The creative council is a group of literary and publishing professionals who help to support and broaden aspen words reach throughout the national and international literary community. Publishing industry veterans julie barer, faye bender, brettne bloom, and elisabeth weed have launched the book group, a full service literary agency. Book agent rebecca stead is a graduate of nyu school of law. Julie represents a variety of writers across a literary spectrum, with a special emphasis on fiction.
Nicole cunningham joined the book group after working as the manager of author relations at a book discovery website. This is the literaryagents listing for the literary agent julie barer. Welcome to the book group, a fullservice literary agency located in the heart of manhattan. Jennifer garza, assistant director of publicity random house publishing group 1745 broadway, 11th fl. A lot of people say you shouldnt go into business with your friendsand we are so glad we ignored that advice. If you have had any contact with the book group or. Since its launch in 2015 by publishing industry veterans julie barer, faye. Jun 01, 2015 julie barer, faye bender, brettne bloom and elisabeth weed are launching the book group, a new fullservice literary agency. She is especially attracted to plotdriven novels with a sense of place, and loves discovering new voices. Julie barer a, 45 new york, ny background report at. Julie barer, literary agent what you need to know jericho writers. To protect agents from spam, email addresses are hidden except to loggedin members.
Welcome to the book group, a full service literary agency located in the heart of manhattan. Editors involved in this agents 5 deals in the last 12 months. Prior to that, she was an assistant in the literary department of icm partners. Jason segel and kirsten miller on otherworld at the 2017 miami book fair. Julie barer is a partner at the book group, a fullservice literary agency that represents a wide range of distinguished authors, including critically acclaimed and bestselling novelists, celebrated writers of childrens literature, and awardwinning historians, food writers, memoirists and journalists. She started her own agency, barer literary, in 2004 and formed the book group with three other partners in 2015. Read comments by other authors who have queried the same agents you have.
When i was a young girl in school there was a teacher who used to say, keep your head down and focus on your own work. At the book group, she represents nicole denisbenn, celeste ng, and uncw alumni garrard conley and xhenet aliu, among other clients. Publishing panel with domenica alioto, julie barer, and lisa. Julie barer, faye bender, brettne bloom and elisabeth weed are launching the book group, a new fullservice literary agency. Born of friendship, the book group is making its mark as. Rebecca stead joins new literary agency publishers weekly. Lit agent, julie barer tells writers to keep your day job by jeff rivera on may. Julie barer is a partner at the book group, a fullservice literary agency that represents critically acclaimed and bestselling novelists, memoirists, and journalists. She also serves as nonfiction cochair for the brooklyn book festival and a. This post however will be focused more around men and some very important problems they are facing that should be addressed. Gina panettieri of talcott notch literary services.
Information about the book group literary agency in s database for writers. In this third installment in our series of conversations with book professionals who are not authors, we talk with literary agent julie barer of the book group. Julie barer is a partner at the book group, a literary agency she founded in 2015 alongside faye bender, brettne bloom, and elisabeth weed. Jul 19, 2019 rebecca stead literary agent was a literary agent with the book group. Julie barer is a partner at the book group, a boutique literary agency in new york city, where she represents a variety of writers across a literary spectrum. Julie represents a variety of writers across a literary spectrum, with a. This agent is associated with the literary agency barer literary, llc. Jun 04, 2015 posted in book view tagged 19th annual international conference on electronic publishing elpub, alicia simons, allison jarvela, amanda oconnor, american booksellers association, ami vanderhoof, andy brown, anime expo, anna geller, aragi inc.
Julie barer, literary agent what you need to know jericho. The book group a literary agency founded by julie barer, faye bender, brettne bloom and elisabeth weed. At the book group, she represents nicole denisbenn, celeste ng, and uncw. Greenburger associates, and she started her own agency, barer literary, in 2004. In 2007, elisabeth opened her own agency, weed literary, where she began focusing primarily on upmarket fiction. Publishing agent rebecca stead was an agent at the book group. Publishing panel with domenica alioto, julie barer, and. Her first job in publishing was at sanford j greenburger associates, and she started her own agency, barer. Im pretty sure she was trying to dissuade us from cheating off of one anothers papers, but i think this saying applies equally well to maintaining sanity while pursuing a career as a writer. Lisa lucas is the publisher of guernica, an online magazine of art and politics. Mar 29, 2019 welcome to the book group, a fullservice literary agency located in the heart of manhattan. Please note, brenda bowen is not able to accept picture book text submissions at this time. The book group usa literary agencies and literary agents.
