbooks - books review @bearyintobooks @tia.reads Looks, Hooks, and Books – book review of Life and How to Live It (vol 1) Looks, Hooks, and Books – book review of Life and How to Live It (vol 2) @michellegodardricher Gina Rae Mitchell - book review of Life and How to Live It (vol 1) Gina Rae Mitchell - book review of Life and How to Live It (vol 2) @alaspoorbooks @therearenobadbooks @readsandmusic Country Mamas With Kids – book review of Life and How to Live It (vol 1) Country Mamas With Kids – book review of Life and How to Live It (vol 2) @respecka @Leannebookstagram - book review of Life and How to Live It (vol 1) @Leannebookstagram - book review of Life and How to Live It (vol 2) @bookcornernewsreviews @mymamasworld @lizzies.reading.recs Novels Alive – books review of Life and How to Live It (vol 1 & 2)   Join us for this tour from Oct 7 to Oct 25, 2024! Book Details: Book Title: WHO SAVED WHO by Roslyn Cohn Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 151 pages Genre: memoir Publisher: Amazon Release date: November 2023 Format available for review: print-softback (USA only); ebook (GIFTED KINDLE (available only via Amazon.com), EPUB, PDF). Tour dates: Oct 7 to Oct 25, 2024 Content Rating: PG-13: The author uses the F-Word. Book Description: Growing up in beautiful Bohemian 1970s Marin County, the daughter of a funny pawnbroker-jeweler with vision who knew the streets and a warm, independent Mom turned Naturalist-Animal Rights Activist, Roz is an award winning actress who spent 20 years in NYC where she worked on stages from the size of a postage stamp to Broadway. She left NYC and relocated to Los Angeles striving for work in TV and Film and, more importantly, to be closer to her Marin folks. Roz takes us on a quick re-cap of the next 20 years, drawing us into her journey of 2022 full of desperate twists where she didn’t feel there was much purpose left to her life, to the messages from The Other Side and an ultimate life affirming turn that will warm your heart. Who Saved Who is a book for the dog lover in all of us with the purpose of getting them out of Shelters and into your loving homes. It’s a book you will get a kick out of, possibly recognize parts of your own journey in loving dogs and in finding her own ultimate higher mission. It’s a an utterly enjoyable, captivating, and moving read told through words, pictures and video.  Meet the Author: Roslyn Cohn is an actress who has worked from stages the size of a postage stamp to Broadway with the likes of Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Jerry Stiller, Ellen Greene, and Julie Hagerty, as well as appeared in TV, film, and commercials. Roz has won awards in Intimate Theatre (known as 99 Seat) in Los Angeles; awards for her Short “Essential Tremors” about her neurological disorder; and in 2013, with Jake Anthony and Joshua Finkel, co-wrote and stars in the groundbreaking, Broadway World Award-nominated “diffiCult to leave,” about her 23 years in the Cult of Scientology. The entire show lives on her YouTube channel: RoslynCohn. You can visit her at: www.RoslynCohn.com. #WhoSavedWho #ShelterDogsRock #AdoptDontShop Connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ X ~ goodreads Tour Participants:
Oct 7 - @bearyintobooks Oct 7 - @acourtofspinesnpages Oct 8 - @stars.and.embers Oct 8 - @this.human.reads Oct 10 - @Leannebookstagram Oct 15 - Cheryl's Book Nook Oct 16 - Locks, Hooks, and Books Oct 16 - @bookameme Oct 17 - @littlepiscesdreaming Oct 21 - @onceuponamaltesereader Oct 25 - @nissa_the.bookworm Oct 25 - @readsandmusic Oct 28 - @artxsouls Oct 29 - @bookscape__ TBD - @alwaysreadingxo 
Join Us For This Tour From Aug 5 to Aug 23, 2024!
Book Details: Book Title: Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide by Dr. Manu Dua Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 94 pages Genre: Memoir, Self-help, Personal Growth Publisher: Laurel Elite Publication Date: August 2021 Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA), ebook (EPUB, PDF) Tour dates: Aug 5 to Aug 23 Content Rating: G. General audience. Clean.
