agents: Ike Williams, Jill Kneerim, Steve Wasserman, Elaine Rogers , Brettne Bloom , Deborah Clarke Grosvenor

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.

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: Tina Bennett, Rebecca Gradinger, Morton Janklow, Luke Janklow, Richard Morris, Lynn Nesbit, Anne Sibbald, Eric Simonoff

interested in: Fiction and Non-fiction. Only the agents below accept unsolicited queries.

Rebecca Gradinger: Fiction- Commercial, Literary, Women's Fiction
Nonfiction- Cultural/Social Interests, Current Affairs, Humor/Satire, Medicine, Memoirs, Narrative, Popular Culture, Self-Help/Self-Improvement

Tina Bennett: Fiction- Literary
Nonfiction- Autobiography/Biography, Celebrity, Current Affairs, History, Journalism, Medicine, Memoirs, Narrative, Politics

Luke Janklow: Fiction -Commercial, Horror, Military/War/Spy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Whimsical, Young Adult
Nonfiction -Action/Adventure, Autobiography/Biography, Celebrity, Drama/Music/Dance, How To, Journalism, Memoirs, Military/War, Popular Culture

client list: Anne Rice- INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, William Goldman- THE PRINCESS BRIDE, Edward P. Jones- THE KNOWN WORLD, Jhumpa Lahiri- INTERPRETER OF MALADIES, Geoff Dyer - YOGA FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DO IT, Plum Sykes- THE DEBUTANTE DIVORCEE, Bill O' Reilly- CULTURE WARRIOR, Malcolm Gladwell - BLINK

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Janis A. Donnaud

interested in: Concentrated mainly on nonfiction, with an emphasis on the culinary, health and medical books, and women's books.

Non-fiction: Biography, Business/investing/finance, History, Health, Lifestyle, Cookbooks, Sports, African-American, Science

Actively seeking serious narrative nonfiction; cookbooks; health and medical all written by experts with an already established platform in their area of specialty.

client list: Living It Up, Southern Style by Paula Deen, If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs (Bulfinch), by Valerie Shaff and Roy Blount Jr., Women Are Not Small Men by Nieca Goldberg, M.D, The Secrets of Baking (Houghton Mifflin) by Sherry Yard

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Jane Chelius

interested in: The Jane Chelius Literary Agency, Inc. represents and continues to seek clients in the areas of popular and literary fiction, mystery, and women’s literature; interest in non-fiction includes parenting, humor, women’s issues, medicine and science for a general audience, nature and the natural world, biography, and, in particular, narrative non-fiction that is written in a “novelistic” way.

client list: Don Bruns- BARBADOS HEAT (St. Martin’s Press) Dan Fesperman- THE AMATEUR SPY (Alfred A. Knopf), Kevin King- ALL THE STARS CAME OUT THAT NIGHT (Dutton Books), Mary Louge- POISON HEART (Ballantine Books)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Joshua Bilmes, Steve Mancino

interested in: Represents mostly fiction with some non-fiction.

FICTION: Science fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Horror/Paranormal, Thrillers/Suspense, Mainstream Fiction/Literary, LGBT fiction, Mystery, Western, YA

NON-FICTION: science, military, interviews, health, alternative medicine, biography, autobiography

client list: Brandon Sanderson -- The Alcatraz Smedry Series (YA), Edo van Belkom -- The Wolf Pack Series (YA), The Devil's Menagerie -- Louis Charbonneau, Michael Schiefelbein -- The Vampire Series, Adam-Troy Castro -- The Andrea Cort Series, Charlaine Harris -- The Sookie Stackhouse Series, Tanya Huff -- The "Blood" Series

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Jake Elwell, Pamela Malpas, Craig Tenney, Phyllis Westberg

interested in: Fiction and Non-Fiction.

Fiction: Literary and Commercial

Non-fiction: History, Biography, True Crime, Memoir, Journalism, Ethnic, News/Current Events

client list: Susannah Appelbaum, J.D. Salinger, Michael Arditti, Joseph Koenig, David Brewer, Denis Brian, Arabella Edge, David Edmonds, F. Scott Fitzgerald Estate, Langston Hughes Estate, Pearl S. Buck Estate, Sheila Burnford Estate, Catherine Drinker Bowen Estate NIGHTMARE IN WICHITA: The Hunt for the BTK Strangler by Robert Beattie (N.A.L.), THE BEST LITTLE GIRL IN THE WORLD by Steven Levenkron, THE CARD: Collectors, Con Men, and the True Story of History's Most Desired Baseball Card by Michael O'Keeffe and Teri Thompson (Morrow), AGENT 146: The True Story of a Nazi Spy in America by Erich Gimpel (SMP)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Gail Ross, Howard Yoon, Kara Baskin, Kelly Dilworth (literary assistant), Jennifer Manguera (Literary Manager)

interested in: Mainly represents non-fiction: Memoirs, Biography & History, Politics & Current Events, Health, Science & Psychology, Parenting, Business & Personal Finance, Religion & Spirituality, Lifestyle & Culture

Only wants fiction from previously published authors.

Howard: nonfiction topics ranging from current events and politics to culture to religion and history, to smart business. Also looking for commercial fiction by published authors.

