agents: Meredith Bernstein

interested in: Fiction and Non-Fiction: Animal-related, Art, Biography, Parenting, Art, TV/Film, Erotica, LGBT, Horror, Literary, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thrillers, Fiction, Health, How-to, Humor, History, Non-fiction, Psychology, Self-Help, Religious/Inspirational, Sports/Collectibles, Travel, Women's Interests

client list: Why Women Lie by Susan Barest, Brides's Diplomacy Guide by Sharon Naylor

send: Query only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Mary Jack Wald

interested in: Fiction and Non-Fiction.

Fiction: General fiction, Mystery, Childrens' and YA fiction

Non-Fiction: Biography, History, African-American, Science, Music, Art, Memoirs

client list: Hangman by Christopher A. Bohjalian, Guns & Barbed Wire: A Child Survives the Holocaust by Thomas Geve, Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy by Baxter Black, A Book of Klezmer by Yale Strom, The Last Refuge by Chris Knopf, The Rabbi in the Attic and Other Stories by Eileen Pollack

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Michael Congdon, Susan Ramer, Cristina Concepcion, Maura Kye-Casella, Katie Grimm, Katie Kotchman

interested in: Michael Congdon: Biography, History (including Military History), other Narrative Non-Fiction (Science, Medicine, Nature, Sports).

Susan Ramer: Narrative nonfiction interests include social and cultural history, popular culture (including music, film, fashion, food), women’s issues, psychology, mental health. She looks for memoirs with unfamiliar themes, and in general loves nonfiction narratives that combine personal experience with larger social/cultural observations, history and/or reporting. In any work, she is first drawn to a strong, distinctive voice, and she likes her humor on the dark side.

Cristina Concepcion: Nonfiction: classical music, popular music, history, wine, visual and performing arts, sociology, essays and criticism, politics and current affairs, culinary subjects, biography and memoir, science, philosophy, self-help, non Eastern religion, travel.

Maura Kye-Casella: seeking narrative works (memoirs/adventure/true crime), parenting, cookbooks, pop culture and humor.

Katie Grimm: quirky or edgy narrative non-fiction, both serious and more commercial history, pressing cultural and social issues, memoir with distinct voice, religion from a historical or sociological point of view, narrative science and medical, multi-cultural, and counter-culture. *Please include first chapter with query.*

Katie Kotchman: true crime, pop culture, photography, animals/pets, fashion, narrative non-fiction

client list: Ray Bradbury, David Sedaris, Kathryn Stockett, Russell Baker, Edna Buchanan, Ellen Gilchrist, Richard Matheson, among others.

send: Query only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Ken Sherman

interested in: Handles nonfiction, fiction and movie scripts.

Fiction: Commercial, Detective/Police/Crime, Family Saga, Fantasy, Gay/Lesbian, Horror, Literary, Multicultural, Mystery/Suspense, Science Fiction, Thriller

Nonfiction: Art/Architecture, Autobiography/Biography, Celebrity, LGBT, Health/Fitness, Photography, Popular Culture, Theater/Film

Screenplays: gets most of his screenplays by referral but feel free to query him about a screenplay

client list: SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS- David Guterson, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE- John Updike, SISTER MINE- Tawni O'Dell, MISTLER'S EXIT- Louis Begley, THE FACE OF A STRANGER - Anne Perry and the estate of Luis Buñuel

send: Query Only

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

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Wendy Lipkind

interested in: Non-fiction: Art/Architecture, Child Guidance/Parenting, Cultural/Social Interests, Health/Fitness, Medicine, Narrative, Psychology, Spirituality

client list: Maybe You Know My Teen: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Adolescent With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Mary Fowler, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, "Chronically Inflexible" Children by Ross W. Greene

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Zoe Pagnamenta

interested in: Commercial fiction and non-fiction, including biography, history, memoir, narrative, business, and popular science. NOT interested in screenplays, self-help, poetry or genre fiction including mystery, sci-fi or romance.

client list: Todd Solondz, Dan Washburn, Paul Haven, Alice Mattison

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Wendy Weil, Emily Forland, Emma Patterson

interested in: Fiction: literary and commercial fiction, mystery/thriller

Non-fiction: memoir, narrative non-fiction, journalism, history, current affairs, books on health, science, popular culture, lifestyle, and art history.

client list: THE TELL-TALE HORSE by Rita Mae Brown, THE PHILOSOPHER'S APPRENTICE by James Morrow, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy by Bill Hayes

send: Query Only

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Theresa Park, Abigail Koons, Amanda Cardinale

interested in: Fiction and non-fiction, specifically:

Theresa: serious nonfiction

Abigail: adventure and travel narrative non-fiction. Also seeking projects about popular science, history, politics, current events and art

Amanda: provocative non-fiction in the areas of popular culture, entertainment, art, and narrative journalism with a focus on human issues. She is particularly interested in books with high film potential.

client list: Lee M. Silver, Ph.D.- CHALLENGING NATURE: The Clash of Science and Spirituality at the New Frontiers of Life, Thomas Blass, Ph.D. - THE MAN WHO SHOCKED THE WORLD: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram, Robin Cherry- SHOP NAKED: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MAIL ORDER CATALOGS

send: Query Only

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