Book Tour Highlights

In case you missed some of my blog tour stops for Murder Pays a Call during my Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour, here are the highlights including author interviews, character interviews, and guest posts. Learn more about me and my protagonist and peek behind the curtain for some writerly advice.

Fresh Fiction Blog – AUTHOR INTERVIEW “Twenty Questions”

Dru’s Book Musing – CHARACTER GUEST POST “A Day in the Life”

Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR GUEST POST “Creating a Sleuth”

Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST “Planning a Series Starter”

Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

Angel’s Book Nook – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – AUTHOR GUEST POST “Setting and Suspicions”

Cozy Up With Kathy –AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour

Join me on a virtual book tour Sept. 11-21 to celebrate the release of MURDER PAYS A CALL. Interviews, reviews, spotlights and guest posts! Please leave a comment at each site and be sure to enter the grand prize giveaway.

September 11 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

September 11 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW

September 12 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

September 12 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

September 13 – fundinmental – REVIEW

September 13 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR GUEST POST “Creating a Sleuth”

September 14 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST “Planning a Series Starter”

September 14 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

September 14 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

September 15 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

September 15 – Angel’s Book Nook – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

September 16 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

September 16 – @bibliophile_foodie – REVIEW

September 17 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

September 17 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – AUTHOR GUEST POST & GIVEAWAY

September 18 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW

September 18 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

September 19 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – SPOTLIGHT

September 19 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

September 20 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

September 20 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

September 21 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW & AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Book Tour Schedule

Please join me in celebrating the Sept. 9 release of MURDER PAYS A CALL, #1 in the Keri Armstrong mysteries, by following my virtual book tour. Your participation is welcome and appreciated! For updates and exact URLs, revisit this page or go to https://nancyjcohen.com/appearances/

Aug. 31 – Christa Reads and Writes – REVIEW

Sept. 1 – Socrates’ Book Reviews – REVIEW

Sept. 1 – Dru’s Book Musing – REVIEW

Sept. 8 – Fresh Fiction Blog – AUTHOR INTERVIEW “Twenty Questions”

Sept. 8 – Fresh Fiction – REVIEW by Clare O’Beara

Sept. 9 – Dru’s Book Musing – CHARACTER GUEST POST “A Day in the Life”

Sept. 9 – N.N. Light’s Book Heaven – SPOTLIGHT

Sept. 10 – The Girl with Bangs – REVIEW

Sept. 10, 7:00 – 8:00 ET – Book Launch Party – A COZY AUTHORS’ CHAT with Nancy J. Cohen and Maggie Toussaint as we discuss our new releases and giveaways!

Sept. 11-21 – Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour

September 11 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

September 11 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW

September 12 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

September 12 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

September 12 – Fresh Fiction – REVIEW by Sandra Martin

September 12 – KRL News and Reviews – REVIEW

September 13 – fundinmental – REVIEW

September 13 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR GUEST POST “Creating a Sleuth”

September 14 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST “Planning a Series Starter”

September 14 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

September 14 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

Sept. 15, 7:00 – 8:00 pm ET –– Cozy Mystery Party – AUTHOR TAKEOVER with Fun & Prizes

September 15 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

September 15 – Angel’s Book Nook – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

September 16 – N.N. Light’s Book Heaven – REVIEW

September 16 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

September 16 – @bibliophile_foodie – REVIEW

September 17 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

September 17 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – AUTHOR GUEST POST “Settings and Suspicions”

September 18 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW

September 18 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

September 19 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – SPOTLIGHT

September 19 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

September 20 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

September 20 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

September 21 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW & AUTHOR INTERVIEW

September 30 – Baroness’s Book Trove – REVIEW

October 5 – Cozy Mystery Book Reviews – REVIEW

Virtual Book Tour Schedule

Timetable for Upcoming Events

November is my birthday month, and we have a lot to celebrate! Here’s a rundown of upcoming events. More detailed posts will follow in the next few days.

