agents: Ike Williams, Jill Kneerim, Steve Wasserman, Brettne Bloom , Deborah Clarke Grosvenor, Leslie Kaufman

interested in: Many types of fiction and non-fiction. Considers some YA fiction. See specifics:

Jill’s interests include narrative nonfiction, biography, American and European history, psychology, women’s issues, the English language, and good writing. She is in the Boston office.

Steve's literary interests are eclectic, his curiosities wide, his reading promiscuous. They include history, memoir and biography, narrative nonfiction, science, and popular culture. He is in the New York office.

Brettne is interested in narrative non-fiction of all kinds, health and wellness, religion, literary and mainstream fiction, pop culture, natural history, and memoir. She is in the New York office.

Deborah is interested in narrative nonfiction, history, biography, politics, current affairs, memoir, the environment, the Middle East, the military, science, and the American South, all areas in which she maintains a strong interest. For fiction, she is particularly interested in works with historical or American South themes and settings. She is in the Washington DC office.

Leslie: Young Adult and Middle Grade books, as well as select Adult fiction. For young readers, Leslie is interested in both fiction and non-fiction (though no picture books, please). Also handles literary fiction for adults, as well as titles for Twentysomethings. She does not handle science fiction. Leslie is in the NY office.

client list: Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt, Britain's Gulag: The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya by Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Elkins, The Heartless Stone by Tom Zoellner (St. Martin’s Press), Dating Up: How to Dump the Schlump and Find a Quality Man by New York Times staffer Courtney Sullivan (Warner), Stop Being Your Symptoms and Start Being Yourself by Arthur Barsky, M.D. and Emily Deans, M.D. (HarperCollins), and Trouble: Stories by Patrick Somerville (Vintage)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

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)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Jonathon Lazear, Christi Cardenas, Darrick Kline, Anne Blackstone

interested in: Fiction: General fiction, Mystery, Romance, Fantasy/science fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's books

Non-fiction: Reference, Biography, Business/investing/finance, History, Religious, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Lifestyle, Cookbooks, Sports, African-American, Science

client list: INTO THE WILD GALAPAGOS by Jeff Corwin, Hip Hop Inc: Success Strategies of the Rap Moguls by Tim Leffel, Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible '70s by James Lileks, Master of Dragons by Margaret Weis, Quite a Year for Plums by Bailey White

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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.

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Stephen Hanselman, Julia Serebrinsky

interested in: Cutting edge non-fiction and some fiction.

L5M aims to go beyond traditional literary representation by offering integrated services including marketing consultation and media development.

client list: Travis Bradberry- THE PERSONALITY CODE, Lucas Conley- OBSESSIVE BRANDING DISORDER, Jorge Cruise- THE THREE HOUR DIET

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Michael Psaltis

interested in: We represent a wide array of areas of nonfiction, including science, health, parenting, psychology, business, biography/memoir, history, reference, current events, and narrative nonfiction. We represent all areas of commercial fiction, both mainstream novels and genre titles. We do not represent authors of poetry or short fiction.

Michael Psaltis is particularly interested in narrative nonfiction and commercial fiction that has a unique voice and compelling story.

looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Michael Stearns, Chris Richman, Danielle Chiotti, Ted Malawer

interested in: Children's and adult fiction and non-fiction.

Michael: Michael’s tastes run the gamut from picture books for the very young right up through cutting-edge teen fiction, but the common elements of all the projects he handles are a careful use of language, an often wry quality to the writing, and a fearless wedding of more literary aims with genre plotlines. Yes, he loves good writing, but he also loves for things to happen in a story. Generally, he won’t be drawn to more issue-oriented books.

In terms of teen fiction, he is looking for: realistic, humorous coming-of-age stories along the lines of John Green, Ned Vizzini, E. Lockhart, or Andrew Auseon; breezy re-thinks of traditional fantasy for girls (not so much Marion Zimmer Bradley as Kristin Cashore or Tamora Pierce and Patricia Wrede); dystopian breakneck thrillers such as Michael Grant’s and Suzanne Collins’; and Pullman-esque novels that straddle genres (the Sally Lockhart books or The Golden Compass).

