Plunkett Lake Press is a publishing company based in Lexington, Massachusetts.[1] It was founded by Patrick Mehr in 2010. PLP e-publishes classics of non-fiction: biographies, memoirs and texts of historical interest with a focus on Central Europe, such as Under a Cruel Star by Heda Margolius Kovaly[2] and Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner.

PLP e-publishes literary non-fiction about several topics, including France, Germany, Israel, immigration, and science. Most Plunkett Lake Press eBooks are in English; some are in French and German. A few titles are also available in paperback. Plunkett Lake Press's eBooks are available worldwide in the Amazon/Kindle, Apple iBooks, Nook and Kobo formats.[3]

Plunkett Lake Press offers a roster of non-fiction by Stefan Zweig,[4] including his autobiography The World of Yesterday and his biographies of Balzac,[5] Erasmus of Rotterdam,[6] Joseph Fouché,[7] Magellan,[8] Marie Antoinette,[9] Freud,[10] and Mary Stuart.[11]

Other Plunkett Lake Press authors include Jean-Denis Bredin, Abba Eban, Amos Elon, Albert Memmi, Susan Quinn, Emilio Segrè and Chaim Weizmann.

References

  1. ↑ "Plunkett Lake Press Publisher Info". Smashwords.
  2. ↑ Grimes, William (December 9, 2010). "Heda Kovaly, Czech Who Wrote of Totalitarianism, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Kody, Hillary. "Talking with Patrick Mehr, Plunkett Lake Press rights & digitization manager". The Pubcast.
  4. ↑ "Stefan Zweig". Gustav Mahler. February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Balzac by Stefan Zweig".
  6. ↑ "Erasmus of Rotterdam by Stefan Zweig".
  7. ↑ "Joseph Fouché: Portrait of a Politician by Stefan Zweig".
  8. ↑ "Magellan: Conqueror of the Seas by Stefan Zweig".
  9. ↑ "Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman by Stefan Zweig".
  10. ↑ "Freud by Zweig by Stefan Zweig".
  11. ↑ "Mary Stuart by Stefan Zweig".
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