Literary agents who want beach read writing

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want beach read, based on what they say on their public websites. “beach read” is a tone tag; its identifier is beach-read. 8 agents currently want it. Agents whose websites say they are closed to submissions are omitted. The quoted evidence for each tag is on the agent's profile. How it works.

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Hannah Schofield
LBA · GB
Says: “highbrow beach reads”
Across all the below genres, I particularly welcome submissions from writers from communities that have been underrepresented in mainstream publishing, including LGBTQ+ authors, disabled and neurodivergent authors, and a…
Rachel Beck
Liza Dawson Associates · US
Says: “Maybe a beach read at first blush, but with plenty of heart and heft—books that cover the good, the bad and the ugly of life and love, that make you go from laughing to crying in an instant.”
I believe that the right book can change or heal a life, and I want to find those. But I’m also interested in lighter fiction that helps me escape or simply makes me laugh after a tough day. Or nonfiction that teaches me…
Patricia Nelson
Looking Glass Literary & Media · US
Says: “lighter beach reads”
Patricia represents young adult and middle grade fiction in all genres, adult book club/upmarket fiction (including upmarket fiction with speculative and horror elements), and the whole spectrum of commercial women’s fic…
Sophie Sheumaker
BookEnds Literary Agency · US
Says: “a hooky beach read with the melodrama of a K-drama”
Sophie is seeking fiction for middle grade through adult. Across the board, she is seeking works by historically underrepresented voices and stories with the sort of casual diversity that is representative of the world i…
Miriam Goderich
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret · US
Says: “fun beach read”
Miriam’s areas of interest include: literary and commercial fiction as well as some genre fiction, narrative nonfiction, pop culture, psychology, history, science, art, business books, and biography/memoir. Miriam wants…
Maggie Sadler
Howland Literary · US
Maggie primarily seeks accessible literary fiction and upmarket fiction for adult readers with distinct character voices, lyrical prose, and propulsive plots. She loves books that quietly yet unapologetically challenge a…
Caitlin Mahony
William Morris Endeavor · US
Says: “a delightful beach read”
Caitlin is always looking for books that offer a total escape and full immersion, in either this world or an imagined one. She loves a hard-won, epic love story (historical, fantastical and/or contemporary), a transporti…
Jessica Errera
Jane Rotrosen Agency · US
Says: “…romance, thrillers and suspense, the occasional historical fiction, and anything that might be read in a day on the beach.”

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