Pump Up Your Book! Announces May ‘11 Authors on Virtual Book Tours

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Join a talented and diverse group of 38 authors who are touring with Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours during the month of May 2011.

Follow these authors as they travel the blogosphere from May 2nd through May 27th to discuss their books. This month is filled with a variety of genres: historical novels, science-fiction books, thrillers, young adult fiction, mysteries, and more! We also have several nonfiction titles during the month of May.

Amazon Kindle bestselling author Vincent Zandri returns to talk about his thriller, “Godchild.” Other thrillers this month include “Eyewall” by Buzz Bernard, “The Shepherd” by Ethan Cross, “People of the Book” by award-winning author Kathi Macias, and “Dying Memories” by Dave Zeltserman.

Historical novels in a variety of subgenres come to you from Ron Fritsch, New Times bestselling author Margaret George, Douglas W. Jacobson, Elle Newmark, M.J. Rose, and Terri Wolffe. Christian fiction titles are being promoted by J.J. Hebert and Paula Wiseman, while mysteries come to you from Heather Haven, Hans Landor, and Jean Henry Mead.

Nancy Stewart returns this month with her bestselling children’s book, “One Pelican at a Time.” Kai Strand tours with her middle grade fantasy book, “The Weaver,” and the YA fantasy novel, “The Mirror of Yu-Huang,” is being promoted by author Christine Norris. Lory Kaufman is also touring with his YA fantasy novel, “The Lens and the Looker,” and The Hippie is touring with a teen non-fiction memoir, “Snowflake Obsidian.”

Other non-fiction titles come to you from Jennie Helderman, Thom Hunter, Borneo Tom McLaughlin, Dr. Labib Mikhail, Allison Moore, Hermina Krista Pettiford, Nzingha West, and Mitch Stephen. Also on tour are B.A. Chepaitis, Chad Coenson, Therese Fowler, bestselling author Darien Gee, Emily Sue Harvey, Susan Kronick, and Alexandrea Weis.

Carla Malden, daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Karl Malden, tours with her poignant memoir, “AfterImage,” and author Tinisha Johnson returns for her third tour with Pump Up Your Book to promote the launch of her new website Have Stress Relief Now. Johnson founded the self-help, inspirational online membership site as a blog in 2009. Her vision to help others manage stress, turned into a full-fledged website in April 2011.

Visit YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZD0aPlGvcU  to view a video trailer introducing our authors on tour in May.

Pump Up Your Book! is a virtual book tour agency for authors who want quality service at an affordable price. More information can be found on their website at http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/.

Contact Information:

Dorothy Thompson
Founder of Pump Up Your Book! Virtual Book Tours
P.O. Box 643
Chincoteague, Virginia 23336
Email: thewriterslife@yahoo.com