Regarding middle-grade fiction, he is a big fan of traditional children’s fantasy: real-world stories with one fantastic element—more the vein of Half Magic and The Borrowers and The Graveyard Book than, say, high fantasy featuring worlds with made-up languages and the like. He loves humor and wit in my middle-grade novels, and is a big fan of Bruce Coville, Andrew Clements, and Vivian Vande Velde. As well, he loves realistic stories such as those written by Rebecca Stead and E.L. Konigsburg.

As for picture books, he is looking primarily for language-driven stories for the very young. Please, no long manuscripts nor folk tales nor “storybooks” in which the manuscript is longer than six pages. Picture book authors whose work he adores are Mem Fox, Deb Lund, and Bob Shea, and he will always respond well to stories that are about the sound and play of language for the youngest of readers.

Chris: For middle grade, Chris is looking for works featuring unique characters, compelling plots with twists and turns, and strong, confident writing. He will consider works with fantasy elements, but prefers stories that are grounded in the real world. He has a special interest in funny books for boys. Some middle grade titles he would have loved to work on include Trenton Lee Stewart's The Mysterious Benedict Society, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, and everything by Roald Dahl.

For teen, Chris prefers contemporary stories, but will consider urban fantasy or works that create a new, compelling world not far from our own, such as in Kristin Cashore's Graceling, Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, or Lois Lowry's The Giver. For young adult works geared toward boys, he would prefer submissions with strong commercial hooks and fantastically funny voice, like Ned Vizzini's Be More Chill or Jake Wizner's Spanking Shakespeare. He is not looking for paranormal romance, books based around supernatural creatures such as fairies, vampires, or werewolves, or chick-lit.

Chris is not currently interested in picture books or representing illustrators.

Danielle: For nonfiction, Danielle is looking for compelling projects that present a unique voice and point-o-view, or that shed light on a previously “unknown” topic in the areas of narrative nonfiction, memoir, self-help, relationships, humor, current events, women’s issues, and cooking.

For fiction, she is looking for commercial women’s fiction and multicultural fiction (with a slightly “literary” edge), romance, paranormal romance, and young adult fiction for girls. She tends to favor fish-out-of-water stories, and is drawn toward gorgeous writing and strong, flawed characters who aren’t afraid to take big chances or show a little bit of a dark side.

Ted: specializes in middle grade and teen fiction. Currently, Ted is accepting queries only through conference submissions and client referrals.

client list: Martha Brockenbrough, Kurt Cyrus, Cole Gibse, Shaun Hutchinson, Helen Landalf, Deb Lund, Christina Mandelski, Stephen Mooser, Edith Pattou

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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: Al Zuckerman, Amy Berkower, Susan Cohen, Dan Conaway, Susan Ginsburg, Merrilee Heifetz, Daniel Lazar, Simon Lipskar, Steven Malk, Jodi Reamer, Esq., Michele Rubin, Robin Rue, Rebecca Sherman, Kenneth Wright, Maya Rock, Josh Getzler, Ken Wright

interested in: Adult and children's fiction and non-fiction.

Daniel Lazar- middle grade and YA, fiction and lively non-fiction- memoirs, pop culture, historical, parenting and family life

Jodi Reamer- children's books, from young -adult to picture books, and adult books, especially commercial fiction and legal thrillers

Rebecca Sherman- middle grade and young adult novels, Non-fiction (lifestyle, humor, memoir for 18-35 year olds)

Maya Rock- looking for good, transportive fiction. Drawn to stories with strong heroines. Also like literary, YA, romance, memoir, self-help. narrative nonfiction, African-American, mind-body-spirit and stories focused on people at the edges of society.

Josh Getzler- foreign and historical thrillers and mysteries, farmhouse cozies, middle grade and YA mystery or adventure series. Does not want fantasy, picture books, religious fiction

Ken Wright: books for adults, primarily nonfiction (eg., history, science, natural history, politics, current events, popular cultural and the arts, biography, and memoir). I also handle children’s books--middle grade to young-adult, fiction and nonfiction, and the occasional picture book.

client list: TWILIGHT by Stephanie Meyer, HOW TO KILL A ROCK STAR by Tiffanie DeBartolo, ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN by Jim Fergus, THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB by Olivia Goldsmith, GARDEN OF LIES by Eileen Goudge, SOLOMON VERSUS LORD by Paul Levine, HARD FALL by Ridley Pearson, THE SULTAN'S SEAL by Jenny White, GREEN RIVER RISING by Tim Willocks, THE KEEP by F. Paul Wilson, ILLUMINATUS by Robert Anton Wilson

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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