Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more. Most literary agency directories print and online are outdated, incomplete, and riddled with mistakes. If bad agent does sell your book, its probably a fluke, and since. Nov 20, 2011 this interview features jessica alvarez of bookends, llc. Subrights foreign and translation rights and performance rights are handled by bookends agents alone or in conjunction with a vast network of coagents. Books i represent for subrights information about these books, please contact bookends literary. February 2020 december 2019 november 2019 october 2019. Bookends literary agency represents commercial fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages and in this space we hope to provide advice and inspiration for writers. Im afraid, though, that after reading your letter, i just didnt feel strongly enough to ask for more, and i firmly believe every writer needs an agent who is passionate about his or her work. Literary agency bookends is pleased to see two of our romance authors featured on this publishers marketplace list.
Donald maasss pioneering work and writing about the development of fiction careers has made dmla a leading agency for fiction writers. Sbpra strategic book publishing and rights agency best selling book rights agency robert fletcher, formerly writers literary agency and the literary agency group, which also does or has done business under the following names see writer bewares alert for even more names used by this company. Literary agent kim lionetti of bookends answers 20 questions. Mere days after graduating from new york university with a b. Our blog features insights on the publishing industry and helpful tips for writers. Youll even find a section on our book agent blog where you can submit your questions to a former book agent. This is your chance to get professional feedback from an agent who has built many bestselling careers.
The bookends literary agency channel represents the best of the bookends literary agency blog, which has been giving published authors and soontobe publish. Get to know some of our agents and authors while youre at it. Bookends, llc, is an energetic literary agency that works with authors and. Offering commentary on literary criticism, publishing, and writing, this blog is written by the board of directors of the nonprofit that issues the yearly national book critics circle awards. Bookends literary was created with a desire to collaborate with authors to bring the books we have fallen in love with to the rest of the. The bent agency congratulates our clients whose books are among the twenty longlisted for the 2019 carnegie medal. Bookends literary agency judging books, by covers or otherwise.
Selling a book is even far more bookends on the today show. There, she had the opportunity to acquire and edit a wide array of womens fiction, specializing in historical romance, romantic suspense, and inspirational. That dream has turned into a company with eight different agents representing a diverse range of genres including adult and childrens books in both fiction and nonfiction. The blog the good application jobs in the creative industries are highly competitive, so how do you make yourself stand out from all those other applicants and give yourself the best possible chance. Bookends literary agency usa literary agencies and literary. Much of this boils down to personal preference, so please bear in mind. Renowned agent irene goodman does critiques of partial manuscripts, with all proceeds going to charity. Bookends agents are always looking for fresh new material from both published and unpublished authors. If bad agent does sell your book, its probably a fluke, and since its a fluke, its unlikely she has any knowledge of contracts. Jessica faust is the owner of bookends, which began as a book packaging company in 1999, then changed to a full literary agency two years later. Youve written a book and now you need a literary agent, but where do you start. Daphne unfeasible literary agent kate testermans blog. Since opening its doors in 1999, bookends literary agency has never strayed from our original goal.
It is our goal not only to assist our clients in selling their creative work s, but to also assist them with growing their writing careers and helping them reach their targeted audiences. Taught exudes the same hopeful federation spirit as chambers excellent but more fanciful wayfarers books. Providing advice and inspiration for writers on queries, publishing contracts, revisions and publishing in general. Books by tracy marchinis clients at bookends literary. Thank you for querying me and giving me the opportunity to consider your book. As the agency shifted and changed over the years, adding bookends, jr, a new logo and a new website, we decided to merge the blog and. When an agency asks for ten pages give them the first ten pagesand in order. Bad agent doesnt have contacts, and thats evident by the fact that her submission process means first posting your book on the rights board. Nov 01, 20 as of november 1, 20, wolfson literary agency is open to queries wolfson literary agency is a green agency and as such, only accepts email queries.
Something like kory stampers word by word, perhaps, or something totally different. To find out more about bookends literary agency visit their website, s. The worlds leading literary agency for fantasy and science fiction. Jun 09, 2014 there is a wonderful amount of enthusiasm and warmth and energy online on an evergrowing number of great book blogs, but despite the sterling work of some, an army of amateur literary essayists. As founder and president of bookends literary agency, jessicas goal was to do a job she loved by representing books and authors she felt a passion for. As founder and president of bookends literary agency, jessicas goal was to do a. Our goal is to work together with the author to make all of her dreams come true.
