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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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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 [...]
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Litprom Leaderboard Winter 2024
Mauricio Rosencof // Mauricio Rosencof´s The Silences of the Old Man enters the Litprom Leaderboard Winter 2024 (Bestenliste Weltempfänger). Litprom Leaderboard is an idea of the author, translator and editor Ilija Trojanow. Four times a year – in spring, summer, autumn and winter – Litprom publishes [...]
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Cercador Prize 2024
Agustín Fernández Mallo // We are proud to share that Agustín Fernández Mallo has been awarded the prestigious Cercador Prize 2024 for his novel The Book of All Loves, translated into English by Thomas Bunstead and published in the United Kingdom and in the USA by Fitzcarraldo Editions. The [...]
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Disney Live-Action Adaptation
Flávia Lins e Silva // We are happy to share that Pilar Goes to the Amazon. Urgent by Flávia Lins e Silva will be adapted into a live-action feature film by Disney. The news was announced at the D23 fan event in São Paulo, where The [...]
Workshop in Almaty and 12th Kazakhstan International Book Fair
Nicole Witt // Nicole Witt will be one of the speakers at the Frankfurter Buchmesse Workshop in Almaty for publishing professionals, entitled Modern Trends in Publishing and Copyright Management. The event will take place from 18 to 19 November, in partnership with the Nomad Culture Foundation. Other speakers of the [...]
