Laurie Liss, Literary Agent
Represents: Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Family Saga, Thriller, Suspense, Gay and Lesbian, Religion, Spirituality, Cultural and Social Issues, Science
Executive Vice President and Managing Partner, Laurie has made it a point in her career to nurture young and unpublished authors, as well as self-published and ‘under-published’ writers. Laurie represents fiction and nonfiction whose perspectives are well developed and unique. Her list represents her broad-based tastes, but generally she looks for books with heart, which will positively impact society. Among her clients are journalists, academics, doctors, lawyers and athletes. Her clients include: Richard Paul Evans; Rachel Maddow; Matt Richtel; Gabor Mate; Hannah Gadsby; Shankar Vedantam; Esau McCaulley; Jessica Valenti; Janet Reitman; Spencer Ackerman; Molly O’Toole; Valter Longo; Jenna Evans Welch; Susanne Pari; Julie K. Brown; Elba Perez; Alia Dastagir; Mackenzi Lee; and Jewelle Gomez.