Lindsay hattons aquarium, a story of first loves, last chances, and the making of the world famous monterey bay aquarium, moving between 1940 and the present, and featuring john steinbeck and his friend ed ricketts, the biologist known as doc in cannery row, to ginny smith at penguin press, by julie barer at barer literary na. Lit agent, julie barer tells writers to keep your day job. She is now a partner at the book group, which she helped launch in 2015. Her first job in publishing was at sanford j greenburger associates, and she started her own agency, barer literary, in 2004.
Born of friendship, the book group is making its mark as an agency. Barer literary is a fullservice boutique agency that represents a variety of writers across a literary spectrum, with an emphasis on fiction. Search tools to help you find the right agent for your book. When she got her first job at an agency, she knew it was the right spot for her. Rebecca stead literary agent was a literary agent with the book group. We know that julies political affiliation is currently a registered democrat. The spirit of collegiality is strong at tbg, and we have been able to parlay the genuine affection we have for each other into support for all of our books. Welcome to the book group, a literary agency located in the heart of manhattan.
Julies list is focused especially on fiction, and her clients include. Julie barer is 45 years old and was born on 08261974. The author has signed on as an agent for the book group, a recently launched, fullservice literary agency in manhattan founded by four veterans of the business. If you are an artist submitting a book dummy, please include a link to the dummy and to your website or portfolio. Elisabeth is committed to working with authors not just on individual titles, but for the long term. Michael cendejas, film agent lynn pleshette agency 2700 n. Barer literary, llc julie barer literary agents find. Launched in 2015 by publishing industry veterans julie barer, faye. Launched in 2015 by publishing industry veterans julie barer, faye bender, brettne bloom, and elisabeth weed, the book group shares a singular passion. Agencies involved in two or more of this agents 5 deals in the last 12 months. Julie barer is a literary agent and partner with the book group. Agentquery find the agent who will find you a publisher. You might have read our previous post about modern society where we talked about some of the new challenges people today are facing.
Dec 10, 2015 julie barer is a partner at the book group, a fullservice literary agency that represents a wide range of distinguished authors, including critically acclaimed and bestselling novelists, celebrated writers of childrens literature, and awardwinning historians, food writers, memoirists and journalists. Jason segel and kirsten miller on otherworld at the 2017 miami book fair duration. Barer, bender, and weed have each spent the past 10 years running their own agencies. Founded in 2015 by julie barer, faye bender, brettne bloom, and elisabeth weed, the book group marked the coming together of four highly. Its terribly easy to become distracted by the noise. Launched in 2015 by publishing industry veterans julie barer, faye bender, brettne bloom and elisabeth weed, the book group shares a singular passion. Agencies involved in two or more of this agents 83 fiction deals since. We hope you and your family enjoy the parade and the coming holiday season. Julie barer busts eight myths about literary agents. Julie barer literary agent free directory of book agents.
Contact leslie if youd like me to come speak at your university, bookstore, book club, or event. Posted in book view tagged 19th annual international conference on electronic publishing elpub, alicia simons, allison jarvela, amanda oconnor, american booksellers association, ami vanderhoof, andy brown, anime expo, anna geller, aragi inc. Representing adult fiction, nonfiction, and childrens books since 2001. Barer literary is a fullservice boutique agency that represents a variety of writers across a literary spectrum, with an. Julie barer established her own agency in 2004 after six years at sanford j. Become a publishers marketplace member today and get the enhanced publishers lunch deluxe newsletter plus all the benefits that come with membership. The elf on the shelf has returned to the macys thanksgiving day parade. Greenburger associates and later starting her own agency. This post was inspired by all of the great feedback we received from this one. Agent statistics, detailing how long each agent typically takes to respond to a query. This webpage about barer literary is part of a series discussing literary agencies and literary agents seeking new clients dont submit a query letter to barer literary because theyre on our list of literary agencies that have closed their doors or changed their name. Barer literary usa literary agencies and literary agents. As soon as you enter your name and email address to the right, youll be able to see complete profiles for every literary agent at barer literary and every other literary agency.
In the past, julie has also been known as julie a barer. Founded in 2015 by julie barer, faye bender, brettne bloom, and elisabeth weed, the book group marked the coming together of four highly regarded agents. At the book group we believe in a very handson approach at every stage of the publication process. Please send a query letter and ten sample pages, with the first and last name of the agent you are querying in the subject line. Since its launch in 2015 by publishing industry veterans julie barer, faye bender, brettne bloom, and elisabeth weed, the book group s mission has been to seek out and cultivate talented writers, and to serve as their champions throughout their careers.
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