Nov. 12 – 24 Virtual Book Tour https://nancyjcohen.com/appearances

Nov. 16 Book Launch Party 7:00 – 8:30 pm EST https://www.facebook.com/NewReleaseParty

Nov. 16 – STYLED FOR MURDER Release Date https://books2read.com/StyledforMurder

Nov. 16 – 30 “Permed to Death” (book #1 in my series) on sale for 99 cents https://books2read.com/PermedtoDeath

Thanksgiving Weekend – Happy Birthday to me and Happy Thanksgiving to you!

Happy Birthday Happy Thanksgiving

GIVEAWAY

Enter to Win a free book Nov. 1-18 at Booklovers Bench
https://bookloversbench.com/win-a-free-book-november-2021/

Booksigning Checklist

Are you a new author facing your first booksigning event? Or maybe you’re a seasoned player and you haven’t done one in a while. Here’s a checklist of what to bring. Some authors scatter chocolate kisses or other candy on the table, but I’ve found this practice only attracts children to snatch the candy. It doesn’t entice anyone to buy a book, but it does make your display look snappy. Always offer passersby a bookmark or other item. If they’re too intimated to check out your books now, they might read your material and order them later.

Autographed by Author Stickers (optional; not all readers want a sticker on their signed book)

Book Cover of Next Release

Bookmarks

Books to Donate (optional; can be used for a library donation, for a door prize, or as a giveaway to audience members who ask questions)

Box of Books (for when you sell your own; otherwise keep in car trunk in case bookseller doesn’t come through)

Bottle of Water

Business Cards

Calculator (if you are selling your own books)

Camera (if you want pix of your event for your website, Facebook page, etc.)

Cash (if you are selling your own books)

Conference/Membership Brochures (to promote your local writing organizations)

Flyers/Brochures/Postcards

Laptop or iPad (optional; to showcase your book video)

Mailing List Sign-up Sheet

Notice of Upcoming Appearances (in case they want to catch you at another event)

Poster (optional; ask your publisher for one or make your own)

Sharpie ultra fine point black ink permanent markers

Wheels (to carry boxes of books when you bring your own; look in luggage store for folding wheels)

Lake County Festival of Reading

The Lake County Library System holds a week-long reading festival each year. It must be the best attended library event in the state. Friday night, March 19, found my husband and I along with 20 other authors at a delightful Author’s Reception in Leesburg Library. Leesburg doesn’t seem like a big town, but the library is a two-story modern building with a café. While waiters circulated with canapes, we met library patrons, readers, staff members, and fellow writers. We had the opportunity to schmooze and hand out promo materials. It was a great event for mingling and getting to know everyone. I knew many faces: Agent and author Lucienne Diver from the Knight Agency, Authors Cynthia Thomason, Julie Compton, Dara Edmonson, Catherine Kean, Michelle Young, Dolores Wilson, Elizabeth Sinclair, Elaine Viets, Mark Schweizer, and more.

Cynthia Thomason, Elizabeth Sinclair, Delores Wilson

We crashed later that evening at the Holiday Inn Express in Tavares located on the tranquil Dead River. A quaint seafood restaurant, Fin’s, is nearby. It was about fifteen minutes away on 441 which was good, because my workshop started in the morning at nine o’clock back in Leesburg.

I spoke on How to Get Published: The Business of Writing. My talk covered the basics on manuscript preparation, query letters, synopsis, how to get an agent, the value of networking, contests and critique groups, self-editing, and more. We had about forty people in the audience, and they asked good questions. I enjoyed speaking to such an enthusiastic crowd.

For a lunch break, my husband and I cruised 441 and settled on the Red Lobster. Then we headed back to the library for my afternoon session, a panel entitled “Murder, Love, and Laughter” with mystery authors Elaine Viets, Mark Schweizer, Elizabeth Sinclair, Delores Wilson, and Nancy J. Cohen.

NanSpeaks3 — Nancy enjoys speaking to group

Kudos to Judy Buckland, Lake Co. Library System’s Program Coordinator, for a terrific turnout and a great event. Thanks, also, to Raintree Books for selling our work.

And now for the plug: Support your local libraries! Take out books and DVDs, join Friends of the Libraries, attend their events. I can’t tell you how many readers have written to me to say they first discovered my mysteries on the library shelves. Libraries are more like media centers these days with videos, computers, even digital downloads. Take advantage of this public service and visit your local library. Hugs to all librarians!