International Literary Properties (ILP) announced the acquisition of three more literary estates, in whole or in part: A majority interest in the literary estate of New Zealand crime novelist Dame Ngaio Marsh; a majority interest in the literary estate of American true crime author Ann Rule; and full ownership of the literary works of British author Angela Thirkell. CEO of ILP UK and Europe Hilary Strong said in the release: “I have been lucky enough to work closely with a number of crime estates, amongst them Agatha Christie and Margery Allingham, and Ngaio Marsh is undoubtedly one of the masters […]
Archives for May 2022
Publishing Triangle Awards
Dylan Thomas Prize
Buzz Books Fall/Winter Preview: Commercial Fiction
We continue to present extracts from our big Buzz Books 2022 Fall/Winter overview, today highlighting commercial fiction. Did you download your copy yet? Get the “trade edition” from NetGalley or Edelweiss. or find the consumer editions all linked at our main Buzz Books website. This fall, there are new titles on deck from bestsellers like Stephen King, Veronica Roth, Josh Malerman, and Elin Hilderbrand. Our sampler features work by T. Greenwood, Alice Feeney, Joel Dicker, and others. Titles excerpted in Buzz Books are noted in boldface and with an asterisk. (Please remember: Because we prepared this preview many months in advance, titles, content, and publication dates are all […]
Buzz Books Editors Panel Next Wednesday
Our fifth virtual Buzz Books Editors Panel is on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 PM Eastern. Once again, we are honored to have the American Booksellers Association join us as co-presenter, with Who? Weekly podcaster and author Bobby Finger as emcee. (His debut novel, The Old Place, is excerpted in our upcoming edition of Buzz Books.) CLICK TO WATCH BOBBY’S EVENT TEASER! Register here now for the panel, then be sure to download the packed edition of our popular ebook sampler, Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter, with substantial excerpts from all of the Editors Panel books, along with dozens of other not-yet-published […]
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Mark Ouimet, vice president and general manager of publisher services at Ingram Content Group, will retire on June 10 after 15 years.