Accessible, engaging novels for adult and YA audiences that transport the reader with deep POV, a strong hook, and a confident voice. The agent is particularly interested in fantasy, romance, mystery, horror, and upmarket fiction with speculative elements, as well as non-fiction books about health care and figure skating.
Books centering child sexual abuse; stories of minoritized cultures/experiences by non-members (e.g. White author on US slavery); DID as plot device unless author has DID; romance tropes like pregnancy/secret baby, bully romance, fated mates (no unique twist); pirates.
Mara Hollander is a literary agent at Azantian Literary Agency who actively seeks to represent authors from communities traditionally underrepresented in publishing, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled and/or chronically ill writers. With a background in health care research, she is particularly interested in books about US health care and navigating the health care system. She represents fiction and nonfiction across multiple genres and is known for her enthusiasm for fantasy, romance, mystery, horror, and narrative nonfiction.
FICTION QUERIES REQUIRE: - A QUERY. I recommend looking at Jane Friedman's guide (https://janefriedman.com/query-letters/). Please scroll down to "Describing your story (the hook)." Queries that don't include a brief description—including at least one named character—are typically passed very quickly, because I don't know what your book is about. - 10 SAMPLE PAGES. These must be the first 10 pages of the book, double-spaced. If there's a prologue, please make sure the prologue is included. - COMPARABLE BOOKS. What books will your book sit next to in your favorite bookstore? - SYNOPSIS. I no longer require a synopsis—but if you have one, please include it! NON-FICTION QUERIES REQUIRE: - A QUERY. I recommend looking at Jane Friedman's guide (https://janefriedman.com/query-letters-nonfiction-memoir/). - A COMPLETED BOOK PROPOSAL. Jane Friedman has a great template and suggestions available: https://janefriedman.com/start-here-how-to-write-a-book-proposal/. - COMPARABLE BOOKS. What books will your book sit next to in your favorite bookstore?
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