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Mark in Vancouver
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:23 pm

Oh, ye of little faith... We all thought the damn loach book, edited by several regular posters on this site, was a fantasy. Not so!

At LONG last, we have received news that the book is to be released by TFH Publications in the fall of 2007. I know that means more waiting, but we editors have been waiting - what? 2 years for news? A titanic sense of relief!

Crack the preliminary champagne, and join us in one more year of agonizing wait for the best, most authoritative and complete book on loaches the world has ever seen. Hundreds of photos, 75 species described, natural history, care tips, behaviour notes, feeding notes, and a comprehensive guide to setting up tanks for Botias, brook loaches, and hillstream loaches!

And to the former editor of TFH magazine, who handled our book in the initial stages - you sleep with one eye open, or you will find yourself cursed with suborbital spine pricks!

Hooray!
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Post by Dr. Momfish » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:45 pm

totally cool! finally some good news.

gotta tell martin ASAP.
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Post by The Kapenta Kid » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:47 pm

Sounds good.
I hope you worked in Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail, they really help with sales.
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:26 pm

We're planning to pose a clown loach as Mona Lisa on the cover... Not! No kid wizards, either. Just pure loach lore.
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Post by suya1 » Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:49 pm

Finally a loach book! I can't wait for it to come out. Another year? Hmm, a bit long.
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Post by helen nightingale » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:43 am

that is something worth celebrating! :D :D :D :D

its about time too. it sounds like you have had a very long wait with the publishers. i will have a beer for all you involved, and pretend its champagne :P
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Post by shari2 » Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:20 am

YIPEEEEEE! The halleluyah chorus playing in the background 8)

Any news on whether or not they'd be willing to allow updates on the hillstream section? Would be a good thing...
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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:51 am

Excellent news! 8)
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Post by Mike Ophir » Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:57 pm

celebrate at last! celebrate at last! Loaches almighty we can celebrate at last!

- Dr. Clown Luther Loach.
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Post by newshound » Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:31 pm

just call us book worms :roll:
maybe not my loaches love them
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Post by Emma Turner » Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:13 pm

Fantastic news, Mark. :D Even if it is still a little bit more far off than we'd have liked.

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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:58 pm

You might be the one to break the news to Martin, Emma. We hope to hear from both of you tomorrow!
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Oh, cool! - have you thought about a Dummies?

Post by ecitraro » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:40 pm

What about proposing a "Loaches for Dummies" or "Idiots guide to Loaches" or even a slightly less commercial title? I believe Loaches are going to be the popular fish of the 21st Century. They are too cool to be ignored!
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Post by Emma Turner » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:48 pm

Mark in Vancouver wrote:You might be the one to break the news to Martin, Emma. We hope to hear from both of you tomorrow!
I did just that earlier on :wink: - hopefully Martin may have access to the Internet later tonight (although by the time he left our house after that last cup of tea, it might be more like tomorrow morning!!!). He treated me and Helen to some readings from the book - the introduction, the clown loach section, and part of the hillstream section. It's just fantastic, and I can't wait to hold a copy of this book in my hands. :D

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Post by Graeme Robson » Fri Aug 18, 2006 5:20 pm

Emma Turner wrote:
Mark in Vancouver wrote:You might be the one to break the news to Martin, Emma. We hope to hear from both of you tomorrow!
I did just that earlier on :wink: - hopefully Martin may have access to the Internet later tonight (although by the time he left our house after that last cup of tea, it might be more like tomorrow morning!!!). He treated me and Helen to some readings from the book - the introduction, the clown loach section, and part of the hillstream section. It's just fantastic, and I can't wait to hold a copy of this book in my hands. :D

Emma
Yeah, Mark and i, had to leave early for the drive home. :cry:
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