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Complete With Author Interview   Join Us for This Tour From  August 2 to August 20   Book Details:  Book Title:  Why I Do VFX: The Untold Truths About Working in Visual Effects by Vicki LauCategory:  Adult Non-Fiction 18+Genre: Entertainment Industry, Movie Industry, Arts & Entertainment, Job Hunting & Career Guides, Women & Business, Strategic Business Planning, Computer GraphicsPublisher: Vicki Lau, 376 pagesPublication Date: May 2021Content Rating: PG Suggested use of the word “bitch” (but spelled as “b…”),Read More →

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A Beautiful Story Description As Diana surveyed her newborn baby’s face, languid body, and absent cry, she knew something was wrong. Then the doctors delivered devastating news: her first child, Emma, had been born with a rare genetic disorder that would leave her profoundly physically and intellectually disabled. Diana imagined life with a child with disabilities as a dark and insular one―a life in which she would be forced to exist in the periphery alongsideRead More →

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Description In this first-hand account, John Volanthen reveals how he pushed the limits of human endurance in the life-or-death mission to rescue the Thai youth soccer team trapped in the flooded cave. The world held its breath in 2018 when the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach went missing deep underground in the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand. They had been stranded by sudden, continuous monsoon rains while exploring the caves after practice. With torrential rain pouring downRead More →

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Book Tour, Giveaway and Author Interview   Join us for this tour from June 14 to July 2, 2021! Book Details: Book Title:  Finding My Sunshine (A Memoir) Author:  Shannon Leith McGuire.Category:  Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 198 pagesGenre:  MemoirPublisher:  Sunshine Street PressRelease date:  March 2021Content Rating:  PG+M for bad language, anger, and suicidal thoughts, clinical depression, and assault  Book Description: “What if that someone was you?” Shannon had been so quick to blame others for herRead More →

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A Memoir Details The Angle of Flickering Light By Gina Troisi Genre: Non-fiction/Memoir Release Date April 6, 2021 Synopsis Gina Troisi’s father moved out when she was five years old, but before he left, he insisted on telling her about his various affairs—with prostitutes, with her mother’s friends, and finally, with his secretary, Brenda, whom he had decided to marry. By the time she reached adolescence, on a search for respite from her father’s verbalRead More →

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Author Interview And Giveaway   Join us for this tour from May 17 to June 4, 2021! Book Details: Book Title:  FLYING AGAINST THE ODDS: One Man’s Journey to New Ways of Healing by Jean-Jacques Trochon with Heather Whitehall-TrochonCategory:  Adult Non-Fiction (18+),  249 pagesGenre:  MemoirPublisher:  Ikhaya PublishingRelease date:   November 2020Format available for review:  print (Internationally), ebook (mobi, epub)Tour dates: May 17 to June 4, 2021Content Rating:  G. Memoir for General Audience.     Book Description:Read More →

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Finding the Calm After the Storm   Spotlight, Author Interview & Giveaway   Join us for this tour from May 17 to Jun 4, 2021! Book Details:   Book Title:  Cerebral Palsy: ‘A Story’ Finding the Calm After the StormAuthor:  Ilana EstelleCategory:  Adult Non-Fiction Pages: 288Genre:  memoirPublisher:  RedDoor PressRelease date:  Feb 1, 2020Content Rating:  G.   Book Description: Born the second of premature twins, Ilana knew she was different from a young age, but for allRead More →

book by ex NFL player Sean Conley

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How One Resilient Kicker Learned there was More to Life than the NFL Description Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ Title: The Point After Author: Sean Conley Genre:  Biography, Football Length: 273 pages Publisher:  Lyons Press Release Date: July 21, 2020 A vivid account of life in the NFL—and an inspiring story of everything that comes after. Against seemingly impossible odds, Sean Conley became the starting kicker for the University of Pittsburgh in his senior year. A year later,Read More →

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A Memoir Join us for this tour from  May 4 to May 17, 2021!   Book Details Book Title:  My Pseudo College Experience (A memoir) by Jess KimballCategory:  Adult Non-Fiction (18 +), 112 pagesGenre:  MemoirPublisher:  MascotRelease date:   May 2021Content Rating:  PG   Book Description While most other high schoolers were trying to navigate college applications, Jess Kimball was moving abroad, alone. Her decision to focus on running a business instead of going to college changed herRead More →

Self-Help Book and Memoir

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Book Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway   Join us for this tour from May 10 to May 28, 2021!   Book Details: Book Title:  Again: Surviving Cancer Twice with Love and ListsAuthor:  Christine Shields CorriganCategory:  Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 256 pagesGenre:  MemoirPublisher:  Koehler BooksRelease date:  Oct 2020Content Rating:  PG-13. My book has some profanity and one non-explicit sex scene with my husband.   “This no-nonsense debut memoir recalls Corrigan’stwo-time battle with cancer and takes a pragmaticRead More →

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Blog Tour & Giveaway This is my stop during the blog tour for The Angle of Flickering Light by Gina Troisi. The Angle of Flickering Light is Gina Troisi’s debut memoir novel published by Vine Leaves Press. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The blog tour runs from 6 till 19 April. See the tour schedule here. The Angle of Flickering LightBy Gina TroisiGenre: Non-fiction/ MemoirRelease Date: 6 April 2021 Blurb:Gina Troisi’sRead More →

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Murder Comes Down to Sex, Drugs, or Money Description The most common triggers for homicide are fear, rage, revenge, money, lust, and, more rarely, sheer madness. This isn’t an exact science, of course. Any given murder can have multiple triggers. Sex and revenge seem to be common partners in crime. Rage, money, and revenge make for a dangerous trifecta of triggers, as well. This book offers my memories of homicide cases that I investigated orRead More →

Mallory Weggemann's Book Limitless Picture

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The Power Of Hope And Resilience To Overcome Circumstance Paralympic Gold Medalist Description The Paralympic gold-medalist, world champion swimmer, ESPY winner, and NBC Sports commentator uses her extraordinary story to equip others to meet whatever challenges they face in life. On January 21, 2008, a routine medical procedure left Mallory Weggemann paralyzed from her waist down. Less than two years later, Mallory had broken eight world records, and by the 2012 Paralympic Games, she heldRead More →

audiobook by Steven Carino

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The True Story of a Stolen Dog and the Humans He Brought Together Description He was searching for a lost dog. He found more than he’d ever hoped for. On Valentine’s Day 2019, someone stole Steven Carino’s dog, Oliver, from his car. Having lost his mother at 13 and grown up with an alcoholic father, he could always count on his dogs for comfort and company. But now, with his beloved Oliver missing, Steven feltRead More →