agents: Joelle Delbourgo, Molly Lyons, Jacquie Flynn

interested in: Fiction and nonfiction, JDA looks for authors who know how to tell a unique story, and tell it beautifully. JDA is especially drawn to books that introduce fresh ideas and cutting-edge research, present fresh perspectives, stretch the envelope or turn the current wisdom or knowledge about a particular subject on its head.

The agency has particular strength in such categories as: psychology, self-empowerment, business, women's issues, narrative nonfiction, memoir, lifestyle, history, science, medicine and health, current affairs and parenting. Joelle Delbourgo Associates is looking for authors who are pioneers, leaders and fearless thinkers, and for experts and writers who make uncommon connections between disciplines.

Joelle: Fiction- literary fiction and commercial fiction, including women's fiction, non-category thrillers and suspense and selectively, mysteries. Nonfiction-groundbreaking new ideas, research-based books that shed new perspectives on issues, books by experts and leaders in psychology, business, health and medicine, women's issues, philosophy, science, history, religion and spirituality.

Molly: fiction, especially women's fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction, biography, health, psychology and cultural issues.

Jacquie: non-fiction, especially business and career, technology, science, psychology, self-help, and parenting.

client list: How Jesus Became Christian by Barrie Wilson, PhD, Reporting the War by John Byrne Cooke, Sex Lives of Wives by Holly Hollenbeck, The Corporate Dominatrix: Six Roles to Play to Get Your Way at Work by Lisa Robyn, Why Girls Talk and What They're Really Saying by Susan Morris Shaffer and Linda Perlman Gordon

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Lynda Gregory
Merry Gregory Pantano

interested in: Adult fiction and nonfiction. Children's literature will be considered.

client list: Joyce Carol Oates- WITH SHUDDERING FALL (and many other titles), Dorothy B.Hughes- THE CROSS-EYED BEAR, James Presley- CENTER OF THE STORM with John Scopes, Paul Theroux- WALDO, Neal Bowers- LOOSE ENDS, Lilian Jackson Braun- THE CAT WHO COULD READ BACKWARDA, Annie Dillard- PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK, Waldemar Hansen- THE PEACOCK THRONE: The Drama of Mogul India, Ann Head- MR. AND MRS. BO JO JONES

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Jonathan Clements

interested in: Fiction:
* Historical
* Contemporary
* Inspirational
* Military

Non-Fiction:
* Biography/Memoir
* Sports
* Current Events / Pop Culture

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Angela Miller, Joan Ward

interested in: Specializes in nonfiction and represents a number of cookbooks and culinary books

Non-fiction: History, Biography, Food & Drink, Medical, Parenting, Multi-Cultural, Self-Help, Cookbooks, Art, Dating/Relationships, Business, Women's Issues, Finance, Psychology, Health & Fitness, Home/Design

client list: Essentials of Asian Cuisine by Corrine Trang, Untangling My Chopsticks: A Culinary Sojourn in Kyoto by Victoria Abbott Riccardi, The Girl's Guide to Starting Your Own Business: Candid Advice, Frank Talk, and True Stories for the Successful Entrepreneur by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Doe Coover, Colleen Mohyde, Amanda Lewis

interested in: Doe: non-fiction titles, with a concentration in cookbooks, business, health, social issues, science, family psychology, and history

Colleen: literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, biography, business, psychology, health, sports, music, history, and politics

Amanda: children’s books, young adult and middle-grade fiction and non-fiction, picture books, and children’s reference.

client list: The Calder Game by Blue Balliett (Scholastic), Fiesta@Rick’s by Rick Bayless (Norton), Savory Pastries and Baking by Mary Cech (Chronicle Books), Spoils of War: The Fate of Culture in Times of Conflict by Ricardo Elia (Yale University Press), Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life by David Allen (Penguin), Skeletons in the Sand: The Story of a Dinosaur Expedition by Paul Sereno (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), American Fruit Desserts by Deborah Madison (Broadway)

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Laura Bradford

interested in: Fiction: romance, erotica, women’s fiction, mystery, thrillers and young adult. Also represents non-fiction and other fiction genres.

client list: Beth Kery’s TEMPTATIONS OF TIME, Lauren Dane’s UNDERCOVER, Anya Bast’s THE CHOSEN SIN, Megan Hart and Lauren Dane’s TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, Beth Kery’s WICKED BURN

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Sarah Jane Freymann, Steven Schwartz, Katharine Sands, Jessica Sinsheimer

interested in: Categories/subjects Sarah Jane is most interested in: Nonfiction- spiritual, psychology, self-help, women’s/men’s issues, books by health experts (conventional and alternative), cookbooks, narrative non-fiction, natural science, nature, memoirs, cutting-edge journalism, travel, multicultural issues, parenting, lifestyle.

