New Novel From Best-Selling Legal Author

TORONTO - March 3, 2014 - PRLog -- March is “Small Press Month,” an annual spotlight on the hard work and quality product of independent publishers. In correlation with this platform, author Philip Slayton is proud to have launched his own independent imprint Oblonsky Editions, in order to release his first novel, Bay Street. This endeavor is particularly significant in light of Mr. Slayton’s great previous success with traditional publication, with his non-fiction books Lawyers Gone Bad and Mighty Judgment.

Bay Street: A Novel is a fictional extension of Mr. Slayton’s extensive background in the legal profession, almost twenty years of which as a corporate lawyer on Toronto’s Bay Street. A prolific reader and talented wordsmith, Mr. Slayton had always wanted to try his hand at fiction, and hopes his protagonist, young comely lawyer Piper Fantouche, will become the anchor of a series of mystery novels.

Going the self-publishing route proved a natural extension of the creative process, Mr. Slayton found. “It was extremely rewarding to have control over everything – from formatting to marketing. As a writer you sink or swim by your skill set, and these stakes are taken to the ultimate level when you go the extra mile to publish yourself.” Upon initial availability, Bay Street is being met with encouraging sales, and positive reader feedback.

For further information on Bay Street: A Novel, and Philip Slayton, please go here: http://www.baystreetanovel.com/

To receive a review copy of Bay Street or to arrange an interview with Philip Slayton, please e-mail:  livetowatch(at)rogers(dot)com