Category: Memoir

BOOKSTAGRAM/BOOKTOK TOUR: WHO SAVED WHO by Roslyn Cohn

8/13/2024

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.

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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

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BOOK TOUR: LIFE INTERRUPTED: DR. DUA'S SURVIVAL GUIDE by Dr. Manu Dua

6/13/2024

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LIFE INTERRUPTED: DR. DUA'S SURVIVAL GUIDE by Dr. Manu Dua

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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

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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

Tour Schedule:

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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BOOKSTAGRAM/BOOKTOK TOUR: And She Was Never the Same Again: A Multigenerational Memoir by Natasha Pryde Trujillo Ph.D.

5/9/2024

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And She Was Never the Same Again (A Multigenerational Memoir) by Natasha Pryde Truijillo PhD

AND SHE WAS NEVER THE SAME AGAIN (A Multigenerational Memoir) by Natasha Pryde Trujillo PhD

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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.

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Amazon
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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

Tour Participants:

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

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BOOKSTAGRAM/BOOKTOK TOUR: HAPPY HARRY: A MAGICAL GOLDEN by Barbara Lampert

4/11/2024

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Happy Harry: A Magical Golden by Barbara Lampert

TOUR FULL

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.

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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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BOOKSTAGRAM/BOOKTOK AUDIOBOOK TOUR: Babette: The Many Lives, Two Deaths and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth by Ross Eliot

3/8/2024

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BABETTE: The Many Lives, Two Deaths and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth by Ross Eliot

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Join us for this tour from Apr 29 to May 17, 2024!

Book Details:

Book Title:  Babette: The Many Lives, Two Deaths and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth by Ross Eliot
Category:  Adult Fiction (18+), 345 pages
Genre: Biography
Publisher: Ross Eliot Gustafson
Release date:  January 2024
Formats Available for Review: audiobook (Audible download, mp3, http://profellsworth.transistor.fm)
Tour dates: Apr 29 to May 17, 2024
Content Rating:  PG-13 + M. There are several non-explicit sex scenes, a couple non explicit allusions to child sexual abuse, intermittent bad language and a small number of slurs which are bleeped out of the audio track.

Book Description:

A college student moves in with his elderly history professor and soon discovers her connections with a mysterious abduction, WWII Nazi collaborators, the assassin of Rasputin and an unorthodox Benedictine convent. The true story of trans pioneer who fiercely defied stereotypes and forged her own path through the world.

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Kobo ~ GooglePlay
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Meet the Author:

Ross Eliot is an ex-commercial fisherman, best known as editor and publisher of the acclaimed underground 'zine American Gun Culture Report from 2005-10 and writes the current leftist weblog Occupy the 2nd Amendment. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife plus far too many children and chickens.

connect with the author: website ~ instagram ~ goodreads

Tour Participants:

April 26 - @book_withquotes
April 29 - @bearyintobooks
April 29 - @this.human.reads
May 2 - @my_fair_fiction
May 3 - @NovelsAlive
May 6 - @bookameme
May 8 - @acourtofspinesnpages
May 13 - @onceuponamaltesereader
May 13 - @just_another_mother_with_books
May 16 - @bookarlo
May 20 - @readsandmusic

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SPOTLIGHT BOOK TOUR: To Be Loved: Ain't Gonna Be Denied by Ronald D. Steele

2/3/2024

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TO BE LOVED: AIN'T GONNA BE DENIED by Ronald D. Steele

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Join Us for This Tour from Feb 26 to Mar 8!

Book Details:

Book Title:  To Be Loved: Ain't Gonna Be Denied by Ronald D. Steele
Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 463 pages
Genre:  Memoir / Autobiography
Publisher:  Ronald D. Steele
Release date:   July 31st, 2023
Tour dates: Feb 26 to Mar 8
Content Rating:  PG-13 + M

Book Description:

Born in poverty and violence, without love, the author goes to the streets to find love, becoming successful at everything he applies, even crime.

Convicted for a crime the victim said he did not commit, at 19, he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years for robbery. Determined to correct the injustice, the author turns to writing. Over 18 months and on the brink of suicide, the author's letters led the sentencing judge to reduce the sentence by 10 years.

So begins the journey of a self-made man.

The author seeks counseling, which was a social taboo and a Godsend. The author confronts the past, determines his future, adopts positive thinking discipline, and uses the ex-con stigma to qualify for a college program. He graduates with a B.A. degree, pursues a career in public affairs in the federal government, serving seven cabinet secretaries, and serving as president of a writers guild, travels the world, sues the agency and local police, and retires at the top of the salary pyramid, a husband, father, and grandfather.

The author illustrates the many life lessons he learns to steer readers from the pitfalls he faced.

Additionally, the author inspires readers to think positive, be true to their beliefs, and believe in themselves, even when family and friends may not, and, regardless of their past mistakes, have the attitude that you "ain't gonna be denied."

Buy the Book:
Amazon ~ B&N
Apple ~ Google ~ Kobo
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Meet the Author:

Ronald D. Steele is a versatile talent, renowned as a writer, photographer, world traveler, and ardent tennis player. With a career spanning over two decades in federal government public affairs and information technology, Steele’s remarkable journey is a testament to his adaptability and dedication. As a freelance journalist, his work graced media outlets nationwide, and he made appearances on various television and radio stations.

Steele’s leadership as the president of the African American Writers Guild from 1989 to 1992 underscores his impact in the literary world. Born in Manhattan, he now calls Prince George’s County, Maryland home.

connect with author: website ~ X ~ facebook ~ instagram

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BOOK TOUR: From Trophy Wife to Cosmetic Surgeon by Victoria Johnson, M.D.

1/7/2024

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FROM TROPHY WIFE TO COSMETIC SURGEON by Victoria Johnson, M.D.

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Join us for this tour from Apr 29 to May 17, 2024!

Book Details:

Book Title:  From Trophy Wife to Cosmetic Surgeon by Victoria Johnson M.D.
Category:  Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 125 pages
Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir
Publisher:  Yorkshire Publishing
Release date: Jan 19 2024
Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA only), ebook (PDF)
Tour dates: Apr 29 to May 17, 2024
Content Rating:  PG. Suitable for adult audiences.

Book Description:

In her 20 years in practice, people frequently ask, how did Dr. Victoria Johnson become so well known? How has her company grown so considerably? From humble beginnings at a two room shop at a shopping mall to running a two-story mega medical spa with over 4,000 patients and a staff of twenty, the autobiography From Trophy Wife to Cosmetic Surgeon tells the fast-paced story of her rise out of emotional ashes to become a nationally acclaimed aesthetic medical doctor.

BUY THE BOOK:
Amazon ~ B&N

Meet the Author:

Victoria Johnson, MD, is a well-known physician in the practice of aesthetic medicine. She has pioneered many state-of-the-art laser procedures and surgeries and has helped guide the field for more than twenty years. Dr. Johnson is a published author and has served on many medical boards and committees. She continues to teach other physicians the art of aesthetic medical practice and various medical techniques. Dr. Johnson has won many distinguished awards, but her favorite things in life are her husband and family.

connect with the author: website ~ instagram