Categories that Steve Schwartz is most interested in: Non-fiction- world and national affairs, business books, self-help, psychology, humor, sports, and travel.

Categories we’re not interested in: Science Fiction, fantasy, horror, genre romance or genre mystery, screenplays, and almost anything channeled.

The agency has made a strong commitment to serious self-help and spiritual books, amongst which are titles that have sold more than 100,000 copies in the U.S. and throughout Europe and Asia. At least four of the agency's cookbook authors have won the prestigious Julia Child Award. The agency also has a strong affinity for narrative nonfiction, and represents world-renowned naturalists and award-winning journalists. We represent memoirs, including one by a National Geographic journalist and photographer, and another by the first woman to arrive in Auschwitz.

client list: The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great by Pam Anderson, Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter by Robert Rummel-Hudson, India Sublime: Princely Palace Hotels of Rajasthan by Mitchell Shelby Crites and Ameeta Nanji, Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond by Carolyn Forche (Foreword), Tina Chang (Editor), Ravi Shankar (Editor), Nathalie Handal (Editor)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Heide Lange, Faith Hamlin, Daniel Mandel, Matt Bialer, Courtney Miller-Callihan, Michael Harriot, Brenda Bowen

interested in: Fiction, non-fiction, and children's books.

Heide: interested in books that analyze and guide the changing roles of women in business, such as SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS. She has represented books covering a broad range of fiction and serious non-fiction, including health and sexuality, psychology, family and parenting, social issues, nature and environment, journalism, history and biography, memoir, science, self-help and general reference

Faith: primarily non-fiction. It includes books by experts in medicine, health, psychology, psychiatry, science, journalism and parenting, as well as in biographies, memoirs, books on sports, business and the arts. She handles a select number of adult mysteries and children's books

Daniel: looking for both literary and commercial fiction, as well as non-fiction books about business, art, new media, politics, and popular culture

Matt: thrillers, science fiction, fantasy, mysteries as well as a select group of literary writers. Also interested in smart narrative nonfiction including books about current events, popular culture, biography, history, music, race, and sports

Courtney: looks for non-fiction projects on unusual topics, science, personal finance, business, pop culture, lifestyle books, and craft books. In addition, Courtney is seeking new voices in literary fiction, historical fiction, and women’s fiction

Michael: commercial non-fiction, particularly memoir, biography, music, health, sports, and humor. On the fiction side, he’s always on the lookout for fun, well-crafted thrillers and fantasy. He’s also seeking graphic novels by creators who truly understand the medium

Brenda: authors and illustrators of children’s books for all ages (preschool to teen), graphic novelists, animators and maybe a surprise element or two.

client list: Dan Brown- THE DA VINCI CODE (Doubleday), A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE by Jan Brogan (Warner Books), RED PALMS by Cara Haycak (Wendy Lamb/Random House), Mary Sheedy Kurcinka- SLEEPLESS IN AMERICA: Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep? (HarperCollins), RESCUING YOUR TEENAGER FROM DEPRESSION (HarperCollins) by Norman Berlinger, M.D., THE PRINCE'S DIARY (Shen Books) by Elizabeth Dulemba, THE FIRST AMERICANS (Scholastic) by Anthony Aveni, Ph.D.

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Jillian Manus, Janet Wilkens Manus, Jandy Nelson, Stephanie Lee, Penny Nelson, Dena Fischer

interested in: Fiction and Non-Fiction. Specific agent specialties:

Jillian: women-empowerment books

Janet: crime, health, pop psychology, religion, memoirs, and cookbooks. For fiction: mysteries and suspense thrillers

Jandy: self-help, memoirs, health, literary fiction, multi-cultural and women's fiction

Stephanie: self-help, narrative NF, commercial literary fiction, women's fiction, ethnic fiction, dark/quirky fiction, and young voices

Penny: memoirs, current events, social issues, lifestyle trends, self help, natural sciences, and sports

Dena: literary fiction, practical and narrative nonfiction and memoir

client list: Russell Simmons- DO YOU!, Jerry Rice- GO LONG!, John More- CONFUSING LOVE WITH OBSESSION, Paul Watson- WHERE WAR LIVES, Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen- GETTYSBURG: A Novel of the Civil War, Amanda Hill- LOVE LIKE THAT, ALAN JACOBSON- THE HUNTED

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Muriel Nellis, Jane F. Roberts

interested in: Literary and Creative Artists specializes in adult trade fiction and non-fiction.

We do not handle poetry, or purely academic/technical work.

client list: CATCHING THE BIG FISH: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch, THE LONGEST RIDE: My 10 Year, 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey by Emilio Scotto, TRUE WITNESS by James M. Doyle, THE NEW FEMININE BRAIN by Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., Ph.D., SECONDHAND SMOKE by Patty Friedmann, Growing Up in a Korean Kitchen by Hi Soo Hepinstall

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book