ICM Partners Turns Books into Film and TV

Bestselling authors Cormac McCarthy, Walter Isaacson, the late Nora Ephron, and Jennifer Egan are among the many authors represented by ICM Partners, whose book sales are boosted by the adaptation of their work to film and television, all under the watchful eyes of agents Ron Bernstein, Josie Freedman, and Todd Hoffman, who helm ICM’s Media Rights group in Los Angeles.ICM was formed in 1975, and this year the agency underwent a management buyout and formed a partnership structured to bring control of the firm to its agents and executives. Renamed ICM Partners, it is one of the most significant talent and literary agencies in the world. ICM Partners had 99 books on the New York Times bestseller list last year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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