Sometimes, it can be hard to know exactly what a literary agent is looking for. Other times, they just come out and tell you, via a “Manuscript Wish List” (#MSWL). These can be both helpful and oddly specific. The following is a quiz: some of these are real #MSWL requests, posted by agents and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-04-18 15:46:06 UTC ]
The agents of Windham, Maine–based children's book agency Erin Murphy Literary Agency have joined Aevitas Creative Management, including founder Erin Murphy, who has been named a partner at Aevitas. The EMLA backlist will remain under the EMLA umbrella and Murphy's supervision. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
Betsy Lerner has spent decades in the publishing industry. Writing her first novel, “Shred Sisters,” unlocked a completely new side to her creativity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-10-01 19:20:03 UTC ]
Do you find yourself in the querying spirit this spring? Or have you, perhaps, a burning question for a literary icon? If yes or yes, consider checking out the second annual auction hosted by Literary Agents of Change, a nonprofit “dedicated to providing access, education, and support to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-06-06 14:24:44 UTC ]
Reid's blogs, 'Query Shark' and 'Miss Snark,' were widely read destinations for frank commentary on the publishing industry and the querying process. After a more than 20-year career as an agent, she died after a brief illness on April 14. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Parks, who ran his own eponymous literary agency for more than 35 years, counted Jonathan Lethem, Jonathan Carroll, and Susan Straight among his clients. He died of complications from dementia on April 23. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Singh, an agent at Ayesha Pande Literary and the former editorial director at Other Press, has worn many hats in her 30-year career in publishing. Now, at the helm of the Anjali Singh Agency, she's starting yet another professional chapter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency has acquired cookbook-focused literary agency the Ekus Group, which will operate as a boutique culinary division. Owner Sally Ekus will head up representation of cookbook and lifestyle titles as senior literary agent. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Quick snapshots from two long-time Frankfurt veterans, Kalem Agency and Italian Literary Agency, on their latest projects. The post LitAg Short Takes: Kalem Agency and Italian Literary Agency appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-20 12:05:43 UTC ]
Yorwerth, who founded Yorthwerth Associates in 2003, is remembered for his advocacy for authors in the self-help and spiritual categories and as a fixture of the London and Frankfurt Book Fairs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
In the latest “Craftwork” episode, a deep-dive conversation about literary agents with Carly Watters, herself a longtime literary agent and the co-host of the popular writing podcast The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. Carly is “very online” with a keen understanding of the digital... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-03 08:53:09 UTC ]
Are publishers acquiring fewer LGBTQ+ and diverse books in the wake of rising censorship? This week's book censorship news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-24 10:40:00 UTC ]
The longtime agent of Samuel R. Delany, Dean Koontz, and Robert Ludlum died November 2. He was 86. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
More than 150 literary agents signed a letter promising to stop submitting new books to HarperCollins to support striking workers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-11-30 17:34:23 UTC ]
The uniquely enduring literary agent who worked for years to find a publisher for Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” and over the following decades arranged deals for everyone from true crime writer Joe McGinniss to the creators of the Berenstain Bears has died Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2022-09-04 21:08:59 UTC ]
Richard Charkin offers 'a heartfelt apology,' writing that he now finds literary agents 'trusted go-betweens and understanding partners.' The post Richard Charkin: Dear Literary Agent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-10 17:00:17 UTC ]
In 2008, after 13 years together, my literary agent and I parted ways. (To preserve her anonymity, let’s call her Michael Ovitz.) Between 1995 and 2002, Michael Ovitz sold two of my novels, including my debut, Hunger Point. By any measure, our partnership was a terrific success. Michael Ovitz... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-05 08:53:09 UTC ]
As Friday's opening of the 2022 in-person Festival du Livre de Paris approaches, Catherine Nabokov talks about nurturing 14 writers' work. The post France’s Catherine Nabokov: An Editor in Business as a Literary Agent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-04-20 20:27:46 UTC ]
Publishers and literary agents report their books to film deals, and the year ahead already is a standout for film and television adaptations. The post Books To Screen Edition: Literary Agents’ and Rights Directors’ Film Deals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-02-11 15:09:04 UTC ]
For decades, I sat in meetings with all-white teams. The industry needs an independent body to advise on equalityI’m a literary agent and at the height of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests I was sent a list, with accompanying photographs, of the top editors working across the major... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-01-01 10:00:46 UTC ]