literary agent
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“Jagged Little Pill” author and literary agent Eric Smith weighed in, “As someone who champions authors and books the way you do, this is so disappointing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
He introduced Margareta and Jane Magnusson to a literary agent, Susanna Lea, who sold the idea to Simon & Schuster’s Scribner imprint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
He death was confirmed to the BBC by his literary agent.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
I am working with a literary agent now and hope to make significant progress this year.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 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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