Literary agents looking for books about current affairs — page 2
Phrasemill lists literary agents who want current affairs, based on what they say on their public websites. “current affairs” is a subject tag; its identifier is current-affairs. 82 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 (26–50 of 82)
Katherine represents history, biography, politics, current affairs, investigative journalism, narrative nonfiction, cultural criticism, pop culture, adventure, true crime, science, nature, medicine, business, sociology,…
His primary focus is on fiction, but he has an interest in particular areas of nonfiction including technology, history, world affairs and foreign policy.
Lisa’s list is primarily nonfiction, spanning memoir, narrative, current affairs, politics, business, culture, sports, humor, biography, health, self-help, and prescriptive. She also represents select adult fiction, youn…
Carol specializes in non-fiction (health/medical, religion, spirituality, self-help, parenting, current affairs, history, narrative non-fiction) while also taking on the occasional fiction writer.
Says: “contemporary social, political and economic issues”
Tom has a stellar reputation for developing and selling both commercial and serious narrative nonfiction as well as select literary fiction. With nonfiction, he’s looking for highly credentialed experts with strong netw…
Says: “projects with timely subject matter”
Says: “Current Events & Politics”
I am passionate about fiction, both commercial and literary, and look for engaging, complex characters, a strong plot, good storytelling and writing that has a distinct voice. I love commercial novels with literary sens…
Says: “global risk and resilience”
Henry Thayer primarily represents nonfiction, including biography, history, current affairs, international relations, politics, the arts and sciences, sports, and popular culture. He is looking for engaging stories that…
For fiction, Jason is primarily interested in science fiction, fantasy, thrillers, suspense, literary fiction, and commercial fiction, all at the middle grade, young adult, or adult levels. For non-fiction, he is intere…
Based in New York, Shuster represents both fiction and nonfiction. His nonfiction list primarily focuses on current affairs, politics and civil rights, health and wellness, memoir, business, and history. His fiction list…
Based in New York, Gates represents a range of nonfiction, including narrative and expert-driven works, memoir, current affairs, pop culture, as well as literary fiction and children’s books.
Becky is interested in investigative journalism, history, current affairs, science, and big ideas that change the conversation.
He is looking for gripping narrative non-fiction, and well written, mind-expanding works in the areas of history, biography, memoir, current affairs, sport, popular culture and popular science.
Her interests span a range of genres—from hard-nosed business books to otherworldly historical novels. She represents a wide variety of adult and YA fiction and nonfiction, including commercial and literary fiction, upm…
She is currently looking for standout voices and fresh perspectives in both fiction and nonfiction. If you have a compelling story or an idea that can spark thought, start conversations, or touch hearts, Jill would love…
Fiction: Literary fiction (think big, sweeping narratives and multigenerational sagas that span locations and time like Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing or Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life), upmarket book club fiction that doesn’t s…
Spurred by a desire to say “yes” more often and a love of early-stage book development, she started building a list of authors poised to change the world with shared vulnerability and groundbreaking ideas. She believes…
Says: “story-driven current affairs that start conversations”
Says: “books that are topical”
Jane wants to see more… Women’s Commercial Fiction and Big Think Non-Fiction I love to read commercial and literary fiction, memoir, biography and history. I am very interested in current events, politics, legal subjec…
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