agents: Joe Spieler, John F. Thornton, Eric Myers, Deirdre Mullane, Lisa M. Ross, Victoria Shoemaker, Katya Balter

interested in: Fiction: Mystery, Juvenile fiction, Middle-Grade and Young Adult novels, Children's books

Non-fiction: Reference, Biography, Business/investing/finance, History, Religious, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Cookbooks, Sports, African-American, Science, Psychology, Current Events, Environment/Ecology

client list: Heirs of the Fisherman: Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession by John-Peter Pham (Oxford, 2004), Tilt-A-Whirl by Chris Grabenstein (Carroll and Graf, 2005, Anthony Award Winner--Best Debut Mystery), I Wake Up Screening: What To Do After You've Made Your Movie by John Anderson and Laura Kim (Billboard Books, 2006), Irene Nemirovsky: Her Life and Work by Jonathan Weiss (Stanford University Press, 2006), Face in the Mirror: The Search for the Origins of Conscience by Julian Keenan (Ecco 2003), What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank (Metropolitan Books, 2004)

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Susan Golomb, Kim Goldstein, Sabine Hrechdakian

interested in: Fiction: Chick Lit, Commercial, Historical, Literary, Thriller, Women's Fiction

Non-fiction: Business/Economics, Current Affairs, History, Multicultural, Nature/Environment, Politics, Psychology, Self-Help/Self-Improvement, Spirituality, Cookbooks, Drama/Music/Dance, How To, Popular Culture, Sports, Action/Adventure, Child Guidance/Parenting, Pets/Animals, Spirituality

client list: THE CORRECTIONS by Jonathan Franzen, THE NEXT GREAT BUBBLE BOOM by Harry S. Dent Jr, CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL by Glen David Gold, ICY SPARKS Gwyn Hyman Rubio (Oprah Book Club) Represents 30 percent fiction; 70 percent nonfiction

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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

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Nancy Yost, Natanya Wheeler, Zoe F. Shacham

interested in: Nancy: social history and natural science

Natanya: would love to find authors with strong platforms who write in the areas of nature, especially birds, women’s issues, alternative lifestyles, green living and food.

Zoe: looking for unique voices of all genres, but especially in narrative nonfiction and pop culture. She does not handle poetry, horror, fantasy or science fiction.

client list: Mandy Hubbard, Perri O’Shaughnessy, Linda Castillo, Valerie Frankel, Stephanie Laurens, Loretta Chase, Liz Carlyle, Suzanne Enoch, Gaelen Foley, Jeaniene Frost, Ilona Gordon, Monica Ferris, Tamar Myers, Patricia Sprinkle

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Nancy Coffey, Joanna Stampfel-Volpe

interested in: Currently looking for unusual chick lit, hen lit, erotica, a spectacular gothic novel and a great historical novel.

Specific Interests:

JOANNA - chap books to upper YA (non-fiction, contemporary, humor, historical and fantasy *fantasy/sci-fi needs to really stand out, unique), romance (historical, paranormal, contemporary), fantasy (women's, urban, steampunk, unique), up-market fiction (dark, literary, horror, dark comedies, speculative fic), narrative non-fiction (pop culture, environmental, foodie)

NANCY - thrillers (political, espionage, military, psychological), historical novels (womens), up-market women's fiction, multicultural fiction, gothic romances, sagas, middle grade and young adult fiction

What we both are NOT interested in right now:
cozies, cookbooks, academic non-fiction, epic fantasy for adults, hi-science fiction, poetry, collections/short stories, screenplays

client list: THE AMERICAN by Andrew Britton, REVENGE OF THE SHADOW KING by Jon Lewis & Derek Benz, LUMBY LINES by Gail Fraser, TALES OF A DRAMA QUEEN by Lee Nichols, TAKEN BY STORM, Rochelle Allers, FROM THE HEART OF COVINGTON by Joan Medlicott, MIDWIFE OF THE BLUE RIDGE by Christine Blevins

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Max Gartenberg (President), Anne G. Devlin (Agent), Will Devlin (Agent)

interested in: Max Gartenberg Literary Agency is an author-focused agency, which handles books of fiction and non-fiction intended for general readers.