Most literary agency directories print and online are outdated, incomplete, and riddled with. Books ends unfortunately the book ends agents no longer blog, but the archives are full of excellent query letter advice. Pubrants literary agent kristen nelsons blog on queries, publishing, ect. Do research the agent and agency to whom you plan to submit your material. The agency is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. Kristin has one of the most popular literary agent blogs and she started her literary agency in 2002 when digital publishing was starting to take over traditional publishing. Sbpra strategic book publishing and rights agency best selling book rights agency robert fletcher, formerly writers literary agency and the literary agency group, which also does or has done business under the following names see writer bewares. Agents donald maass, jennifer jackson, katie shea boutillier.
Previous positions acquisitions editor at berkley publishing. Jun 27, 2007 bad agent doesnt have contacts, and thats evident by the fact that her submission process means first posting your book on the rights board. There is a wonderful amount of enthusiasm and warmth and energy online on an evergrowing number of great book blogs, but despite the sterling work of. I can tell that, like me, chambers grew up on star trek and is truly a literary heir to roddenberry. James mcgowan is the literary assistant and social media manager at bookends literary agency. Favorite book this month technically, its a novella, but to be taught, if fortunate is some of the best science fiction ive ever read. Lauren ruth agent bookends literary agency linkedin.
The whalen agency is a full service literary agency established by premiere literary agent kimberly whalen in the fall of 2016. Literary agent blogs by the most popular book agents. The literary agents in the bootcamp, for example, use synopses only after they have read an authors initial pages and want to see how the story ends. She describes her literary agent blog as a very nice book agent indulging in polite rants about queries, writers, and the publishing industry. Bookends literary agency the changing face of writers conferences bookends literary agency does a book need an actionpacked opening.
Since bookends was founded in 1999, our agents have been proud to consider themselves an integral part of the authors publishing team. From the smallest detail of the next book idea, to the big picture of the writers lifelong dreams, we work strategically to help each author reach his or her writing and publishing goals. I also watched videos the agency has created and read blogs on its web site. Literary hub for literary event reports, a daily literary newsletter, and exciting book excerpts the guardian books blog for the best of book takes of the uk and beyond largehearted boy for the musicallyinclined reader vol. Make sure you follow the appropriate submission guidelines, and know what kind of material the agent represents. Bookends literary agency line of sight is a top 10 crime fiction debut on booklist. Barer literary usa literary agencies and literary agents.
It is also a wonderful opportunity to present the budding. The donald maass literary agency is a literary agency for professional novelists. Bookends, llc, is an energetic literary agency that works with authors and publishers to produce the books we want on our shelves. That dream has turned into a company with eight different agents representing a diverse range of genres including adult. A distinguished publishing industry veteran of over 20 years, kimberly is a fierce advocate for her clients and is wellknown in the industry for negotiating and closing seven and eightfigure deals both domestically and internationally. Nov 18, 2015 literary hub for literary event reports, a daily literary newsletter, and exciting book excerpts the guardian books blog for the best of book takes of the uk and beyond largehearted boy for the musicallyinclined reader vol. Resources that contain this information are writers market. We see ourselves as author advocates and our goal is to be the agency that makes authors dreams come true.
Bookends was created with a desire to collaborate with authors to bring the books we have fallen in love with to the rest of the reading public. Jessica alvarez, agent, bookends literary agency mswishlist. Jessica is proud to have grown bookends to an agency that represents. Our goal is to teach, enlighten and build a community for writers, agents and editors. Selfhelp, 36k rejected 4 162020 suggested i resubmit to another agent at bookends. Publishers weekly named slay a 2019 best book of the year. The incredible ripped bodice bookstore was featured on the today show earlier, and we were so happy to see some get to know jessica faust.
Book cents literary agency is a full service literary management company. Literary agent blog by a former literary agency president. Hugely thrilled to announce that stacey lees the downstairs girl is a 2019 publishers weekly best book of the year. A nicely balanced multiperson literary blog coming out of the uk. Bookends literary agency posts several times a week on topics like how to write a query, what authors need to know about editors, and word counts.
She stepped in to the store, greeted everyone, signed books, thanked them for stocking her titles, and then off we went to the next stop. She is probably best known for her popular blog on all things publishing. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover laurens. Become a querytracker member free leave comments about your experiences with this literary agent, or read what other authors have to say. Nov 28, 2014 she describes her literary agent blog as a very nice book agent indulging in polite rants about queries, writers, and the publishing industry. So hard to earn the coveted star from publishers weekly.
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