Kara: biographies, popular culture, business, psychology and mental health, American history, and film

Kelly: Southern gothic literature, political biographies, incisive nonfiction narratives, and books on neuroscience. Special interest in civil rights, education, and Eastern European history

client list: SEARCHING FOR WOMEN WHO DRINK WHISKEY by Miranda Kennedy (Random House, 2009), SPOILING FOR A FIGHT: THE AMBITION OF ELIOT SPITZER by Brooke Masters (Holt 2006), THE TRANSLATOR by Daoud Hari (Random House, 2008), SURGERY FREE MAKEOVER by Dr. Brandith Irwin (Penguin Press, 2008), CROSSING MANDELBAUM'S GATE by Kai Bird (Scribner, 2008)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Peter H. McGuigan, Yfat Reiss Gendell, Stéphanie Abou, Chris Park

interested in: Fiction and Non-Fiction.

Peter: smart, offbeat non-fiction, particularly works of narrative non-fiction on pop culture, niche history, biography, music and science. Also represents novelists, both commercial and literary, across all genres, especially first-time writers

Yfat: non-fiction books focusing on all manners of prescriptive: how-to, science, health and well-being, memoirs, adventure, travel stories and lighter titles appropriate for the gift trade genre. Also looks for commercial fiction highlighting the full range of women's experiences - young and old - and also seeks science fiction, thrillers and historical fiction

Stephanie: attracted to both literary and smart upmarket commercial fiction. In non-fiction: Pop culture, health, science, parenting, women's and multicultural issues are of special interest.

Chris: memoirs, narrative nonfiction, Christian nonfiction and character-driven fiction

client list: 102 Great Dates for Any Budget - Editors of SharpMan (Stewart, Tabori & Chang), Ablutions: Notes for a Novel: A Novel - Patrick de Witt (Harcourt Books), Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga - Ian Christe (Wiley & Sons), Fragment – Warren Fahy (Bantam Dell), Git-R-Done - Larry the Cable Guy (Crown Books), Glamour Gurlz - Joanna Schlip (Clarkson Potter), I Lick My Cheese - Oonagh O'Hagen (Abrams Image), In the Know: The Classic Guide to Being Cultured and Cool - Nancy MacDonell (Penguin), Iron Chef: The Official Book (Berkley Books)

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Jane Dystel
Miriam Goderich
Stacey Kendall Glick
Michael Bourret
Jim McCarthy
Lauren E. Abramo
Adina Kahn
Chasya Milgrom

interested in: Miriam: literary and commercial fiction as well as some genre fiction, narrative nonfiction, pop culture, psychology, history, science, art, business books, and biography/memoir.

Stacey: narrative nonfiction, cooking and food, memoir, psychology, self-help, health/fitness, lifestyle, current events, pop culture, and contemporary fiction.

Michael: middle grade and young adult fiction, arts and entertainment, serious nonfiction.

Jim: literary women’s fiction, underrepresented voices, mysteries, romance, paranormal fiction, and anything unusual or unexpected. In addition to fiction he is also interested in narrative nonfiction, humor, memoir, paranormal nonfiction, and anything related to architecture, planning, or real estate.

Lauren: literary fiction with a focus on character and voice, as well as commercial fiction, especially women’s fiction and paranormal. She’s also interested in a wide variety of nonfiction including pop culture, pop reference, politics, current affairs, cultural studies, science, media, history, and irreverent practical nonfiction.

Adina: literary and commercial fiction, narrative non-fiction, pop-culture, food writing, and self-improvement.

Chasya: literary fiction and fiction with a splash of irony and humor. She is also interested in psychology, narrative nonfiction, politics, history and pop culture.

client list: Emily Luchetti: A Passion for Ice Cream, Michael Weinreb: Game of Kings: A Year Among the Oddballs and Geniuses Who Make Up America’s Top High School Chess Tea, Sara Zarr: Story of a Girl, Eric Nuzum: THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST- Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book

agents: Andrea Brown
Laura Rennert
Caryn Wiseman
Jennifer Jaeger
Michelle Andelman
Jamie Weiss Chilton
Jennifer Laughran

interested in: Rated the number one literary agency in juvenile sales for 2007 in Publisher's Marketplace

Andrea Brown: non-fiction, fiction, childrens' and YA

Laura Rennert: children's books, from picture books to young adult, graphic novels, fiction and nonfiction, literary fiction, crossover fiction (works that come out in the YA market and cross into the adult market, or vice versa), mysteries and thrillers, and narrative nonfiction

Caryn Wiseman: childrens' books only- young adult and middle-grade fiction and non-fiction, chapter books, and picture books.

Jennifer Jaeger: children's fiction projects only, from picture books through young adult, particularly interested in literary, multicultural, offbeat, paranormal, and commercial-with-heart material

Michelle Andelman: children's categories, from picture and chapter books to middle-grade and YA fiction, with an interest in fantasy, sci-fi, thriller, adventure, romance, graphic novel, and serious literary projects. Adult categories are literary and women's fiction, narrative non-fiction, and memoir.

Jamie Weiss Chilton: childrens' books only- teen novels, middle grade fiction, chapter books, picture books, narrative nonfiction, literary fiction with intense emotional content (character-driven, not issue-driven plots); smart thrillers and mysteries; science fiction; surreal stories and magical realism; sweet, funny, quirky chapter books and picture books.

Jennifer Laughran: YA and middle grade realistic fiction, science fiction, mystery, adventure and humor. NOT looking for picture books, early readers, non-fiction, adult fiction, high fantasy, religious stories, or stories about talking animals.

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looking for: Non-Fiction Book