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April 3, 2012
AuthorVid: Humorous Fiction Author Kenny Scudero Talks to Literarily Speaking
We have a treat for you today. Today is our seventh edition of AuthorVids! So what is an Author Vid? An AuthorVid is where we send questions to an author or and they answer them in a video or they choose to chat about their book instead. Today's guest author is Kenny Scudero, author of the wonderful humorous fiction novel, Comfortably Awkward. Please check out his website and book information following the video. And don't forget to follow Kenny on his virtual book tour April ...
April 2, 2012
Interview with Thriller Author A.K. Alexander + Giveaway!
We have a wonderful guest today! They're all wonderful, aren't they? A.K. Alexander is on tour with her thriller Daddy's Home. And listen – she is also giving away a paperback copy of her book! Fill out the Rafflecopter thingee below to win!
About A.K. Alexander
I started writing when I was nine-years-old. I used to write short stories on my dad's notepads. One day he read one and he said to me, "You are a writer." It stuck. My dad is still my biggest supporter and he is ...
April 1, 2012
New book 'Hearts That Survive: A Novel of the Titanic' honors 100th anniversary of Titanic sinking + Giveaway!
If someone were to ask me what my most favorite movie of all time was, it would be a toss up between Gone With the Wind and Titanic. The love interests between Rose Dewitt Bukater and Jack Dawson had to be the most remembered love story of all times. We have an author on tour this month by the name of Yvonne Lehman whose book comes at a perfect time. Hearts That Survive: A Novel of the Titanic has all the makings of being a blockbuster movie just like the first one. ...
Interview with Medical Thriller Author Rudy Mazzocchi + Giveaway!
I'm THRILLED to have Rudy Mazzocchi, author of the medical thriller, Equity of Evil, here with us today at Literarily Speaking! As you all know by now, he is one of our clients at Pump Up Your Book and I just had to have him on my little ol' blog but…I do want to say in working with Rudy, he is top of the line. Before his tour, we chatted on the phone with his publisher, Lida Quillen of Twilight Times Books, on the other end – a 3 way chat so we could all be on the same...
March 30, 2012
Sell your book directly from your Facebook page
I absolutely love this…watch how you can sell your book directly from your Facebook page…
March 27, 2012
The Story Behind Kathi Macias's "Special Delivery"
The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking's newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors' books or how they got published. Today's guest is Kathi Macias, author of the literary novel, Special Delivery, the second book in her "Freedom" series.
FICTION WITH A MISSION
By Kathi Macias
From the moment I signed the contract with New Hope Publishers for my four-book Extreme Devotion fiction series, I began hearing variations of the same question from...
March 25, 2012
Pump Up Your Book Announces Kenny Scudero's Comfortably Awkward Virtual Book Tour 2012
Join Kenny Scudero as he tours the blogosphere April 2 – 20 2012 on a virtual book tour to promote his new humorous fiction book, Comfortably Awkward.
Comfortably Awkward is Kenny Scudero's debut self-published novel. He is a twenty-two year old author from New York City who looks forward to a bright future in writing. Kenny recently graduated from St. John's University where he majored in Sport Management. At St. John's, Kenny was Sports Editor for the University newspaper...
March 24, 2012
For you book luvin' chicks out there…
I found this today on Evie's blog, Bookish, and thought I'd share it with you guys! Awesomeness in the 9th degree!
March 22, 2012
Book Review: Charlie: A Love Story by Barbara Lampert
Title: Charlie: A Love Story
Author: Barbara Lampert
Genre: Dog Memoir
Paperback: 204 pages
Publisher: Langdon Street Press
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1936782253
BOOK SUMMARY:
Charlie: A Love Story tells of the beautiful love between Charlie, a Golden Retriever, and the author, Barbara Lampert. It takes place in Malibu, California. When Charlie turned eleven years old and started having some health problems, a journal Barbara was keeping about her garden quickly became ...
March 21, 2012
5 Things You Should Know About Nuclear Romance by Abby Luby
About Abby Luby
Abby Luby is a freelance journalist who, for over ten years, has covered nuclear power, particularly issues surrounding the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York. Her articles have appeared in The New York Daily News, The Villager, The Westchester Guardian, The Real Deal, SolveClimateNews, The North County News and the Record Review. She also writes for the Poughkeepsie Journal, The Stamford Advocate/Greenwich Time, Valley Table Magazine, Roll Magazine...