2024 American Legacy Book Awards in Health-Cancer
2024 International Impact Book Awards Winner in Death and Dying (Grief and Bereavement) 2023 Distinguished Favorite by NYC Big Book Award 2022 CIPA EVVY Gold Award Winner in Motivational/Inspirational, Bronze Memoir
Book Description:
This is the story of my younger brother, Dr. Manu Dua, who battled oral cancer for almost two years. These are a series of blogs that he penned when faced with his own mortality at the young age of 34. He had accepted and made peace with his fate. These blogs are filled with much depth and wisdom. It chronicles his realization of life and what and who truly matters. May these blogs serve as a gentle reminder to not take life for granted. That no matter what we plan, things are out of our control, call it our fate or destiny. That through the darkest of times, there is still hope, and the power of the human spirit through adversities prevails. May you find comfort in his words should you or your loved ones walk this difficult road. -Dr. Parul Dua Makkar 
Meet the Author:
Dr. Manu Dua was a Canadian Dentist. He was born and brought up in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He moved to Canada in his teenage years, went to University of Calgary for Undergrad. He graduated with his DMD from the University of British Columbia and practiced Dentistry in Calgary, AB. He was a foodie, loved playing sports and had an optimistic view on life. He was kind, giving, and he would volunteer his services to the less fortunate which brought him much contentment. He had an infectious laugh and was a joy to be around with. He lived life in his own terms and was at the peak of his life when he was diagnosed with Oral Cancer. He passed away in Canada at the age of 34. His book was printed posthumously. He is survived by his parents, sister, brother in law and nephews. connect with the author: goodreads
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Aug 5 – @Leannebookstagram – book review Aug 6 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Aug 9 – Country Mamas With Kids– book review / guest post / giveaway Aug 13 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / guest post / giveaway Aug 14 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Aug 19 – I'm A Voracious Reader– book review Aug 21 – 411 ON BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHING NEWS - book spotlight / giveaway Aug 23 – Liese's Blog– book spotlight Aug 23 - Paws.Read.Repeat – book review / giveaway
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Join us for this tour from June 10 to June 28, 2024!
Book Details: Book Title: And She Was Never the Same Again: A Multigenerational Memoir by Natasha Pryde Trujillo Ph.D. Category: Adult Non-Fiction 18 yrs +, 285 pages Genre: Multigenerational Memoir Publisher: Violet Echoes Press Release date: April, 2024 Format available for review: print-softback (USA only), ebook (EPUB and PDF) (internationally) Tour dates: June 10 to June 28, 2024 Content Rating: PG-13: discusses trauma, near-death experiences, grief
Book Description:
And She Was Never the Same Again is about you. It is about your family and your friends, everyone you've ever met, and all the strangers you have yet to meet. It takes you on a journey of gains and losses that stretch generations, cultures, identities, and decades of time. It awakens you to the inevitable and makes you look at things most people want to avoid seeing. It explores near-death experiences; medical, individual, and intergenerational trauma; the stigmatized death of a partner; perfectionism; athletics; first loves; and the gaping holes that become permanent fixtures within us when those we love the most die. You will feel, you will learn, you will grown, and you will never be the same again. 
