Virtual Book Tour for Rick Lenz’s North of Hollywood
Out Feb. 15, 2012!
Take a roller coaster ride through the life of a real Hollywood actor
Rick Lenz is an actor who has made it in New York and Hollywood. You have seen him countless times on TV and in the movies. He has been a popular leading man as well as a character actor, consistently avoiding repetition in the roles he chooses. Lenz has played leads opposite some of entertainment’s biggest names, and has had recurring or guest starring roles on many of your favorite TV shows.
Yet his book is more than just an ordinary Hollywood insider story. Lenz is a terrific writer with a wicked sense of humor. Also a gifted artist and widely produced playwright, he uses his extraordinary storytelling skills to take you into his personal experiences with actors and entertainers we normally only hear about through the rumor mills, and to reveal real-life experiences of heartbreak, suspense, discovery and joy.
His memoir is fascinating. He doesn’t pull any punches. Along with plenty of showbiz anecdotes, he tells us about his marriages (especially his “final” one) and his journey from summer stock through New York, then to Hollywood. He offers us deep insights into an actor’s life and living in general. Feeling the shock waves of his stormy family background, including the emotional tremors of nearly losing his daughter who struggled for years with drugs, Rick Lenz is a real life husband and dad—and the absorbing reality of that shines through his words.
Spending time with Rick Lenz is fun, enlightening and authentic. If this weren’t a true story it would make a mesmerizing fictional adventure. Bottom line: North of Hollywood is edgy, way out of the ordinary, and, as a bonus, funny.
Follow the tour:
Jan. 28
Book giveaway with Sisterhood of the Traveling Book
Early February
Author interview with MetroSeeker
Feb. 15
Check out Rick’s guest column on “Writing Unstereotypically” at BookPage’s blog The Book Case
Feb. 21
Book review at Kritters Ramblings
Radio interview with Showbiz Shelly on B96 Chicago
March 7
Book review at toh! (Thompson on Hollywood)
March 13
Radio interview on From My Mama’s Kitchen
March 20
Book review at Screenwriter Life
March 27
Book review at Things To Do In LA
April 19
Book review and Giveaway at Book Bound: http://book-bound.net
April 20
Author Guest Post on Book Bound: http://book-bound.net
Later in the spring
Book review at Readers Favorite: http://readersfavorite.com/book-reviews.htm
Book review at Gather by Mary Mahaney: http://soulkissed2003.gather.com
Entertainment column feature on the book: www.variety.com
Book review and author interview at Indie Book Blogger: http://indiebookblogger.blogspot.com/
Book review at BookSpin: http://bookspin.blogspot.com
May 17
Book feature at L.A. Examiner
Visit RickLenzAuthor.com to learn more about the book.
Email marissa@jkscommunications.com if you’d like to join the tour!
