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Agent Provocateur

News, stories and insider accounts from the perspective of literary agents, writers and publishers about books, literature and culture.

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Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 06: Literary Agents Respond to Your Elevator Pitches

Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 06: Literary Agents Respond to Your Elevator Pitches

In this episode TRF agents Jennifer Chevais, Tasneem Motala, Natalie Kimber, Kathryn Willms, and moderator Sam Hiyate re... Read more

22 Feb 2022

35mins

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Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 05: On the Length of Manuscripts, Logline Tips, and On How Much of Author/Agent Submissions Get Read

Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 05: On the Length of Manuscripts, Logline Tips, and On How Much of Author/Agent Submissions Get Read

This week is all about the submission and review process. First, a panel on manuscript lengths with author/TRF editorial... Read more

15 Feb 2022

43mins

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Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 04: On Pandemic Book Promo and the Inevitable Question of Author Platform

Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 04: On Pandemic Book Promo and the Inevitable Question of Author Platform

This week is all about sales and promotion. First, a panel on pandemic book promotion with author Lee Matthew Goldberg a... Read more

8 Feb 2022

38mins

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Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 03: On Jamie Lynn Spears and the Potentially Disturbing Topic of Trigger Warnings

Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 03: On Jamie Lynn Spears and the Potentially Disturbing Topic of Trigger Warnings

This week we have two panels. First, Jamie Lynn Spears sparks a discussion about celebrity sibling memoirs moderated by ... Read more

1 Feb 2022

43mins

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Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 02: Frankfurt Book Fair Redux, On Receiving Passes from Editors, and Bad Art Friend

Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 02: Frankfurt Book Fair Redux, On Receiving Passes from Editors, and Bad Art Friend

This week we fondly look back at Frankfurt 2021 with special guest, literary agent, and host of the Make Books Travel po... Read more

14 Dec 2021

32mins

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Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 01: On the American DOJ Vs. The Proposed PRH and S&S Merger

Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 01: On the American DOJ Vs. The Proposed PRH and S&S Merger

We launch Season 2 with a panel discussion of the US Department of Justice bid to block the proposed merger of Penguin R... Read more

7 Dec 2021

20mins

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Agent Provocateur Ep 06: On Harry & Meghan's Book Deal and Dangerous Ideas in Non-Fiction

Agent Provocateur Ep 06: On Harry & Meghan's Book Deal and Dangerous Ideas in Non-Fiction

This week we discuss Harry and Meghan's book deal and the trials and tribulations in writing narrative non-fiction. TRF'... Read more

7 Sep 2021

31mins

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Agent Provocateur Ep 05: On Men in Publishing, Books for Boys, and Pitching via Comps

Agent Provocateur Ep 05: On Men in Publishing, Books for Boys, and Pitching via Comps

This week we discuss the gender imbalance in publishing (good thing? bad thing?) and pitching via comps (where audacity ... Read more

31 Aug 2021

28mins

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Agent Provocateur Ep 04: On the Rise and Rise of Graphic Novels, Risque YA, and Awesome Wine/Book Pairings

Agent Provocateur Ep 04: On the Rise and Rise of Graphic Novels, Risque YA, and Awesome Wine/Book Pairings

This week we discuss the rise of graphic novels in North America, Risque YA and we pair books and wines. Our panel discu... Read more

24 Aug 2021

32mins

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Agent Provocateur Ep 03: On Transparency in Publishing, Fiction vs Memoir, and Britney and Books

Agent Provocateur Ep 03: On Transparency in Publishing, Fiction vs Memoir, and Britney and Books

This week we discuss transparency in publishing, fiction vs memoir and Britney Spears' publishing history. Our panel dis... Read more

17 Aug 2021

26mins

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