Key Selling Points
The final installment of David Giblin’s humourous trilogy of fishing guide tales—Codfish Dreams (2018) and Gilly the Ghillie (2020). The stories are semi-autobiographical as Giblin worked for fifteen years as a salmon fishing guide at Stuart Island, roughly forty miles east of Campbell River. Includes the return of eccentric (and beloved) characters Vop, Gilly, and Troutbreath, along with more outlandish fishing tales. Giblin’s previous two books were popular among the fishing community, PNW dwellers, and were featured in British Columbia Magazine, BC Outdoors, Western Mariner, BC BookWorld, The Ormsby Review, Read Local BC, and more. Book launch planned with the Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre in Duncan, BC, Canada Marketing Summary
Media outreach for print features, excerpts and review coverage with focus on PNW regional and subject-specific outlets Pre-publication submissions to Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Foreword Reviews, Booklist, Quill & Quire, Globe & Mail, CBC Books, etc. Social media campaigns, influencer outreach, book trailer, and online-only features and content Select print and online advertising Award submissions to eligible prizes, such as the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, BC & Yukon Book Prizes, National Outdoor Book Awards, etc. Publicity and promotion in conjunction with author's speaking engagements Outreach to subject-specific organizations around fishing Pitches to local literary festivals Outreach to travel and tourism organizations Samples for industry-only access on Catalist, Bookmanager, and Edelweiss Electronic ARCs Digital collateral available Excerpts available
