Kourtnay King
Managing Director
Frankfurt Book Fair 2026
50 years of expertise brings us here.
We’re here through Friday 9 October. Start wherever you like.
From the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026. Start wherever you like.
Hall 4.1 · Stand J79 · Table 29
Where would you like to start?
Find us at the fairGet in touch Wednesday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:30.Write to Kourtnay or Jayne.
- Hall4.1
- StandJ79
- Table29
Wednesday 7 October to Friday 9 October 9:00 to 18:30
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Jayne Stevens
Director of Content and Licensing
What we do A single editorial service or a fully managed publishing program.
Whether you need a single editorial service or a fully managed publishing program, Layman Publishing Partners brings fifty years of expertise, a worldwide network of specialists, and a single point of accountability to every engagement.
- Editorial Development and Content Creation
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Rights and permissions More than 50,000 licensed assets, cleared.
Our dedicated rights and licensing team manages the full permissions lifecycle: sourcing rights holders, negotiating clearances, tracking approvals, and maintaining audit-ready documentation.
We have cleared rights for more than 50,000 licensed assets including text, image, and media over more than five decades of continuous work, achieving rights costs roughly 45% below comparable industry benchmarks through strategic rights management and long-term licensor relationships.
Talk rights with JayneOur work The Dictionary of Literary Biography, American Decades, and more.
Literature Resource CenterBringing literary study into the digital age.
Wristwatch AnnualWhat makes time tick.
Disability ExperiencesNarratives in the vital field of disability studies.
American DecadesDocumenting modern American life, decade by decade.
Dictionary of Literary BiographyBuilding the definitive literary reference series.
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Fifty years Since 1976.
Celebrating 50 Years of Authoritative Publishing.
Since 1976, Layman Publishing Partners and our founding imprint Bruccoli Clark Layman have produced award-winning works recognized among the most significant reference products ever published.
Meet Kourtnay and Jayne Here at the stand.The two people to write to.
Kourtnay King
Managing Director
As Managing Director, she oversees production workflows for programs producing more than 100 titles annually.
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Jayne Stevens
Director of Content and Licensing
She oversees the clearance of more than 5,000 permissions licenses annually.
Email JayneReading for the fair Czechia is this year’s guest of honor.
Uncharted Seas and Alternate Worlds: Some Thoughts on Contemporary Czech Literature
Czechia is this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair guest of honor, so we’re digging into what readers actually know about Czech literature beyond Kafka and Kundera.
Kourtnay King
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