Pride Book Tours

   Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  STRONG? Synopsis: A fresh, charming picture book that shows there are lots of ways to be STRONG. Rob dreams of becoming a champion strongman. He wants to flip huge tires, lug boulders, and haul trucks -- and someday be the strongest man in the world! But he feels like he can’t fit in with his bright leggings, unicorn T-shirts, and rainbow-dyed hair. Will Rob find a way to step into his true self and be a champion?  With bold illustrations and an engaging, informative text, STRONG introduces readers to Rob Kearney, the world’s first and only openly gay strongman competitor. STRONG follows Rob on his journey from an athletic kid trying to find his place in the world, to becoming a strongman champion who broke American weightlifting records, smashing stereotypes along the way.  STRONG won a 2023 Stonewall Honor from the American Library Association. ABOUT THE TOUR The tour for Strong will take plac...

     Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  THE ALCHEMY OF MOONLIGHT? Synopsis: When Emile’s aunt declares he must marry or be disowned for being gay—he runs away to hide as a servant in Count Montoni’s mansion. In their service, Emile tends to the family who all suffer a strange affliction on the full moon. And after overhearing suspicious family arguments, he finds a body on the estate, drawing the attention of a handsome doctor as well as the count’s charismatic nephew, Henri.  Before Emile can sort out his affections or unravel the growing Montoni family mystery, his identity is revealed and his aunt comes to collect him. When she arrives, Count Montoni forces everyone to depart to the remote Udolpho Castle—where there are no witnesses and no chance for escape. There, Emile realizes that he will have to risk his life to find the love he deserves—and survive the Montoni family. ABOUT THE TOUR The tour for The Alchemy of Moonlight...

    Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram and booktok tour for  BORED GAY WEREWOLF? Synopsis: Brian, an aimless slacker in his twenties, works double shifts at his waiter job, never cleans his apartment and gets black-out drunk with his restaurant comrades, Nik and Darby. He's been struggling to manage his transition to adulthood almost as much as his monthly transitions to a werewolf. Really, he is not great at the whole werewolf thing, and his recent murderous slip-ups have caught the attention of Tyler, a Millennial were-entrepreneur determined to explore exponential growth strategies in the mythological wellness market. Tyler has got a plan and he wants Brian to be part of it, and weirdly his brand of self-help punditry actually encourages Brian to shape up and to stop accidently marking out bad tippers at the restaurant as potential monthly victims. But as Brian gets closer to Tyler's pack and drifts further away from Nik and Darby, he realises that ...

   Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  SAINT JUNIPER'S FOLLY? Synopsis: Cemetery Boys meets The Haunting of Bly Manor in this spellbinding debut! For Jaime, returning to the Vermont town of Saint Juniper means returning to a past he’s spent eight years trying to forget. After shuttling between foster homes, he hopes to make something out of this fresh start. But every gossip in town already knows his business, and with reminders of his past everywhere, he seeks out solitude into the nearby woods—Saint Juniper’s Folly—and does not return. For Theo, Saint Juniper means being stuck. He knows there’s more out there, but he’s scared to go find it. His senior year is going to be like all the rest, dull and claustrophobic. That is until he wanders into the Folly and stumbles on a haunted house with an acerbic yet handsome boy trapped—as in physically trapped—inside. For Taylor, Saint Juniper is a mystery. She tries to practice the magic her dad banne...

  Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  CUPID'S REVENGE? Synopsis: For the record, it was never my intention to fall in love. But you know Cupid: he'll get you when you least expect it . . .  Tilly isn't looking for a girlfriend, but her best friend Teddy is. Enter Katherine Cooper-Bunting: beautiful, charming, and perfect for Teddy. So why does Tilly find herself using any excuse to join the theatre production they're starring in? And why can't she stop thinking about Katherine? Cupid's Revenge by Wibke Brueggemann is a hilariously honest novel full of heart, from the acclaimed author of Love is for Losers. ABOUT THE TOUR The tour for Cupid's Revenge will take place May 22nd to June 4th. This tour is open to bookstagrammers in the UK and physical copies will be provided.  We usually expect reviews from participants but please indicate on the form if you'll be unable to provide this. If you are selected, we will let you know with a ...

  Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  BOYSLUT? Synopsis: A sex and relationship columnist bares it all in a series of essays—part memoir, part manifesto—that explore the author’s coming-of-age and coming out as a bisexual man and move toward embracing and celebrating sex unencumbered by shame           As a boy, Zachary Zane sensed that all was not right when images of his therapist naked popped into his head. Without an explanation as to why, a deep sense of shame pervaded these thoughts. Though his therapist assured him a little imagination was nothing to be ashamed of, over the years, society told him otherwise.        Boyslut is a series of personal and tantalizing essays that articulate how our society still shames people for the sex that they have and the sexualities that they inhabit. Through the lens of his bisexuality and  much  self-described sluttiness, Zane breaks down exactly ...

  Would you like to participate in  the TIKTOK tour for  LOVE AT FIRST SET? Synopsis: This irresistible adult debut from beloved YA author Jennifer Dugan is a queer romcom for fans of Delilah Green Doesn’t Care and Written in the Stars, in which a woman gives a drunken bathroom pep talk to a hot stranger, only to find out it’s the bride-to-be she has convinced to leave her fiancé the night before the wedding. The gym is Lizzie’s life—it’s her passion, her job, and the only place that’s ever felt like home. Unfortunately, her bosses consider her a glorified check-in girl at best, and the gym punching bag at worst. When their son, Lizzie’s best friend James, begs her to be his plus one at his perfect sister Cara’s wedding, things go wrong immediately, culminating in Lizzie giving a drunken pep talk to a hot stranger in the women’s bathroom—except that stranger is actually the bride-to-be, and Lizzie has accidentally convinced her to ditch her groom. Now, newly directionless...

  Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  TIME OUT? Synopsis: Heartstopper meets Friday Night Lights in this keenly felt coming-of-age story about a teen hometown hero who must find out who he is outside of basketball when his coming out as gay costs him his popularity and place on the team. In his small Georgia town, Barclay Elliot is basically a legend. Here basketball is all that matters, and no one has a bigger spotlight than Barclay. Until he decides to use the biggest pep rally in the town’s history to come out to his school. And things change. Quickly. Barclay is faced with hostility he never expected. Suddenly he is at odds with his own team, and he doesn’t even have his grandfather to turn to the way he used to. But who is Barclay if he doesn’t have basketball? His best friend, Amy, thinks she knows. She drags him to her voting rights group, believing Barclay can find a bigger purpose. And he does, but he also finds Christopher. Aggravating, f...

Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  ELLIE ENGLE SAVES HERSELF? Synopsis: In a small-town where nothing ever happens, prepare for something extraordinary! 12-year-old Ellie and her best friend Abby, live in the small-town of Plainsboro where nothing ever happens. Ellie is an unassuming and unspectacular comic book geek, and she idolises her best-friend Abby who is cool, chic and talented. But when a freak earthquake strikes the small town, Ellie learns that she has acquired an unimaginable power... And when a video of her power suddenly goes viral, Ellie is thrown into the spotlight, a place she does not want to be. An underdog story that will make you laugh, cry, and laugh all over again. ABOUT THE TOUR The tour for Ellie Engle Saves Herself will take place May 8th to 21st. This tour is open to bookstagrammers in the UK and physical copies will be provided.  We usually expect reviews from participants but please indicate on the form if you'll b...

Would you like to participate in  the bookstagram tour for  If You Change Your Mind? Synopsis: In this hilarious and heartfelt debut novel, an aspiring screenwriter learns sometimes love has its own script.   Harry wants nothing more than to write Hollywood screenplays. He knows the first step toward achieving that goal is winning a screenwriting competition that will seal his admission into the college of his dreams, so he’s determined to spend his summer free of distractions—also known as boys—and finish his script. After last year, Harry is certain love only exists in the movies anyway.   But then the cause of his first heartbreak, Grant, returns with a secret that could change everything—not to mention, there’s a new boy in town, Logan, who is so charming and sweet, he’s making Harry question everything he knows about romance. As he tries to keep his emotions in check and stick to his perfect plan for the future, Harry's about to learn that life doesn't always fo...

HIRING - Assistant Campaign Manager You will assistant me, Sasha, in running Pride Book Tours by spearheading tours when there is demand that exceeds my availability.  The process of arranging tours takes around 5-6 hours over a four week period and you will likely be assigned one or two new tours every week, so your workload is likely to equal 5-12 hours a week. 5 hours a week is the minimum for this position, additional hours will be optional. You'll be in charge of when you do your hours but will discover there is a rough schedule to when things need to be posted which you will need to work around.  Initial training will add a few hours to the first tour or two you work on. You will be paid £70 per tour. If you’re outside of the UK, you may need to set up a Stripe account so I can pay you.  The position is open internationally, will be remote, and will last from late April to late September. In July, I will be going on holiday and the opportunity to run the busin...