Max Gartenberg Special interests: biography, military history, environment, and narrative non-fiction

Anne G. Devlin Special interests: current events, women’s issues, health, literary fiction and mysteries

Will Devlin Special interests: commercial fiction, sports, popular culture, humor and politics

client list: The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China (Westview) by Ralph D. Sawyer, a Selection of the Military Book Club; The Dying of the Trees by Charles E. Little (Viking), The Frog Prince by Maurice Girodias (Crown), Once They Moved Like the Wind by David Roberts (Simon and Schuster), The Total Film-Maker by Jerry Lewis (Random House), A Heritage of Stone by Jim Garrison (Putnam), Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker by Robert George Reisner (Citadel)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Lynne Rabinoff

interested in: Non-fiction books, specifically: Biography, Business/investing/finance, History, Religious, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Lifestyle, Science, Current affairs, Investigative journalism, food/drink, regional, politics

client list: Efraim Halevy- MAN IN THE SHADOWS, FUTURE JIHAD - Walid Phares, BECAUSE THEY HATE - Brigitte Gabriel, Pedro Sanjuan- UN GANG, WILL ISRAEL SURVIVE - Mitch Bard, FLYING SOLO - Robert Vaughn, INTERNAL COMBUSTION- E Black

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Alana Lennie, Michael Lennie

interested in: Alana: Looking for fiction, both literary and commercial, as well as that magical blending of the two. In literary fiction likes to see an aspect of a culture different than her own. For commercial fiction, finds herself drawn to projects that present contemporary social issues.

For nonfiction, likes to see submissions that speak to the boomer generation on a multitude of subjects.

Michael: I do accept nonfiction projects, including textbooks, as well as fiction.

Non-fiction: science for non-scientists including environmental; foreign or domestic policy; historical; biography; military history; baseball; historical memoir; and textbooks at all grade or college levels particularly those in large survey-type courses (Intro to Psychology, Intro to Biology, Intro to Business, etc.).

We do not represent children's or YA, fantasy, horror, original screenplays, or poetry.

Agency does not represent fantasy, horror, screenplays, or poetry.

client list: Terry Wesner- Algebra for College Students, Paul Anderson- Hunger's Brides, Stephen Boehrer- The Purple Culture (Oceanview Publishing)

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Matt Wagner- President, founder and agent, Amy Wagner- Assistant Agent

interested in: Non-fiction: computers and technology, popular science, natural history, current events, health and fitness, photography and design, business and personal finance, travel, cooking, and books of western regional interest.

client list: The eBay Entrepreneur: The Definitive Guide to Starting Your Own eBay Trading Assistant Business by Christopher Matthew Spencer (Kaplan), Casino Gambling for Dummies by Kevin Blackwood (Wiley), Macs for Dummies by Ed Baig (Wiley), The Photographer’s Guide to Yosemite and the High Sierra by Harold Davis (Countryman Press, 2007), How to Make Love in a Tent by Michelle Waitzman (Wilderness Press, 2007), Skiing Utah by Mike Fine (Countryman Press, 2007)

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Frances Goldin, Ellen Geiger, Sam Stoloff, Matt McGowan, Josie Schoel

interested in: Literary fiction, high-quality commercial fiction, and serious, often controversial nonfiction. Agency has a particular interest in books with a progressive political orientation

Ellen: interested in cutting-edge issues, progressive politics, memoir, narrative nonfiction, women's issues, popular culture, religion, science, and history

Sam: literary fiction, memoir, history, accessible sociology and philosophy, cultural studies, serious journalism, and narrative and topical nonfiction which have a progressive orientation

Matt: innovative fiction and non-fiction

Josie: literary fiction and nonfiction, memoir and women's studies

client list: Miriam Peskowitz (with Andrea Buchanan)- The Daring Book for Girls (HarperCollins), Cliff Conner- A People's History of Science (Nation Books), Martin Duberman- The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein (Knopf), Kristin Henderson- While They're At War: The True Story of American Families on the Homefront (Houghton Mifflin), Seth Kantner- Ordinary Wolves (Milkweed), Adrienne Rich- The School Among the Ruins (Norton)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book