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Literary agents for book club fiction

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want book club fiction, based on what they say on their public websites. “book club fiction” is a genre tag; its identifier is book-club-fiction. 160 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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Agents (1–25 of 160)

  • Rebecca Ritchie

    A.M. Heath & Co. · GB

    I represent authors of fiction and non-fiction. On the fiction side, my list spans the commercial spectrum: from contemporary fiction – be that funny, romantic, moving or high concept – to reading group, historical ficti…

  • Euan Thorneycroft

    A.M. Heath & Co. · GB

    Says: “upmarket book club novels”

    I am looking for a book that I'll be thinking about long after I finish the last page. This could be a twisty suspense with an exciting and original hook (I love a high concept hook!) or an epic or intimate love story wi…

  • Lori Galvin

    Aevitas Creative Management · US

    Lori specializes in upmarket fiction with propulsive storylines—book club, mystery, suspense, and psychologically layered narratives—and selectively represents cookbooks and literary memoir.

  • Mary C. Moore

    Aevitas Creative Management · US

    Says: “bookclub fiction with light speculative elements”

    She is currently hoping to find layered and deeply satisfying upmarket fiction, bookclub fiction with light speculative elements, and SFF stories with fresh worlds and nuanced themes. Mary represents a wide range of fic…

  • Monica MacSwan

    Aitken Alexander Associates · GB

    Says: “book club novels”

    I am actively building a list of new writers, and forthcoming debuts I represent include Aea Varfis-van Warmelo’s genre-bending novel Attention-Seeking Behaviour (Peninsula Press), Moya Lothian-McLean’s rom-com Matchmake…

  • Sara O'Keeffe

    Andrew Nurnberg Associates · GB

    Sara specialises in fiction, representing literary, reading group and genre fiction authors. She is passionate about storytelling, with particular interest in upmarket genre (especially thrillers), reading group and acc…

  • Katie Fulford

    Bell Lomax Moreton · GB

    Says: “bookclub books with big issues and memorable characters with immersive settings”

    She is looking for authors in both non-fiction and fiction. In non-fiction she is looking for experts and journalists who have something new to say about their areas of expertise, in almost any subject area but particula…

  • Julie Gourinchas

    Bell Lomax Moreton · GB

    Julie Gourinchas (she/they) is a French-American literary agent championing an award-winning, selective list focused on upmarket adult fiction with commercial drive and appeal, across a wide variety of genres. In fictio…

  • Camilla Bolton

    Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency · London

    Says: “book club fiction”

    My focus is to find authors and books that will become future bestsellers and brands. I specialise in mysteries, suspense, thrillers, crime and book club fiction, but I’m also a huge fan of anything that embodies the nat…

  • Clare Wallace

    Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency · London

    Clare is building both the Darley Anderson Children’s Agency and the Darley Anderson Illustration Agency lists and also represents a boutique list of commercial adult fiction in both the UK and US. Clare’s very busy wit…

  • Jade Kavanagh

    Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency · London

    Says: “book club fiction”

    Jade represents a list of thriller, horror and book club authors. She represents a growing list of authors writing book club fiction, suspense, thrillers and horror. Since then, Jade has continued to build a dynamic li…

  • Veronique Baxter

    David Higham Associates · GB

    Says: “High concept book club fiction”

    I represent authors of literary and genre fiction including Naomi Alderman, Belinda Bauer, Carys Bray, Oliver Harris, Holly Gramazio, Sarah Hilary, S.E Lynes, Stephen Kelman, Charlotte Philby, Sarah Pinborough, M. L. Rio…

  • Jemima Forrester

    David Higham Associates · GB

    Says: “book club and accessible literary fiction”

    In fiction I love distinctive narrative voices, well-paced plots with a great hook, and complex female characters. I’m often drawn to humour, quirky or unusual narrators, moral dilemmas and stories about sisters. In non…

  • Stephanie Glencross

    David Higham Associates · GB

    Says: “book-club-leaning fiction with a genuinely powerful love story at its heart”

    I am obsessed with crime, thriller, and dark commercial fiction. I’m looking for dark, gripping commercial fiction that completely absorbs me: books where I care about the characters and find myself reading far later th…

  • Ben Dunn

    DunnFogg · GB

    I am happy to consider submissions in the following areas: Fiction: reading group, women’s fiction, speculative fiction. Non-fiction: memoir, narrative-led non-fiction, media tie-in (TV, Radio, Social Media, Podcast), po…

  • Rachel Conway

    Georgina Capel Associates · London

    Rachel represents writers of literary fiction, as well as book club and commercial fiction (including thrillers and YA). In non-fiction, her interests include history, travel, food, nature writing, investigative journali…

  • Polly Halladay

    Georgina Capel Associates · London

    She is looking for literary, book club, and commercial fiction.

  • Antony Topping

    Greene & Heaton · GB

    I represent historical thriller writers, contemporary and historical literary novelists, upmarket genre and bookclub fiction, science writers, food writers, historians, nature writers, music journalists, memoirists, and…

  • Liza DeBlock

    Greenstone Literary · GB

    I am proud to represent a great list of both fiction and non-fiction authors. What all my authors have in common is great, exciting writing, that has brought me on adventures, and taught me something new. This is a huge…

  • Laura Heathfield

    Greenstone Literary · GB

    I read widely across genres! I am always looking for commercial crime, thriller, suspense, bookclub, historical and romance fiction as well as very select non-fiction. Above everything I want to be entertained. I’m look…

  • Louise Buckley

    Hannah Sheppard Literary Agency · GB

    I am looking for literary and book-club novels, especially novels that represent working-class people or children going through difficult circumstances (think Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, My Name is Leon by Kit de Waa…

  • Caroline Hardman

    Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency · London

    I look for novels that combine great writing, plot and pace, distinctive characters, emotional depth and a strong hook – all the things that keep you turning the page. I like to be challenged, surprised, moved to tears,…

  • Hannah Ferguson

    Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency · London

    Says: “book club reads that really capture a reader's attention or heart”

    I love fiction, stories that will whisk me away to another place, be it in time, geographically, or just into another life that’s different from my own. I tend to represent women’s fiction, from the more literary to the…

  • Hayley Steed

    Janklow & Nesbit · London

    Says: “commercial and bookclub fiction”

    Hayley is a Director and Literary Agent representing writers of commercial and bookclub fiction across all genres. I’m particularly drawn to a strong hook and one line pitch – a setting, structure, or a ‘what if’ that c…

  • Anna Dawson

    Johnson & Alcock · London

    Says: “book club novels”

    In fiction, Anna is looking for literary fiction and book club novels, as well as romance, historical, crime/thriller, romantasy, horror, mystery and fantasy that skews towards the nostalgic. She is drawn to fiction wit…

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