Hope Edelman is the author of five nonfiction books, including the bestsellers Motherless Daughters and Motherless Mothers. Her articles and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Glamour, Child, Seventeen, Real Simple, Parents, Writer’s Digest, and Self, and [...] Read Full Story

* * * * * * * * * * Editor’s Note: Pat will be right in this very spot live on Friday, Dec. 4 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., answering any questions you may have about her book. Leave a question or comment (along with your email address) and you may win a free [...] Read Full Story

* * * * * * * * * * Editor’s Note: Ingrid will be right in this very spot live on Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., answering any questions you may have about her book. Leave a question or comment (along with your email address) and you may win a free [...] Read Full Story

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!  I have a poll today and would love it if you could tell me why you sign up for newsletters.  I was thinking about the many newsletters I have signed up for and some I was signed up for without my knowledge – ahem – and it made me think about what kind of people sign up for our own newsletters.  Automatically, you think “they love me, they really love me!,” but are there other motives for people to sign up? People put a lot of pride and me... Read Full Story

* * * * * * * * * * Editor’s Note: Dot will be right in this very spot live on Monday, Jan. 11 ‘10 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., answering any questions you may have about her book. Leave a question or comment (along with your email address) and you may win a [...] Read Full Story

Kathleen Crawley has been an advertising executive for over fifteen years. She resides with her husband Ronald Thomson in Redondo Beach, California. She is a native Californian having graduated from UCLA with a B.A in sociology. Colonel Trash Truck is her first book. About writing for children, Kathy says, "I have a number of books I want to write for kids because I think children are fascinating. They are open, creative, and interested in everything; they bring out the kids in me."Welcome to... Read Full Story

Join Kay Marshall Strom, author of the nonfiction book, The Second-Half Adventure: Don’t Just Retire – Use Your Time, Skills & Resources to Change the World (Moody Publishers, October ‘09) , as she virtually tours the blogosphere in January and February on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion! About Kay Marshall [...] Read Full Story

Join Kay Marshall Strom, author of the nonfiction book, The Second-Half Adventure: Don’t Just Retire – Use Your Time, Skills & Resources to Change the World (Moody Publishers, October ‘09) , as she virtually tours the blogosphere in January and February on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion! About Kay Marshall Strom Kay Marshall Strom has written thirty-six published books, numerous magazine articles, and two screenplays.  Four of her books have bee... Read Full Story

How many of us can say because of our web presence our book landed in Hollywood? I have a special guest today who can surely say that! Tony Eldridge is here today to tell us just how that happened. Thanks, Tony!How A Web Presence Landed My Book In HollywoodFor many authors, it’s a dream to get their novel into the hands of a major Hollywood producer who wants to turn it into a movie. When I published my book, The Samson Effect, that’s exactly what happened to me, and I owe it to ... Read Full Story

How many of us can say because of our web presence our book landed in Hollywood?  I have a special guest today who can surely say that!  Tony Eldridge is here today to tell us just how that happened.  Thanks, Tony! How A Web Presence Landed My Book In Hollywood For many authors, it’s a dream to get their novel into the hands of a major Hollywood producer who wants to turn it into a movie. When I published my book, The Samson Effect, that’s exactly what happened to me, and I owe it t... Read Full Story