Meet the Author:
Dr. Trujillo is a counseling and sport psychologist, consultant, educator, author, and human. Labels don’t make her better or worse-equipped to deal with inevitable grief throughout life. She’s passionate about the power of storytelling and wanted to illustrate nuanced ways we cope with grief. Like you, she’s had losses and decided risking vulnerability may encourage others to redefine relationships with loss to live more holistic and intentional lives. She hopes this limited collection of stories can build the realization that there’s no “right” way to grieve. connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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June 10 - @Leannebookstagram June 10 - @stars.and.embers June 10 - @this.human.reads June 11 - @bearyintobooks June 11 - @whatsenalireads June 12 - @acourtofspinesnpages June 13 - @my_fair_fiction June 14 - @amybooksy June 14 - @the.b00kreader/ June 15 - @bookscape_ June 17 - @alwaysreadingxo June 17 - @onceuponamaltesereader June 17 -@thenarnianreader June 17 - @peculiarbooks_ June 17 - @lavenderluvsbooks June 19 - @adriftinfictionalworld June 20 - @CountryMamasWithKids June 22 - @ira_reads_4 June 24 -@bookarlo June 24 - @all_books_great_and_small June 24 - @musfira_ June 25 - @readsandmusic June 26 - @_capucinette_ June 27 - @bookameme June 28 - @bookwormbindz July 1 - @bookwale_sharmaji July 1 - @madlymisty July 1 - @kiv_coffeeandpages July 2 - @book_withquotes July 9 - @devonsbookcorner July 12 - @unravelingthepages/ TBD - @katsperfectmom TBD - @novels_craze21   Join us for this tour from June 4 to June 24, 2024! Book Details: Book Title: Happy Harry: A Magical Golden by Barbara Lampert Category: Adult Non-Fiction 18 yrs +, 318 pages Genre: Dog Memoir Publisher: Golden Wolf Books Release date: November, 2023 Format available for review: print (print - softback / USA and Canada) and ebook (EPUB and PDF) available for review. Tour dates: June 4 to June 24, 2024 Content Rating: G: My book is perfectly fit for general audiences from young adults up to seniors. "Nobody who loves dogs will be able to resist your book! A magnificent love story!" - Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, international bestselling author of Dogs Never Lie About Love and When Elephants Weep. "Everyone loves Golden Retrievers, or at least they should. But what sets Barbara Lampert apart is not just that she is over-the-top crazy about Goldens, but that she writes so beautifully about them. Happy Harry: A Magical Golden is a wonderful love letter to the greatest creatures on the planet." - David Rosenfelt, national bestselling and award-winning author of Dogtripping and Leader of the Pack Book Description: In her dog memoir Happy Harry: A Magical Golden, author and psychotherapist Barbara Lampert, a lifelong dog lover, tells the true story of her beloved Golden Retriever, Harry. Like her first dog memoir, Harry’s story comes from her mostly uncensored daily journal and takes place in Malibu, California. Harry was a genuinely free spirit – wild, and very wolf-like. Did all this contribute to his being exceptionally happy? Perhaps. Harry was not only the happiest being Barbara’s ever known, happy to the very core of him, but also the bravest. More than once in his life, Harry had to face true adversity, and each time, Barbara would look at him in wonder, not fully understanding how a being could be so brave and at the same time continue to be so happy. Harry literally pranced through life, with a joyous attitude that made being around him like magic.  Meet the Author: My passion is dogs! I’ve had dogs most of my life and hope to have at least one by my side always. Dog energy is the best! I’m a psychotherapist, licensed for over thirty years as a Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in relationships. I’m also an author. Happy Harry: A Magical Golden is my second dog memoir. My first is Charlie: A Love Story. Both about two of my Golden Retrievers. (See, I told you that dogs are my passion!) Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, I was a flight attendant for United Airlines for nine years. I also acquired two masters degrees and a doctorate. And taught sociology at a number of universities. Gardening is another love of mine (Not as much as dogs but right up there!). I see my garden as a work of art and garden as much as possible in my free time. I love being in nature. The miracle of growth, the changing landscape, the beauty. I live in Malibu, California with my husband David and, you guessed it, our two wonderful Golden Retrievers, Oliver and Henry. Connect with the author: website ~ facebook ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ tiktok ~ pinterest ~ X/twitter ~ goodreads Tour Participants:
June 1 - @alwaysreadingxo June 4 - @amybooksy June 4 - Locks, Hooks, and Books - review June 4 - @Leannebookstagram June 5 - @this.human.reads June 5 - @bearyintobooks June 6 - @acourtofspinesnpages June 10 - @pluvioreads June 18 - @hartfiction June 18 - Cover Lover Book Reviews June 18 - @readsandmusic June 24 - @alyssas_book_obsession June 24 - @gettinglostinagoodbook June 25 - @kiv_coffeeandpages @book_withquotes @thebooknearme |
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