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.

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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

send: Query Only

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

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Kate Epstein

interested in: Agency represents non-fiction books in categories such as: Crafts, Fashion, Humor, Inspiration, Journalism, Lifestyles, Memoir, Nonfiction Narrative, Parenting, Pets, Popular Culture, Reference, Relationships, Self-Help, Women's Interest.

Rarely attracted to any of these: diet books, alternative health books, business books aimed at management, memoirs about your family history, history, sports. But you can always try.

client list: Tips and Tidbits for the Horse Lover by Tena Bastian (Howell Book House), Don't Look Behind You by Peter Allison (Globe Pequot), Rock Star Mommy by Judy Davids, Crochet for Men by Drew Emborsky, Love Me, Love My Dog by Elaine Gewirtz (T.F.H. Publications), My Teen Has Had Sex, Now What Do I Do? by Maureen Lyon, Ph.D

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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

send: Book Proposal

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

send: Book Proposal

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Laura Dail, Talia Rosenblatt Cohen, Tamar Ellman Rydzinski

interested in: Laura: interested in historical and high-concept fiction, humor, funny YA, serious non-fiction. She’s interested in totally escapist entertainment or important books about the things from which we’re trying to escape

Talia: interested in narrative non-fiction, particularly in history, science, sociology and pop-culture proposals. A memoir must have a strong hook for her to consider. Parenting, health, business and style are favorites for practical non-fiction. She also represents commercial and literary fiction and YA. She’s looking for a strong voice, an impeccable sense of timing, and a must-read plot. Thrillers and sci-fi are not her strong suit.

Tamar: not interested in prescriptive/practical non-fiction, humor, coffee table books or children’s books (meaning anything younger than YA). She is interested in everything else that is well-written and has great characters, including graphic novels

Does not handle children’s picture books or chapter books. No new age, screenplays or poetry.

client list: SKINNY BITCH: A No-nonsense Tough Love Guide for Savvy Girls who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous by Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman, EATING IN THE RAW by Carol Alt, SPELLS AND SLEEPING BAGS by Sarah Mlynowski, HOW TO BE BAD by E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski and Lauren Myracle

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Henry Dunow, Jennifer Carlson, Betsy Lerner, Erin Hosier, Yishai Seidman

interested in: Literary and commercial fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, popular culture and young adult fiction

Jennifer: fiction, nonfiction, YA and childrens

Henry: literary, historical, strongly written commercial fiction, nonfiction: narrative history, biography, memoir, current affairs, cultural trends and criticism, science, sport

Erin: nonfiction- popular culture, music, sociology and memoir

Betsy: fiction and non-fiction- psychology, history, cultural studies, biography, current events, business

Yishai: fiction including literary, postmodern, and thrillers. On the nonfiction side, he likes books on sports, music, and pop culture.

client list: Naomi Alderman, Josh Amatore Hughes, Whitney Pastorek, Justin Peacock, Andrew Dice Clay, Patti Smith, Tony Perrottet, Max Phillips, Stephen Amidon, Zoetrope:All-Story , Regan McMahon, Tracy McMillan, Bob Mehr, Leslie Arfin

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Donald Maass, Jennifer Jackson, Cameron McClure (F), J.L. Stermer (F)

interested in: Donald: mystery, sci-fi, historical novels

Jennifer: romance and women's fiction, and is also developing her list in the mystery and suspense genres, as well as YA

Cameron: represents mostly fiction, and is especially looking for projects that combine genre style plotting with literary quality writing. She's also interested in seeing literary fiction, mystery and suspense, urban fantasy (fantasy and SF set on earth), and projects with multi-cultural, international, environmental, and GBLT themes. She's drawn to non-fiction that reads like fiction, and that explores subcultures or topics that haven't quite broken into the mainstream

J.L.: fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction, pop-culture (cooking, fashion, style, music, art), smart humor, upscale erotica/erotic memoir and multi-cultural fiction/non-fiction

client list: Jim Butcher, C.M. Chan, Jo Ann Ferguson, Sonya Bateman, Elizabeth Bear, Suzanne Robinson, Tracy Sumner, Elizabeth Bloom, Emily Brightwell, Juilene Osborne-McKnight, Lina Simoni, Rebecca Neason, Rex Browning, Laurin Wittig, Randall Bills

send: Query and Partial MS

looking for: Non-Fiction Book