Effective in May, the Overlook Press will be sold and distributed by Norton.
Peter Mayer, president and publisher and founder of Overlook, commented: "Norton is a brilliant publisher, and it knows what it means to sell books of quality--both new and classic--and to keep them fresh for generations of readers."
Michael Levatino, Norton's v-p and sales manager, affiliate publishers, said: "Overlook's list is characterized by flair and distinction and is situated squarely in the territory we know best: literary fiction and nonfiction. It will be a pleasure to represent these books in the marketplace."
Currently distributed by PenguinPutnam, Overlook Press publishes some 100 new books per year and has more than 1,500 titles in print. Its offerings range from literary and commercial fiction to history, biography, illustrated books and drama, as well as Russian literature in translation via the Ardis imprint, and select children's titles, including the Walter Brooks Freddy the Pig series. Overlook authors include Charles Portis, Joseph Roth, André Schwarz-Bart, Mervyn Peake, Edward Albee, Neil LaBute, Mikhail Bulgakov and P.G. Wodehouse. (Between Overlook and Norton, the entire Wodehouse oeuvre will be available in hardcover and paperback editions.)