Comedy author gets set to make splash with Queer Fish in God`s Waiting Room
Released on: December 12, 2007, 6:52 am
Press Release Author: Lee Henshaw / Legend Press
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Press Release Summary: UK comedian Dom Joly has drawn attention to Legend Press's new novel, Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room, calling the surreal comedy 'simply brilliant'. This endorsement is the latest indication that Queer Fish, by talented new fiction writer Lee Henshaw, is set to make a strong mark in the book world with its fresh style and quirky form of hilarious story-telling. It will be promoted front-of-shop across all Waterstone\'s, Borders and Books etc branches from the time of its launch in February.
Press Release Body: UK comedian Dom Joly has drawn attention to Legend Press's new novel, Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room, calling the surreal comedy 'simply brilliant'. This endorsement is the latest indication that Queer Fish, by talented new fiction writer Lee Henshaw, is set to make a strong mark in the book world with its fresh style and quirky form of hilarious story-telling. It will be promoted front-of-shop across all Waterstone\'s, Borders and Books etc branches from the time of its launch in February. Henshaw originally wrote the book to ask his girlfriend to marry him although the book is far from a standard romance, containing instructions on how to build a blackcurrant bath bong, and featuring a 'talking fanny'. Luckily the girl in question still said yes and this unusual romantic back-story prompted independent publishers Legend Press to move fast to beat off growing publisher interest. Legend Press is publishing the short novel at the start of February in time for it to be available as the perfect non-mushy and non-traditional Valentine's Day gift, and all signs point to the novel selling strongly throughout 2008 to become one of the hits of the year.
The quirky comedy has already caught the online world's attention through a popular blog after the author decided to have 100 copies printed to see how many he could get placed (or 'shop-gifted') on bookshop shelves next to his near-namesake Hemingway. He publicised his mission through a blog, which he titled 'Next to Hemingway' (www.next-to-hemingway.blogspot.com) and copies were 'shop-gifted' all over the UK and around the world. Pictures were taken on each occasion and can be viewed on the blog and also at Henshaw's 'Next to Hemingway' facebook group.
Tom Chalmers, Managing Director of Legend Press, commented: "Classically written, yet often unconventional and surreal, this superb book already has a major following as a result of the hugely-popular Next-to-Hemingway blog, and we expect this popularity to grow exponentially when we publish it.
"Set in and around the cities of New York, Mexico and Caracas, Queer Fish in God's Waiting Room is 'a cautionary tale for elder brothers and their new girlfriends'. Liam Kerby sets out on a series of three trips with Brother James and his best mate Ed Lover, and on the final journey they are joined by My Claire and Ursula Paradise. This is a story of travelling, fun, and ultimately how - without the use of the right words - new relationships can affect those you thought were unshakable. It's an often surreal, always brilliant comedy."
Lee Henshaw lives in London and is married to Claire. He is currently working on a second novel called Phoney Tony, Plastic Lasagne and the Uncertainty of Friendship - a tragicomedy about a young married couple coping with loss. Both this and Queer Fish are represented by Judith Antell of the Antell Agency.
Queer Fish will be out on 2nd February, and will be promoted by Waterstone's in their 3for2 offer, and also by Borders and Books Etc in their front-of-shop multibuy offers. It is already available to pre-order at www.legendpress.co.uk.
Contact Emma Howard at Legend Press: emmahoward@legendpress.co.uk | 07834 633451
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