literary agent
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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
Then last year, Caroline picked up Emily Henry's bestseller Book Lovers - an "enemies to lovers" story about a literary agent and a book editor, set in a picturesque small town.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
I am working with a literary agent now and hope to make significant progress this year.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 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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