literary agent
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However, the first Bond film, Dr No, had just been released, awakening interest in the spy genre and a literary agent sold Deighton's story to a publisher.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
The guests had been hand-picked by prominent New York literary agent John Brockman, who frequently hosted similar salons for luminaries in science, technology and media.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026
Hersh’s recourse was to syndicate the piece through the independent Dispatch News Service, run by his literary agent David Obst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
When they were done, Reeves sent an email praising the book to Hilary McMahon, a leading Canadian literary agent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
He got on well with Boyle, becoming his literary agent and translating Boyle’s books, but unfortunately he took a dislike to Hooke.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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