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Kari Stuart
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports
Previous clients
Amy Ephron, Kevin Roose, Maura Kelly, Mimi Kirk, Laura Marshall, Carol Miller, Samin Nosrat
Nicole Aragi
💼 Agency - Aragi Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.aragi.net 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Feminism
Previous clients
Jonathan Safran Foer, Nathan Englander, Edwidge Danticat, Colson Whitehead, Junot Diaz
Jenni Ferrari-Adler
💼 Agency - Union Literary 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://unionliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Kristen Roupenian, Susie Yang, Mo Daviau, Rebecca Dinerstein, Eileen Pollack
Felicity Blunt
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
Previous clients
Jeffrey Deaver, Jennifer Egan, Abi Dare, Daphne du Maurier, Jilly Cooper
Helen Breitwieser
💼 Agency - Cornerstone Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Los Angeles, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.cornerstoneliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Katherine Center, Tessa Dare, Robert Evans, Beth Fataskey, Ursula Vernon
Adam Schear
💼 Agency - DeFiore and Company 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.defliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Jake Wolff, Julie Lekstrom Himes, Scott Bedford, Jen Adams
Sarah Davies
💼 Agency - The Greenhouse Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Fairfax, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.greenhouseliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices
Previous clients
Megan Miranda, Tae Keller, Elle Cosimano, Ashley Elston, Cori McCarthy, Winifred Conkling
Mel Parker
💼 Agency - Mel Parker Books, LLC 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://melparkerbooks.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality
Previous clients
Jon Birger, Mick Cornett, Dickson Despommier, Emily Parker, Robert McCaw
Elaine Spencer
💼 Agency - The Knight Agency 🌍 Location - Atlanta, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.knightagency.net/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Sara Ackerman, Joy Avery, Dakota Cassidy, Laure Greer, Carlos Evans
Victoria Sanders
💼 Agency - Victoria Sanders & Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.victoriasanders.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Terence Taylor, Carolina DeRobertis, Kia DuPree, Karin Slaughter, Matthew Aaron Goodman
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