Adult fantasy, speculative fiction, thrillers, suspense, and book club fiction. In all genres, works from diverse, marginalized, and/or underrepresented voices. Plot-driven books with strong characters, commercial hooks, and a sentence that sticks with you.
James McGowan is a literary agent at BookEnds Literary Agency. He represents fiction and non-fiction across multiple genres including children's literature, horror, mystery, and science.
Submissions should be sent via QueryManager at https://queryme.online/jmcgowan or https://querymanager.com/jmcgowan. See https://bookendsliterary.com/submissions/ for detailed guidelines.
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