Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Top Book Sellers for Fiction

Literary Agent News is proud to announce the top selling books for fiction for the Week of November 11:

1. "Book of thhe Dead" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam, $26.95)
2. "A Lick of Frost" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine, $24.95)
3. "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham (Doubleday, $21.95)
4. "World Without End" by Ken Follett (Dutton, $35.00)
5. "The Almost Moon" by Alice Sebold (Little Brown, $24.99)

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Dawn Frederick Literary Agent Profile

Dawn Frederick is a literary agent with the Sebastian Literary Agency in Wayzata, Minnesota.
She has earned her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Tennessee.
Frederick enjoys representing humor, history, media history and music history books.
Authors may query her at this address:

Ms. Dawn Frederick, Literary Agent
Sebastian Literary Agency
2160 Kenwood Way
Wayzata, Minnesota 55391

Lynn Seligman Literary Agent Profile

Lynn Seligman runs her own literary agency in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.
She has a B.A. from Goucher College, a M.A. in French Literature from Columbia University, near completion of a Ph.D. in French Literature from Columbia.
Seligman enjoys representing literary novels, women's fiction, romance, horror, science fiction and fantasy. In the non-fiction realm, she enjoys representing memoirs, psychology, health, medicine, business, science and women's issues.
Writers may query her at this address:

Ms. Lynn Seligman, Literary Agent
400 Highland Avenue
Upper Montclair, New Jersey 07043

Mary Sue Seymour Literary Agent Profile

Mary Sue Seymour runs her own literary agency in Canton, New York.
She has a B.A. from SUNY.
Seymour enjoys representing romance novels, women's fiction, inspirational books and non-fiction books.
Writers may query Seymour via e-mail at marysue@slic.com

Robert E. Shepard Literary Agent Profile

Robert E. Shepard runs his own literary agency in Berkeley, California.
Shepard has a B.A. and M.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania.
Shepard specializes in representing non-fiction books.
Writers may query him at this address:
Mr. Robert E. Shepard, Literary Agent
The Robert E. Shepard Agency
1608 Dwight Way
Berkeley, California 94703-1804

Ken Sherman Literary Agent Profile

Ken Sherman runs his own literary agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Sherman has a B.S. in Psychology from UC Berkeley.
He enjoys representing screenplays, teleplays and a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books.
Authors may query Sherman at this address:

Mr. Ken Sherman, Literary Agent
Ken Sherman & Associates
9507 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 211
Beverly Hills, California 90210

Wendy Sherman Literary Agent Profile

Wendy Sherman is a literary agent with Wendy Sherman Associates in New York.
Sherman atttended the University of Hartford.
She enjoys representing quality fiction, women's fiction, suspense novels, chicklit and narrative non-fiction.
Writers may query her at this address:

Ms. Wendy Sherman, Literary Agent
Wendy Sherman Associates Inc.
450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2307
New York, NY 10123

Jacqueline Simenauer Literary Agent Profile

Jacqueline Simenauer is the director of her own literary agency in Mantolocking, New Jersey.
She attended Forham University.
Simenauer enjoys representing a wide range of non-fiction books including health, psychology, how to/self-help, parenting, women's issues, spirituality, men's issues, relationships, beauty and business.
Authors may query her at this address:

Ms. Jacqueline Simenauer, Literary Agent
Jacqueline Simenauer Literary Agency
P.O. Box AG
Mantolocking, New Jersey 08738

Michael Snell Literary Agent Profile

Michael Snell is the director of the Michael Snell Literary Agency in Truro, Massachusetts.
He has a B.A. from DePauw University.
Snell enjoys representing books about business, management, leadership and entrepreneurship.
Writers may query him at this address:
Mr. Michael Snell, Literary Agent
Michael Snell Literary Agency
P.O. Box 1206
Truro, Massachusetts 02666

Eleanor Wood Literary Agent Profile

Eleanor Wood is a literary agent with the Spectrum Literary Agency in New York.
Wood has a B.A. from New York University and a M.A. from Bryn Mawr College.
Wood enjoys representing science fiction, fantasy, suspense and mystery novels.
Writers may query her at this address:

Ms. Eleanor Wood, Literary Agent
Spectrum Literary Agency
300 Central Park West, No. 1-D
New York, NY 10025

Pattie Steele Perkins Literary Agent Profile

Pattie Steele Perkins runs her own literary agency in Canandaigna, New York.
Perkins enjoys representing romance novels, women's fiction, category romance, romantic suspense and fiction of all genres.
Writers may query her at this address:
Ms. Pattie Steele-Perkins, Literary Agent
Steele-Perkins Literary Agency
26 Island Lane
Canandaigna, New York 14424

Rosemary B. Stimola Literary Agent Profile

Rosemary B. Stimola runs her own literary agency in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Stimola has a B.A. in Elementary Education/Theoretical Linguistics from Queens College, a M.A. in Applied Linguistics from New York University and a Ph.D. in Linguistics/Educational Psychology from New York University.
She enjoys representing pre-school through young adult fiction and non-fiction.
Writers may query Stimola at this address:

Ms. Rosemary B. Stimola, Literary Agent
306 Chase Court
Edgewater, New Jersey 07020

Robin Straus Literary Agent Profile

Robin Straus runs her own literary agency in New York.
Straus has a B.A. from Wellesley and a M.B.A. from the NYU School of Business.
Robin enjoys representing literary fiction and a wide range of non-fiction subjects.
Writers may query her at this address:

Ms. Robin Straus, Literary Agent
229 East 79th Street, Suite 5A
New York, NY 10021

John Talbot Literary Agent Profile

John Talbot is a literary agent with The Talbot Fortune Agency in Thornwood, New York.
He has a B.A. from DePauw University.
Talbot enjoys representing narrative non-fiction, suspense novels, literary fiction and commercial women's fiction.
Writers may query him at:
John Talbot, Literary Agent
The Talbot Fortune Agency Inc.
980 Broadway, Suite 664
Thornwood, NY 10594