agents: Kathleen Anderson, Samantha Edussuriya

interested in: Non-fiction: serious nonfiction and literary journalism (narrative nonfiction, psychology, history, science, anthropology, memoir, cultural studies, biography, and women’s studies)

Fiction: literary fiction, general women’s fiction, and very well-written commercial fiction (psychological suspense, historical fiction, lady-lit, chick-lit).

Also interested in children’s and young adult writers.

client list: ASTRID & VERONIKA by Linda Olsson (Penguin); THE DEATH TRUST by David Rollins (Bantam); THE REINDEER PEOPLE by Piers Vitebsky, winner of Kiriyama Prize for Nonfiction 2005 (Houghton Mifflin) THE WASTED VIGIL by Nadeem Aslam, winner of Kiriyama Prize for Fiction, 2004 (Knopf); OCTAVIA: Daughter of God by Jane Shaw (Knopf); THE BRONTE MYTH by Lucasta Miller (Knopf);

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Robert Astle

interested in: Non-fiction: narrative non-fiction, popular culture, arts and culture, theater and performance, sports, travel, celebrity, biography, politics, memoir, history, new media and multi-ethnic.

Fiction: literary fiction and commercial fiction-mysteries and suspense, thrillers, mainstream literary fiction, historical fiction, women's fiction, humor and satire and graphic novels. Also seeking writers in the genre of young audiences: middle grade and teen

client list: Blind Tom Wiggins by Deidre O'Connell, A Dog Named Slugger by Leigh Brill, Bourbon Street by Leonce Gaiter

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Helen Zimmerman

interested in: Memoirs, pop culture, womens' issues/fiction, literary fiction, humor, nature, self-help and sports.

Currently handles: 70% nonfiction books, 15% novels, 15% juvenile

client list: 101 Things Not to Do Before You Die by Robert W. Harris, Mini Ketchup Cookbook by Cameron Pearl, Chosen by a Horse: A Memoir by Susan Richards

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Robert Wilson

interested in: Non-fiction on all subjects.

client list: Bobby Murcer's Yankee for Life, Donna Sozio's Never Trust a Man in Alligator Loafers, Brent Bowers's If At First You Don't Succeed: The Eight Patterns of Highly Effective Entrepreneurs, Joanne Cini's Kingmaker

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Wendy Schmalz

interested in: Fiction: General fiction, Juvenile fiction, Literary, Children's books

Non-fiction: Narrative non-fiction, Biography, History

client list: BEE SEASON by Myla Goldberg, LUNA by Julie Anne Peters, NOTHING BUT TROUBLE by Sue Stauffacher, BURIED by Robin MacCready, THE BOOK OF LISTS by Amy Wallace and David Wallechinsky

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Elisabeth Weed

interested in: Non-fiction: narrative, investigative, women’s issues and memoir

Fiction: commercial and literary fiction, women's fiction

Weed Literary does not handle the following: Picture books, mysteries, thrillers, romance, military

client list: Martha Moody- The Office of Desire, Allison Winn Scotch- The Department of Lost and Found, Hannah Seligson- New Girl On the Job, Tracey Toomey and Leanne Shear- Cocktail Therapy

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Gloria Loomis, Justin Allen

interested in: Fiction: Ethnic, Mystery, Romance

Non-Fiction: Biography, Business, Cultural & Social Issues, Film & Entertainment, History, How-To, Memoirs, Narrative, Politics, Pop Culture, Technology, Travel, True Crime, Women's Issues

client list: Anna Deveare Smith, Maureen Howard, Walter Mosely Maryse Conde, estate of Edith Wharton, Colette Rossant

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Vicky Bijur, Claire Dunnington

interested in: Fiction: Mystery, Graphic fiction

Non-Fiction: Reference, Biography, History, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Cookbooks, Science, Journalism, Graphic non-fiction, Memoir, Parenting

client list: Larry Gonick's CARTOON HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE, volumes 1-3 (Doubleday and Norton), CARTOON HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD (HarperCollins); WHAT THE DEAD KNOW by Laura Lippman (Harper); THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY by Robert Kanigel (Scribner); CHESTER HIMES: A LIFE by James Sallis (Walker), THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS by Jack Gorman, M.D. (St. Martin's); WATER by Alice Outwater (Basic Books);

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Katherine Boyle

interested in: Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Biography, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Natural History, Popular Science, Politics/Current Affairs, Popular Culture/Cultural History, Psychology, Health and Wellness, Women’s Issues, Serious Religion and Spirituality, Graphic Novels

client list: Hedwig and Berti by Frieda Arkin, Sometimes the Soul (fiction) by Gioia Timpanelli, Free Burning by Bayo Ojikutu, Hidden Wisdom by Richard Smoley and Jay Kinney (Penguin), The Twins of Tribeca by Rachel Pine (Miramax Books), The Creative Writing MFA Handbook by Tom Kealey (Continuum}, Inner Christianity by Richard Smoley (Shambhala), All Indians Do Not Live in Teepees by Cathy Robbins (Univ. of Nebraska Press)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Robert Gottlieb, Daniel Strone, Ellen Levine, Matthew Carnicell, Eileen Cope, Melissa Flashman, Alex Glass, Alyssa Eisner Henkin, Elizabeth Kellogg, Stephanie Maclean, Scott Miller, Alanna Ramirez, John Silbersack, Kimberly Whalen

interested in: Fiction and non-fiction.

Eileen: narrative nonfiction, history, biography, popular culture, health, literary fiction and short story collections

Ellen: literary and popular fiction, including thrillers and women's fiction. She is particularly interested in narrative non-fiction, history, biography, popular culture, world affairs, and politics. She also has a select list of children’s and young adult authors.

Kimberly: commercial fiction and commercial nonfiction, women's fiction, suspense, paranormal and pop culture

John: commercial and literary fiction, science fiction and fantasy, narrative non-fiction, young adult, and thrillers, as well as branding and licensing prospects.

Scott: commercial fiction (thrillers, crime and mysteries, young adult and children’s books), commercial non fiction (narrative non fiction, memoir, current events, military), literary fiction, graphic novels, and books dealing with pop culture (music, film, etc.)

Melissa: narrative and serious non-fiction, political, lifestyle and pop-culture books and fiction, YA

Alyssa: children’s books with an emphasis on contemporary middle grade, tween, and young adult novels. She is actively growing her client list, and seeks humorous voices, regional flavors, adventures, school stories, reality-based fantasies, tales of first love, and mysteries.

Matthew: main areas of focus are topical and narrative nonfiction, including current events, history, biography, memoir, science, business, health, psychology, and popular culture. He handles very little fiction and does not represent poetry, plays, screenplays, or books for children or young adults.

Alex: looking for debut literary fiction, crime fiction and literary thrillers, middle grade and young adult fiction, and pop culture, humor, and narrative nonfiction

Alanna: interests include literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, pop culture, and lifestyle books.

Stephanie: actively seeking Romance, Women’s Fiction and Young Adult

client list: Jon Stewart, Tori Spelling, Deepak Chopra, Tom Clancy, Laila Ali, Meera Nair, Andrew Klavan, Aisha Tyler

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book