The Tudor Prophecy set for Virtual Tour

We're excited to announce the dates and participants for the upcoming virtual book tour for The Tudor Prophecy by Julie Strong leading up to release day on January 25th. Advance reviews have started coming in and the tour will continue in full force in the new year with reviews and author interviews.

Here's the line-up so far. As reviews, Q&As and interviews air and post, we will update the links.

Atlantic Book Reviews (Lana Shupe) - book review - November 26th - pre-tour review!

The Corner Bookstore - USA Global TV & Radio - author interview - January 9

What Cathy Read Next (Cathy Johnson) - launch announcement and excerpt -January 17

History Bards and Downunder Reviews - author interview - January 21

The Author Journey (Anne O'Connell) - author interview - January 21

Book-a-Holic (Deirdre Pippins) - author interview - January 21

Dianne Ascroft - author Q&A - January 25

The IndieView - author Q&A - January 25

Living the Next Chapter (David Campbell) - author interview - date TBD

Bookly Matters (Terri Portelli) - book review - date TBD

Heather Barkesdale Reviews - book review - date TBD

History From a Woman's Perspective (Laura Lee Jacks) - book review - date TBD

As new reviewers/podcasters/bloggers come on board we will update the line-up. If you are a book reviewer, podcaster, Booktuber or Booktoker and are interested in reviewing The Tudor Prophecy, message me for an ARC.

Thanks to all who have joined up thus far!

Learn more about Julie and her book at ocpublishing.ca/julie-strong

Julie Strong

The Tudor prophecy is available for pre-order now from your favourite online retailer and can be ordered in to your local bookstore. We are currently running a pre-order Christmas special on the Global Certified Accessible (GCA) e-book, so make sure you get your order in now for delivery on January 25th.

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