Norilana Books

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Norilana Books
Founded2006
Founder Vera Nazarian
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location Los Angeles, California
Distribution Ingram (US)
Bertrams (UK)
Publication typesBooks
Imprints YA Angst, Leda, Spirit, The Sword of Norilana
Official website www.norilana.com

Norilana Books is an independent publishing company, founded in August 2006 and based in the United States. It is operated and owned by Vera Nazarian. Norilana publishes reprints of previously published Science Fiction and Fantasy works, including the novels of Modean Moon. [1] More recently, Norilana has been publishing several series of original anthologies, including Clockwork Phoenix, edited by Mike Allen, Warrior Wisewoman, edited by Roby James, and Lace and Blade edited by Deborah J. Ross. The company was selected to continue the publication of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress series of short story anthologies, edited by Elisabeth Waters. [2] [3] Norilana Books also publishes classics of world literature [4] under the Norilana Books Classics imprint and works of genre fiction including young adult fantasy under the YA Angst imprint. Other imprints include: Curiosities, Leda, and TaLeKa, which is dedicated to author Tanith Lee.

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