

Some historical novels that may resonate are A Fire Sparking by Julianne MacLean and Cleopatra’s Dagger by Carole Lawrence.Īgents and Editors Taking In-Person Pitches and/or Offering In-Person Query-Critique GroupsĪmelia Hester of Dragonblade Publishing is an independent, interdisciplinary scholar turned editor and consultant: In other words, she’s an elusive creature who now haunts the ivory tower. She’s attracted to a story if it has a high concept and a fresh, unique voice. She’s currently looking to acquire women’s fiction, romance, mysteries, and thrillers. She especially loves upscale fiction that tells a unique story. Her background in book editing has enabled her to collaborate with authors to help shape a project, and her experience as a television agent has been useful in getting a number of projects made into movies. She’s been fortunate to represent many successful books, including New York Times bestsellers and USA Today bestsellers, as well as international and local bestsellers. She’s worked in publishing since 1991 and has been representing authors for most of her career.


She was one of the founders of Folio Literary Management, LLC, as well as a former television agent and book editor. The Lunar Housewife is a historical thriller rich with meaning for modern readers.Paige Wheeler is currently president and owner of Creative Media Agency, Inc. Full of period detail and nail-biting tension, Caroline Woods channels 1950s New York glamour as Louise comes face to face with shocking secrets, brutal sexism, and life or death consequences. And when she’s forced to consider her future sooner than she planned, Louise needs to decide whether she can trust Joe for the rest of her life. Can Louise let doors keep opening for her, while the establishment censors her fellow writers? As her suspicions mount, Louise's novel is colored by her newfound knowledge. Meanwhile, opportunities are falling in Louise's lap that she'd have to be crazy to refuse. But when she overhears Joe and his business partner fighting about listening devices and death threats, Louise can't help but investigate, and learns that someone is pulling Joe’s strings-someone who doesn't want artists criticizing Uncle Sam.

She’s filing stories at her boyfriend Joe's new literary magazine and the novel she's writing is going swimmingly. Caroline Woods pens a story that will linger in the memory!" -Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network Louise Leithauser's star is on the rise. "The Lunar Housewife is wonderfully entertaining and slyly subversive.
