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Marly Rusoff Literary Agency Our literary agency represents a select group of quality
fiction and non-fiction writers. Our clients include award-winning and
best-selling authors, and while we take delight in discovering new
talent, we are particularly interested in helping established writers
expand readership and develop their careers.
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Kamala Nair's
THE GIRL IN THE GARDEN hits two bestseller lists in Italy: La
Repubblica and La Lettura (Corriere della Sera) under the name UNA CASA
DI PETALI ROSSI for the week of May 15, 2012, in foreign fiction
category, publisher Nord of Mauri Spagnol Group. Ron Rash's THE COVE is #19 on the New York Times bestseller printed list on April 29th, #17 on the Indie list for the same week and #15 on PW bestseller list week of April 23, 2012 Ron Rash's THE COVE tops Amazon's April 2012 Best Books of the Month selections. Ron Rash's THE COVE is a Top Pick and receives a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly (January 9, 2012). In a rare occurrence in pre-publication stage THE COVE receives Starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal and Kirkus as well. THE COVE also receives great reviews in UK and Australia where it was published before the US (March 2012) Jonathan Odell's THE HEALING is one of the thirteen Spring 2012 SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Association) Okra Picks. Jonathan Odell's THE HEALING and Ron Rash's THE COVE are two of 25 Top Fiction Titles from January through April 2012 selected by Library Journal (November 28,2011) Robin Oliveira’s MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER has been selected to receive the Michael Shaara Prize for Civil War Fiction (2011) awarded annually by Gettysburg College. More information on the prize can be found here: http://www.gettysburg.edu/cwi/events/shaara/ Robin Oliveira's novel MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER has appeared on the New York Times extended best seller list four weeks since its April 2011 trade paperback publication (May 5, 2011) Ron Rash has been inducted into The Fellowship of Southern Writers, whose members have included Eudora Welty and Walker Percy among others (April 2011) Ron Rash's BURNING BRIGHT story collection is awarded the 2011 Southern Independent Bookseller Alliance (SIBA) Fiction Prize. Ron Rash's BURNING BRIGHT received the 2010 Frank O’Connor award. Part of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Festival, the award is the foremost prize for a short story collection in the world and celebrates great writers of the form. Previous recipients include Yiyun Li, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Haruki Murakami. See a Guardian, UK article here... |
Caroline
Stoessinger the author of
A
CENTURY OF WISDOM receives The Norman Mailer Commendation for
"Preserving the history of our time" on Monday, April 30, 2012 at The
National Arts Club. SERENA by Ron Rash has been optioned for film by Nick Wechsler of 2929 Production. Filming commenced in late March 2012 with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in the starring roles. The movie will be previewed at Cannes likely released in the fall 2013. Some paparazzi taken pictures from the SERENA filming set here... William Lychack's story collection THE ARCHITECT OF FLOWERS is on the Boston Globe bestseller list for the week of February 19, 2012. Alice Kaplan's DREAMING IN FRENCH receives a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly (2/6/12) Michael Stanley's DEATH OF THE MANTIS is a nominee for 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2011, in the BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL category. The awards will be presented on April 26, 2012 (01/19/2012) John Kralik's A SIMPLE ACT OF GRATITUDE (formerly 365 Thank Yous in hard bound) is number 8 on New York Times Best Seller list, nonfiction, for the week of January 22, 2012 Arthur Phillips' THE TRAGEDY OF ARTHUR is on a number of Best Books of 2011 lists. See the complet run down on Arthur's hub... Theresa Weir's memoir THE ORCHARD is one of Indie's Picks for October 2011. Kwei Quartey's CHILDREN OF THE STREET received a Publishers Weekly Starred Review (May 16, 2011) Lisa Tucker's THE WINTERS IN BLOOM is one of Editor's Picks of More Magazines “Hottest Fall Novels” (September 1, 2011) Lisa Tucker's THE WINTERS IN BLOOM is a September 2011 Indie Next List Great Reads |
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