Zeffy Hits the Tour Circuit

With just a little over two weeks to go to the launch of Zig Zag Zeffy, written by Barbara Ann Miller and illustrated by EM Gales, we're spooling up for the virtual book tour. Lots of folks have already hopped on the band wagon (and some have posted) but it's not too late if you want to join the tour. Just email or message me and let me know.

Here is where the tour has been and where it will be heading:

June 12 - Mary Lanni Reads - on YouTube and Goodreads

July 1 - CanLit for Little Canadians - summer watch list

July 31 - Maeve, on behalf of Atlantic Book Reviews - enthusiastic reading!

August 1-7 - Dartmouth Book Exchange Author Spotlight

August 4 - Lisa Haselton's Reviews & Interviews

August 5 - Miramichi Reader

August 8 - Terri Protelli's Bookly Matters

August 10 - AJ Korman's Blog - Children's Books and Literature - Bringing Stories to Life

August 15 (launch day) - interview on The Author Journey, presented by OC Publishing

August 16 - interivew on The Soulful Leader Podcast

September 21 - The IndieView - author Q&A

If you're interested in reviewing Zig Zag Zeffy or interviewing the author, email me at anne@ocpublishing.ca.

We will be celebrating the launch with a special summer interview on The Author Journey on release day, August 15th at 4 p.m. (Atlantic time) and at an in-person launch party on August 20th from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. at Trinity Anglican Church, 321 Main Ave, Halifax, NS. To get your very own copy, it is available locally (in Nova Scotia) at Woozles, Dartmouth Book Exchange and Vickery House Books, and you can pre-order now on Chapters/Indigo and from most online retailers (like Amazon and Barnes & Noble; for our UK friends at Waterstones; Aussie friends can get it at Booktopia; and more!). It can also be ordered in to your local bookstore by giving them ISBN number 978-1-989833-34-6 (for paperback) or ISBN number 978-1-989833-37-7 (for hard cover). Learn more about the author and her book, and about OC Publishing at www.ocpublishing.ca

Barb & Zeffy

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