What’s changed? Interview with Vanessa Grossett, a member of the Black Agents and Editors Group
I first joined the Black Agents and Editors group in February 2021. Having a support system with people from the same ethnic background within the…
Literary Agents
A year of publishing dangerously: how a small independent publisher adapted to COVID19
In 2018 an agent and a publisher announced in the industry trade magazine, The Bookseller, that they were asking their ‘mid list female authors’, those…
Switching successfully to online communication: An agent’s view
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful planet, full of beautiful people. There they were, merrily jogging along to the beat of their own…
Interview with a literary agent: Sebastian Ritscher of Mohrbooks
The annual cycle of international book fairs has been disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak, but the business of publishing is continuing, as we all look…
Language barriers: navigating the world of publishing jargon
In the BookMachine Editorial Board, we’ve been discussing the barriers that prevent people getting into the publishing industry. One of the factors that keep outsiders…
Insights from a publisher-turned-agent: Interview with Kate Burke
Kate Burke is the fiction literary agent at Northbank Talent Management, having joined in 2013, and represents a variety of bestselling and prize-winning authors. Before…
A publishing job that’s a rollercoaster of rewards: the literary agent
As a former author, publisher, publicist and marketer, Kate Nash has seen every side of publishing and set up her own literary agency so she…
Jonny Geller, best known literary agent in London, talks about 2018
Jonny Geller is Joint CEO of Curtis Brown and Managing Director of the books division. He tweets at @JonnyGeller. Here, Norah Myers chats with him…
What agents look for in commercial fiction
In these vastly uncertain economic and political times, there’s nothing more transporting than curling up with a brilliant novel. There’s some brilliant television on at…
On being a Rising Star and Literary Agent: Ariella Feiner interview
Ariella Feiner started working at PFD in 2006 before moving to United Agents and is now nurturing her own client list which includes many bestselling,…
Curtis Brown Creative: An award-winning author’s perspective
Curtis Brown Creative offers in-person courses and online courses for students interested in writing fiction and nonfiction. Norah Myers wanted to know more from a…
Write to the End of Your Novel: Interview with Anna Davis
Norah Myers recently interviewed Curtis Brown Creative’s Rufus Purdy about Curtis Brown Creative, the writing school led by the team at Curtis Brown. Here, she…
Curtis Brown Creative writing school: Interview with Rufus Purdy
Curtis Brown Creative is the only writing school to be run by a literary agency, and offers selective novel-writing courses in London and online. Here,…
Interview with literary agent Juliet Mushens
Juliet Mushens founded Caskie Mushens Ltd in 2017 with Robert Caskie, after stints at PFD, The Agency Group (where she headed the UK literary division),…
Interview with Literary Agent Diana Beaumont
Diana Beaumont joined Marjacq in 2017; she started agenting with Rupert Heath Literary Agency in 2011 before moving to UTA. Before that she was senior…