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International Literary Agent of the Year 2015
The Literary Agency Mertin has been voted International Literary Agent of the Year 2015 by The London Book Fair, in partnership with the UK Publishers Association! This is a great acknowledgement of our work and above all, it’s a great tribute to our outstanding authors. Christopher MacLehose of MacLehose Press, chairman [...]
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Residence at the Stanford Humanities Center
Bachtyar Ali // The Stanford Humanities Center invites Bachtyar Ali as a resident from early April to early May 2025. The aim of these month-long residencies is to bring high-level international scholars into the intellectual life of Stanford. The SHC promotes provocative discussions, the exchange of ideas across [...]
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Nomination Dublin Literary Award 2025
Dulce Maria Cardoso // Dulce Maria Cardoso is nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award 2025 with her novel Eliete: A Normal Life, translated by Ángel Gurría-Quintana and published by MacLehose Press. The title has already been translated into ten languages. Among the previous winners of [...]
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Best Books of the Year 2024 – more nominations
Agustín Fernández Mallo // We are proud to announce that Agustín Fernández Mallo's Atom Heart Mother has been included in more lists featuring the Best Books of 2024, among them La Razón, Ahora Qué Leo (La Sexta), Cadena Ser, Rockdelux and Uppers. This is what critics had [...]
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Vergílio Ferreira Prize 2025
Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida // Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida is the winner of the Vergílio Ferreira Prize 2025, granted by the Universidade de Évora. The jury explained that the author was awarded the prize "for the decisive role she has played in revitalising contemporary Portuguese narrative, constructing [...]
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Best Books of the Year 2024
Agustín Fernández Mallo // We are excited to announce that Agustín Fernández Mallo's Atom Heart Mother was included in some of the top publications' Best Books of 2024 list, among them Babelia (El País), Forbes, La Lectura, El Confidencial, Artículo 14, Infobae, El Cultural. The selection [...]
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Writer in Residence at Art Omi, USA
Natalia Timerman // Natalia Timerman will be will be a guest at Art Omi: Writers in the United States of America as Writer in Residence, starting in March 2025.For almost one month, Natalia will be living in a rural setting near New York City, with time to [...]
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100 Best Books of the 21st Century by NZZ
Bachtyar Ali // We are happy to announce that Bachtyar Ali's The Last Pomegranate Tree has been selected as one of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century by NZZ. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung was founded in 1780 and is one of the leading media [...]
