Virtual Book Tours

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Today I got a message from BronzeWord Virtual Book Tours, a website that promotes Latino/Latina literature.  Okay, it's cool that someone is promoting a branch of literature that often gets overlooked.  I was also really intrigued by their idea of virtual book tours.  They organize the dates so that each day the author is featured on a different host blog, and will be available to make comments on that blog and interact with the audience during that day.  Definitely check this site if you like this kind of literature.

I've been doing a series in "Hypatia's Hoard of Reviews" where I feature an excerpt from a crowdfunded project.  So far those have been ongoing serials, though I'd like to branch out.  I've also reviewed a few hardcopy books that were crowdfunded.  It occurs to me that virtual book tours of crowdfunded books would be another effective tool for promotion.  Although that would seriously benefit from a hub site, I think we could start  doing it here.  We can always upgrade if we ever get a dedicated crowdfunding site established.  Meanwhile, if anyone is interested in the idea of virtual book tours for crowdfunded books, let's discuss possibilities.