literary agent
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- literary agency noun
Example Sentences
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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
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
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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