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April 13, 2011
Guest Blogger Megan van Eyck: 'I didn't set out to write a scandalous memoir'
Today's guest is Megan van Eyck, author of the memoir, Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress. Megan's novel might seem to be scandalous; however, Megan says it's not and she's here to tell us why.
I Didn't Set Out to Write a Scandalous Memoir
By Megan van Eyck
My car stalled as I was driving sixty-five miles an hour, merging from the freeway onto the Interstate. Just like that, the engine stopped running. I was lucky that the worst thing that happened was waiting for a tow truck. My ...
Pump Up Your Book Announces Weather Channel Newscaster H.W. "Buzz" Bernard's 'Eyewall Virtual Book Tour 2011′
Join H.W. "Buzz" Bernard, author of the suspense thriller novel, Eyewall (BelleBooks), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in May 2011 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
About Buzz Bernard
H. W. "Buzz" Bernard is the author of five nonfiction books on weather and climate. Eyewall is his first novel. He's won numerous awards over the past decade as both a fiction and nonfiction writer.
Buzz is a veteran meteorologist having spent 13 years as a senior...
April 12, 2011
Interview with Megan van Eyck: 'No matter what, cheating husbands are almost always waiting to love their wives'
We're talking today to Megan van Eyck, author of the controversial book, Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress. Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress is her personal memoir about someone who she felt very deeply for. The problem was, he was married. However, Megan didn't write this book to tell the world that cheating is the way to go. Instead, Megan confides her innermost feelings about a person who came into her life, maybe at the wrong time, but it was obvious the two were soul...
April 11, 2011
The Story Behind 'Rast' by Christopher Hoare
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 Christopher Hoare, author of the high fantasy novel, Rast.
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Many years ago my wife bought and read some of the Mervyn Peake Gormenghast gothics. I looked at a few pages and found them too depressing to want to read. All safely forgotten when some TV producer...
April 10, 2011
The Chimp Who Loved Me: Interview with Annie Greer and Tim Vandehey
Today we're featuring a book whose title just makes you want to laugh looking at it. We have with us today Annie Greer and Tim Vandehey, the masterminds behind the most hilarious book you've ever read, The Chimp Who Loved Me.
The Chimp Who Loved Me is a collection of true stories from the life and times of Annie, a veterinary chiropractitioner, animal healer, radio host, speaker, farmer's wife and all-around magnet for bizarre animal behavior. When Annie and Tim Vandehey, a p...
April 9, 2011
Popular Noir Thriller Author Vincent Zandri's 'The Innocent' in Top 100 Bestselling Books in Kindle Store
We are so proud to announce Vincent Zandri's thriller noir The Innocent is in the Top 100 Bestselling Books in the Kindle Store at Amazon! Right now he's holding strong at #4 but who knows how high he will climb!
For Green Haven Prison Warden, Jack Marconi, Getting caught is simply not an option.
It's been a year since his wife was killed. Ever since, he's been slipping up at his job as warden at an upstate New York prison. It makes him the perfect patsy when a cop-killer...
April 8, 2011
Pump Up Your Book Announces Carla Malden's 'AfterImage Virtual Book Tour 2011′
Join Carla Malden, author of the poignant memoir, AfterImage: A Brokenhearted Memoir of a Charmed Life (Globe Pequot), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in May 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
About Carla Malden
Carla Malden grew up in Los Angeles, California. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from U.C.L.A. with a Bachelor of Arts in English and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society for her academic achievement. She worked extensively in...
How Do You Dream Up Those Stories? by Emily Sue Harvey, author of "Flavors"
About Emily Sue Harvey
Emily Sue Harvey, author and speaker, writes to make a difference. Dozens of her upbeat stories and articles appear in Chocolate for Women, Chicken Soup for the Soul, women's magazines, websites, and other anthologies.
Her first hardback novel, Song of Renewal, was released by The Story Plant in July, 2009.
An expanded paperback version of Song of Renewal, plus three novellas and two more full-length novels (Homefires and Unto These Hills) will come...
April 4, 2011
Interview with Sean McCartney, author of 'The Treasure Hunters Club: The Secrets of the Magical Medallions'
Sean Paul McCartney (he's not related to the Beatle) was born in 1971. He graduated from Alfred University in upstate New York with a Bachelor's in Communications in 1993. From there he played two exciting season traveling around the world with the Washington Generals playing against the world famous Harlem Globetrotters. In 1996 Sean earned his Masters in Education and embarked on a career as a teacher. He is employed by Plain Local Schools in Canton , OH . The first...
