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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...

Pump Up Your Book Announces Annie Greer & Tim Vandehey's 'The Chimp Who Loved Me Virtual Book Tour 2011′

Join Tim Vandehey & Annie Greer, authors of the humor book, The Chimp Who Loved Me, as they virtually tour the blogosphere April 4 – 29 2011 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

About Annie Greer and Tim Vandehey

Annie Greer is a certified veterinary chiropractioner, radio host, animal behaviorist, farmer's wife and AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator who, with her veterinarian husband, Kent, runs three animal clinics and a 40-acre farm in Apopka, Florida.

Tim...

Ghost Hunter Susan Kronick on 'Sarah, They're Coming for You Virtual Book Tour 2011′

Join ghost hunter Susan Kronick as she tours the blogosphere April 4 – May 27 2011 with Pump Up Your Book to talk about her new autobiographical paranormal, Sarah, They're Coming For You (Wild Child Publishing). Susan will be on a nationwide online book publicity tour giving interviews, giving away copies of her books and meeting and greeting new and old fans!  Susan will take part in a Facebook party on April 29 and May 27 where she'll be available for chat plus will be...

Interview with John Milton Langdon, author of 'Against All Odds'

John Milton Langdon is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and has a master's degree in maritime civil engineering.  Langdon retired and became a professional writer after an active and rewarding engineering career.  Initially he worked in Britain but from 1972 until 2008, he dealt with project development in Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria.  Langdon lives in the Austrian town of Klagenfurt which has a history stretching back ...

The Story Behind 'The Paris Wife' by Paula McLain

 

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 Paula McLain, author of the historical novel, The Paris Wife.  

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In Ernest Hemingway's introduction to his memoir, A Moveable Feast, he writes, "If the reader prefers, this book may be regarded as fiction. But there is always the chance that such a book of fiction ...

Interview with Emma Piers, author of 'Night Knight: Therapeutic Bedtime Stories'

Emma Piers is an author, wellbeing coach and narrator. She lives in rural Dorset in the UK with her life/working partner Mark Turner. Emma was born in a rambling old vicarage in Kent, in 1958. Her father was a vicar, and she had two siblings. During her early years, the family moved five times. During these years, Emma developed a deep love and sense of connectedness with the natural world around her. Walking and writing stories about mythical creatures and people became a...

The Story Behind 'Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House M.D.' by Barbara Barnett

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 Barbara Barnett, author of the television nonfiction book, Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House M.D.

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Writing Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House, M.D. was an interesting journey. I started writing for Blogcritics (part of Technorati Media) in ...

Interview with Barbara Barnett, author of 'Chasing Zebras: The Unofficial Guide to House, M.D.'

Barbara Barnett is Co-Executive Editor of Blogcritics, an Internet magazine of pop culture, politics and more owned by Technorati Media. Always a pop-culture geek, Barbara was raised on a steady diet of TV (and TV dinners), but she always found her way to TV's antiheroes and misunderstood champions, whether on TV, in the movies or in literature.

Barnett's regular column, "Welcome to the End of the Thought Process: An Introspective Look at House, M.D." features insightful...

The Story Behind Final Vector by Allan Leverone

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 Allan Leverone, author of the thriller novel, Final Vector.

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I've worked as an air traffic controller for nearly the last thirty years, since being hired as a raw rookie by the FAA in 1982 at the age of twenty-two, making it the only real full-time job I've ever h...

Interview with Cynthia Kocialski, author of Startup from the Ground Up

Cynthia Kocialski is the founder of three companies – two fabless semiconductor and one software company.  In the past 15 years, she has been involved in dozens of start-ups and has served on various advisory boards. These companies have collectively returned billions of dollars to investors. Cynthia has worked with established companies to bring start-up techniques and technologies to corporations desiring to process improvement and efficiency.

Prior to her work in the...