Overview
I'm a literary agent and freelance editor looking to use my professional experience to help writers improve their novels, memoirs, proposals and query letters. I studied creative writing at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and began my career in publishing at Emma Sweeney Agency. As an agent, I focus on literary fiction, story collections and narrative non-fiction, including memoir, journalism and pop culture, and I have sold over 75 books to major and independent trade publishers, including Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and more. I have appeared as a guest at graduate writing programs and writers conferences across the country speaking about how to get published, query letters, building non-fiction platforms and submission etiquette.Note: Working with me in an editorial capacity prohibits working with me as a literary agent.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Entertainment
Political Science & Current Affairs
True Crime
Fiction
LGBTQ Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Thriller & Suspense
Languages
English (US)
Work experience
Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Jul, 2014 —
Present
Edited and sold over 50 book projects to major publishers for debut fiction writers, journalists and media personalities.
Emma Sweeney Agency
Jan, 2012 —
Jun, 2014
(over 2 years)
Sold 15 books in 18 months as a new hire.
Portfolio
Told with a lyrical, almost-dreamlike voice as intoxicating as the moonflowers and orchids that inhabit this world, Monsoon Mansion is a harrowing yet triumphant coming-of-age memoir exploring the dark, troubled waters of a family’s rise and fall from grace in... read more
A “sinuous, shattering thriller” (Booklist, starred review) with a heart-stopping conclusion about a mysterious American woman who disappears in to the Cambodian underworld, and the photojournalist who tracks her through the clues left in her diary, by an auth... read more
"Riot Baby bursts at the seams of story with so much fire, passion and power that in the end it turns what we call a narrative into something different altogether."―Marlon JamesElla has a Thing. She sees a classmate grow up to become a caring nurse. A neighbor... read more
Fast Company reporter Joe Berkowitz investigates the bizarre and hilarious world of pun competitions from the Punderdome 3000 in Brooklyn to the World competition in Austin.When Joe Berkowitz witnessed his first Punderdome competition, it felt wrong in the bes... read more
A hardboiled valentine to the Golden State, That Left Turn at Albuquerque marks the return of noir master Scott Phillips. Douglas Rigby, attorney-at-law, is bankrupt. He’s just sunk his last $200,000—a clandestine “loan” from his last remaining client, former ... read more
There are no secrets in a small town. For someone like Rebecca, that can get awkward.Rebecca Meer’s hometown of Ward, Nebraska, is small—so small that she can’t even sneak home after a drunken girls’ night without running into at least three people she knows. ... read more
"At a moment when it’s hard to trust anyone who claims to see things clearly, Adam Nemett has written a smart, sensitive, terrifying novel about masculinity, philosophy, technology, and the end of the world. Recommended for all college first-years and their pa... read more
NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF SUMMER 2018 BY O Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, New York Post, The Millions, Southern Living, POPSUGAR, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Review of BooksPraised by the Washington Post as "Tennessee Williams . . . tran... read more
Emmy-Award winning writer and comedian Josh Gondelman’s collection of personal stories of best intentions and mixed results.Josh Gondelman knows a thing or two about trying—and failing. The Emmy Award-winning stand-up comic—dubbed a “pathological sweetheart” b... read more
"A hilarious guide to help young workers not be idiots....a guide to being an adult in the modern age." --Chicago TribuneStop saying "adulting" -- and other life advice you didn't know you needed. But you do.It's no secret that being a grown-up can be hard. Mo... read more
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