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A Girl’s Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout Wins 2004 Book of the Year Award

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, June 12, 2005 -- A Girl's Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout received Bronze Place recognition in the 2004 Humor category of ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards. If men were fish and women the anglers, A Girl’s Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout is your how-to guide to land a good catch, illuminating the murky waters of the dating pool with insights inspired by fly-fishing techniques and advice. You might say it’s The Rules crossed with Izaak Walton’s The Compleat Angler. Who knew there was dating advice in wading wisdom?

ForeWord Magazine, the only review trade journal devoted exclusively to covering books from independent houses, announced the winners of its sixth annual Book of the Year Awards (BOTYA) June 4 at Book Expo America, the largest book publishing event in the U.S. 184 Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners in fifty-one different BOTYA categories were presented for books published in 2004, along with the prestigious Editor’s Choice Prize for Best Fiction and Best Non-Fiction.

There was a record number of 1500 BOTYA entries, which were narrowed down to 500 finalists, and then to the 184 winners. ForeWord, a bi-monthly publication, provides coverage for books from independent publishing houses that range in size from university presses publishing hundreds of tiles per year to micro, Publishing On Demand, and eBook publishers who may publish one title in a lifetime.

“The quality of the submissions this year was just outstanding, which made a difficult job even tougher,” commented ForeWord managing editor Alex Moore, part of the judges’ team for the awards. “What we saw across the board was a level of originality and accomplishment that has raised the bar for every aspect of BOTYA. It says a tremendous amount about what independent publishing is capable of and has accomplished, the recognition and credibility of these awards, and what it means to have reached this point.”

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A Girl's Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout - Spring 2005 Press Release
Book uses fly-fishing as hilarious metaphor for finding Mr. Right this spring

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, April 1, 2005 -- It's more complicated than just hook, line and sinker when women want to snatch a perfect "catch" this spring after a long cold winter of relationship hibernation. However, Gail Rubin expertly guides women "anglers" through the murky waters of the dating pool to help them snag that perfect "trouser trout" in her book, A Girl's Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout: Reflections on Dating and Fly-Fishing (AuthorHouse).

A Girl's Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout helps a woman define her own angling style in the hunt for her trophy trout. This witty, sometimes spicy book dishes information on other fish in the sea to avoid, quality streams to fish (places to meet good men), leader lines to cast (conversation openers) and natural, artificial and exotic lures to utilize. What to do when the fishing hole runs dry, prospects for angling in the later years, trouser trout tips and tall tales of trout landed or lost round out this quirky, yet informative guide to successful dating "fishing" excursions.

The book starts with an overview of how trout fishing relates to dating, comparing information from the first English text on fly-fishing, written, ironically, by Dame Juliana Berners around 1425. Rubin helps women mold their personal angling styles and identify the many species of trout on the market. For example, Rainbow trout are the athletic types, Golden trout are wealthy and trout relatives, such as salmon, are the spiritual types.

Equipment is a necessity when fishing, and Rubin helps women build an arsenal of natural, artificial and exotic lures, including clothing and footwear, interesting jewelry, live bait such as pet animals, synthetic enhancements, and attitude adjustments. She delves into further study of expert angling, including understanding the trout habitat, approaching the waters and enduring those days when a woman can't seem to get a bite.

This hysterical book is the perfect addition to any female angler's tackle box, from the college age "nymphs" to the experienced "spinners." Rubin's insightful commentary takes a light hearted look at a "sport" women have been participating in for ages and gives new meaning to the age old phrase, "There are plenty of fish in the sea."

A Girl's Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout won first place in the nonfiction book category of the 18th Annual SouthWest Writers writing contest. Rubin's 30-year angling career has included a "catch and release" first marriage and a second marriage to her trophy trout in 2000.

The book is available online at Amazon.com and BN.com, and at a discount direct from the publisher at AuthorHouse.com. For media review copies or interview requests, contact AuthorHouse Promotional Services Department at 800-839-8640 ext. 244, or submit a request by email to pressreleases@authorhouse.com (please provide a street address).