Author Archive: MM Finck

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Q&A with Literary Agent  Leigh Eisenman  of Hannigan Salky Getzler “HSG” Agency

Q&A with Literary Agent Leigh Eisenman of Hannigan Salky Getzler “HSG” Agency

Leigh is a junior agent with Hannigan Salky Getzler (“HSG”) Agency. After ten years of practicing law, she decided to follow her dream of becoming part of the New York City literary landscape. She worked for a year at Folio Literary Management prior to moving to HSG in the fall of 2015. Leigh is also […]

April 30, 2016 | By | Reply More
Q&A with Stacy Hawkins Adams

Q&A with Stacy Hawkins Adams

Stacy Hawkins Adams is the author of the Christian inspirational novel LEAD ME HOME (Zondervan) (recipient of a starred review by Publisher’s Weekly), the second installment of her Winds of Change series. The first novel in the series, COMING HOME, was a 2012 Target Recommended Read. Her latest novel, FINDING HOME, was independently released in […]

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Q&A with Literary Agent  Jaida Temperly of New Leaf Literary & Media

Q&A with Literary Agent Jaida Temperly of New Leaf Literary & Media

From the agency website – At New Leaf Literary & Media we believe in total client representation, before and beyond the sale. By providing editorial direction and working together to develop promotional plans that enhance and support the publisher’s outreach, we ensure that our clients have the tools they need to excel in the market. With […]

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Q&A with Literary Agent Carly Watters of the P.S. Literary Agency

Q&A with Literary Agent Carly Watters of the P.S. Literary Agency

Carly Watters began her publishing career in London at the Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency. She has a BA in English Literature from Queen’s University and a MA in Publishing Studies from City University London. Since joining PSLA in 2010, Carly has had great success launching new authors domestically and abroad. Never without […]

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Q&A with Literary Agent  Juliet Pickering of the Blake Friedmann Agency

Q&A with Literary Agent Juliet Pickering of the Blake Friedmann Agency

Juliet Pickering worked for Waterstones as a bookseller and fiction buyer before joining A P Watt in 2003, working up from combing the slush pile, franking mail and scanning royalty statements, to becoming an agent in 2007. She moved to Blake Friedmann in London in 2013, and her authors have been shortlisted for Costa, Commonwealth […]

March 14, 2016 | By | 2 Replies More
Q&A with Michelle Gable

Q&A with Michelle Gable

Michelle Gable is the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller A PARIS APARTMENT and her new release I’LL SEE YOU IN PARIS both published by St. Martin’s Press/Thomas Dunne Books. She has been a treasured WWWB sponsor, and I’LL SEE YOU IN PARIS is a WWWB featured book for February 2016. […]

February 9, 2016 | By | Reply More
Q&A with Phoebe Fox

Q&A with Phoebe Fox

Her official bio – Phoebe Fox is the author of the bestselling Breakup Doctor series (Henery Press), and has been a contributor and regular columnist for a number of national, regional, and local publications (she currently writes about relationships for the Huffington Post, Elite Daily, and She Knows). She has been a movie, theater, and […]

February 9, 2016 | By | 2 Replies More
Q&A with Literary Agent  Maria Vicente of the P.S. Literary Agency

Q&A with Literary Agent Maria Vicente of the P.S. Literary Agency

Maria Vicente is a creative and editorial agent, providing support to her clients through all stages of the writing and publication process. Her publishing career began as an intern with literary agent Bree Ogden, and she also interned at P.S. Literary before joining the agency as an associate agent. Her reading preferences vary across categories […]

January 29, 2016 | By | 2 Replies More
Q&A with Literary Agent Katie Shea Boutillier of the Donald Maass Literary Agency

Q&A with Literary Agent Katie Shea Boutillier of the Donald Maass Literary Agency

Katie Shea Boutillier is the Rights Director for DMLA handling the agency’s translation and audio rights and selected film/TV and electronic rights. In addition, Katie focuses on her own client list of smart contemporary women’s fiction/book club; edgy/dark realistic YA; commercial-scale literary fiction; and celebrity memoir. She looks for projects with the perfect balance of […]

January 21, 2016 | By | 13 Replies More
Q&A with Elizabeth Mitchell

Q&A with Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell is an award-winning journalist and the author of LIBERTY’S TORCH: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty, published by Grove Atlantic. She also wrote THREE STRIDES BEFORE THE WIRE: The Dark and Beautiful World of Horse Racing (Hyperion), which The Washington Post selected as one of the best nonfiction books of […]

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