agents: Nina Collins, Ayesha Pande
Ayesha Pande

interested in: Literary and commercial fiction, narrative non-fiction, history, biography, memoir, politics, sports, science, and humor

Ayesha: literary and popular fiction, including women’s fiction, African-American and international fiction. She also represents nonfiction, including biography, history, popular culture, cultural commentary, memoir, science, and some how-to

client list: Julia Child- MY LIFE IN FRANCE (Knopf), John Capouya-REAL MEN DO YOGA (HCI), Lindsay Cain, Sarah B. Weir- GET YOUR SPARKLE ON: Create and Wear Gems that Make You Shine (Chronicle Books), Rachel Cline- WHAT TO KEEP (Random House), Robin Epstein & Renee Kaplan- SHAKING HER ASSETS (Berkley), Elaine Flinn- DEALING IN MURDER (Avon)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Maria Covino

interested in: Fiction: General fiction, Mystery, Juvenile fiction, Children's books

Non-fiction: Travel, Lifestyle, Sports

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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: 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: Eric G. Bollinger- nonfiction agent, Melinda Royer- fiction agent, Wanda Shaw

interested in: Non-fiction: Catholic, Autobiography/Biography/Memoir, Gay & Lesbian, History, Self-help and Sport

Fiction: mystery, thrillers, women's fiction, Gay & Lesbian and Young Adult

client list: Laurie Birnsteel- Sunspot, Ron DiZinno- Golfing in the Zone: The Short Game, Erica Black- The Call Girl Actress, Confessions of a Lesbian Escort

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

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

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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 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: 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