Irene Webb Literary is a bridge between writers and the publishing and film worlds. We take this role seriously and work to maintain our reputation for handling high quality books and negotiating top deals. The agency focuses on book development, marketing, negotiating and selling media rights for our writers all around the world.
Irene Webb Literary handles a wide array of authors, such as New York Times bestsellers Victoria Rowell (THE WOMEN WHO RAISED ME and the upcoming, SECRETS OF A SOAP OPERA DIVA) and Burt Boyar (PHOTOS BY SAMMY DAVIS, JR.) as well as Antoinette May (PILATE’S WIFE) M J Sullivan (NECESSARY HEARTBREAK) Elaine Hall (NOW I SEE THE MOON) Elizabeth Kaye (MID-LIFE) Rain Pryor (JOKES MY FATHER NEVER TOLD ME) and many others.
Unrivaled Experience
Webb has an unrivaled depth of experience in the publishing and film industries: selling rights at Alfred A. Knopf and G. P. Putnam’s for hundreds of books, making six and seven-figure deals for authors such as Peter Straub, Robin Cook, and setting industry records by selling paperback rights for Mario Puzo’s books, THE GODFATHER and FOOLS DIE, and obtaining the largest fee for a TV mini-series ever, with SCARLETT, Sequel to Gone With the Wind at CBS.
A Wide Range of Genres
Irene Webb works with books across a wide range of genres, including:
Literary and commercial fiction
Thrillers, mysteries and horror
Narrative non-fiction and true crime
Memoir and women’s issues
Young adult
Self-help and pop culture
Animals (especially dogs and horses)
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Award Winners and Fantasy Heroes
As Vice President in charge of film rights at International Creative Management, Webb negotiated deals surpassing $5 million dollars on behalf of authors including Caleb Carr, Cormac McCarthy, Howard Blum, Anna Quindlin, Carl Hiassen, and the comic book, MEN IN BLACK.
While VP of the William Morris Agency, Webb was renown for selling film and TV rights for commercial and literary authors, including Dominick Dunne, Susan Isaacs, Tom Clancy, H.G. Bissinger, Carrie Fisher, Gregory McDonald, John Updike, and Douglas Adams.
Top Relationships
Irene Webb Literary has built strong relationships with key figures in the media business including US and Foreign publishers, journalists, magazine editors, PR and marketing reps and all the top film and television producers, studios, and artists, including actors, directors, writers and their representatives.
Working in various capacities with actors such as Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts and many others, Webb has a strong network of contacts in the film business. Webb’s extensive experience working with one foot in Hollywood and one in New York Publishing enables her to be a top dealmaker in both arenas.
Malaika Adero,Victoria Rowell,
and Irene Webb at Borders Books
Columbus Circle, NYC May 2010
