Lauren Abramo, Literary Agent Lauren Abramo is an active literary agent at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC, open to queries and representing a diverse range of genres.
Lauren E. Abramo joined DGB in 2005 after getting a BA in English at NYU and an MA in Irish Studies at NUI Galway.
As VP and Subsidiary Rights Director for the agency she represents a small list of clients and sells rights across the agency. As rights director, she’s sold hundreds of audiobooks and thousands of foreign editions in more than 60 languages and countries.
Her personal client list includes award winners, #1 New York Times bestsellers, and books adapted for television and film.
Lauren’s interest spans a wide range of categories and genres, with a focus on books by and about people from communities not well represented in publishing. Her fiction list is primarily upmarket but accessible fiction in categories such as suspense, romance, and book club fiction.
Her nonfiction list spans many categories, especially where they intersect with social justice, particularly pop culture, psychology, pop science, reportage, media, and contemporary culture.
The agent uses QueryTracker for submissions: https://querytracker.net/query/LaurenAbramoDGB/
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Lauren is interested in all things 'Irish' and seeks works with a feminist bent.