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
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35mins
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
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43mins
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
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38mins
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
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43mins
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
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32mins
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
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20mins
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
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31mins
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
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28mins
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
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32mins
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
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26mins