Released on = February 1, 2007, 2:21 pm

Press Release Author = Alyson Books

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Critics agree, Arthur Wooten\'s debut novel On Picking Fruit
is an international hit!

Press Release Body = Logo television recommends On Picking Fruit

".this is the great gay memoir you always wanted to write." - HX Magazine - New York

\"...campy debut novel, well-balanced with equal parts humor and heart...frivolous
fun...\" -Bay Area Reporter -
San Francisco

"FINDING HIS NICHE:...Arthur Wooten, 50, recently discovered a mid-career talent for
writing plays and a new novel, On Picking Fruit...His work has been nominated for
several awards -- the Lambda Literary Award, the Stonewall Book Award, and the
Publishing Triangle Award." - The Boston Globe

"The book is fast and breezy but also heartbreaking and full of hope.\"
- David Taylor - UK Positive Nation - London

\"On Picking Fruit with its dynamic characters, sparkling prose and glowing wit and
engaging story should be on everyone\'s next to read list. It\'s grand, it\'s funny and
it hits close to home." -
Amos Lassen - Literary Pride - Little Rock, Arkansas

"Bravo! Finally a novel about the often invisible minority in gay literature - the
middle-aged man...\"On Picking Fruit\" is a gift of this talented writer\'s humanity.\"
- Edwin Klein - Producer - Los Angeles

\"On Picking Fruit\" is a fun quick read filled with vivid and eclectic characters.I
guarantee you\'ll be entertained every word of the way!"
- Susan McDonnell - Splash Nightlife - Florida

"Entertaining, enthralling.amusing and humane tale." - Howard Watson - QX Magazine -
London

"The book is a pleasurable and touching romp through the dating scene in all its
grand and goofy glory. Once it\'s started, it\'s hard to put down!"
- T. Slatton - Author of Piercing Time and Space - NYC

"You don\'t have to be an expert to realize that writer Arthur Wooten is extremely
talented."
-Andrew Hicks - The Gayly Oklahoman - Oklahoman

"The New York City gay-dating scene can be hilarious, heartfelt, sexy, shocking and
downright scary, as imagined in this novel of a man on a hunt for love."
- Insightout Book Club

Web Site = http://onpickingfruit.com/

Contact Details = Alyson Books
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