While book deals that garner headlines are often the six- and seven-figure ones, literary agents do more for their authors than negotiate advances. There are many contract clauses agents advocate for ...

It's not uncommon for book lovers to take an interest in literary careers. From authors to editors, publicists to agents, it seems like there are countless dream jobs all to to do with books... but ...

Literary agent Eric Smith of P.S. Literary represents young adult novels, genre blending literary fiction, nonfiction and other genres. Smith uses Twitter to make connections, and believes being an ...

While we hear of the need for diverse books and that Latinos are a growing demographic, getting a book published by a reputable press can be a daunting task. First you write the book or craft a book ...

In this installment, we tackle one of the most commonly asked questions in the entire business: How do filmmakers get an agent? Given the attention around YouTuber-directors Kane Parsons and Curry ...

EXCLUSIVE: Following the promotion of Roberto Larios to Agent just before the holidays last year, Verve has started the new year with the hire of Literary Agent Noah Ballard, expanding its Publishing ...

Recently, we noticed a great thread on Twitter from literary agent, Emma Obank from Casarotto Ramsay & Associates on how to approach a literary agent. This is a question writers ask regularly so we ...

When David Black contemplated moving his 21-year-old literary agency to a new office space this summer, he had one nagging worry: the East River. “Would that be a problem?” Mr. Black said, pointing to ...

Literary Agent Georges Borchardt, Who Championed Nobel Laureates, Dies at 97 NEW YORK (AP) — Georges Borchardt, a literary agent of cosmopolitan taste and style who found U.S. publishers for future ...

Publishers are playing literary agents at their own game, seeking out new talent for themselves and cutting out the industry’s powerful middlemen. Executives within HarperCollins, Jonathan Cape, ...