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literary agent

British  

noun

  1. a person who manages the business affairs of an author

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He death was confirmed to the BBC by his literary agent.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The Justice Department escalated the fight months later, launching a criminal probe into Bolton’s handling of the information and issuing grand jury subpoenas to him and his literary agent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

I am working with a literary agent now and hope to make significant progress this year.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2025

A year later, while attending the wedding of his “The Devil Wears Prada” co-star Emily Blunt, he met her sister, Felicity, a literary agent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

We got home from California to learn that the publisher had canceled his contract, sending word through his literary agent that Barack was now on the hook to pay back his $40,000 advance.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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