Irene Webb began her publishing career in the rights department of the prestigious publisher, Alfred A. Knopf. She moved to G. P. Putnam's as Subsidiary Rights director, where she presided over a list of hundreds of commercial and literary books, making six and seven-figure deals for authors including Peter Straub, Robin Cook, and Mario Puzo.

RECENT BOOKS

• THE SACRED WELL, by Antoinette May, Harper/Morrow, 2009:
  a novel of myth and romance played out against the surreal and romantic backdrop of Mexico as it was and as it is today.
  
  
• PHOTO BY SAMMY DAVIS, JR., by Burt Boyar, 2007, Regan Books/Harper Collins: a deluxe collection of stunning, never-before-seen photos taken by the acclaimed performer.
  
  
• PILATE'S WIFE, by Antoinette May, William Morrow, 2007: an historical novel told through the eyes of Claudia, wife of Pontius Pilate.
  
  
• JOKES MY FATHER NEVER TOLD ME, by Rain Pryor and Cathy Crimmins, Harper Collins, 2007: a memoir of growing up in the schizophrenic world of celebrity and opulence as the daughter of comedian, Richard Pryor.  
  

ON SUBMISSION NOW

THE MIRACLE PROJECT, by Elaine Hall and Linden Gross: based on the hit film, AUTISM, THE MUSICAL,
(http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/autism/index.html)

DON'T GET DEAD, by Marcia Rowland: a first novel in the vein of Nevada Barr and Sue Henry where a Rocky Mountain search and rescue ranger experience to the page

GIV, by Dean Biondi: a moving and inspirational first novel about an ex-Marine, a dog named, Giv, and the troubled landscape of America over which they travel.

UPCOMING BOOKS

THE EAR, The True Story of the Kidnapping of J. Paul Getty III, by Charles Fox

BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON WIVES, by Maureen Dean, Arbor House

FIT FOR LIFE, by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, Warner Books

THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE, by Golabek & Cohen, Warner Books

ARTHRITIS FOR DUMMIES, by Barry Fox

THE RIGHT ADDRESS, by Karasyov and Kargman, Broadway Books

FINANCIAL SECURITY FOREVER, by Lisa Vander, Entrepreneur Press.