The fifth book in the Maisie Dobbs series is an instant New York Times bestseller and #1 on the San Francisco Chronicle list. "A detective series to savor."-- Time "A sleuth to treasure."--The New York Times Book Review

The Amy Rennert Agency specializes in books that matter. Amy has spent more than 20 years in the publishing business, pursuing her passion for the written word. The agency represents a select group of quality fiction and nonfiction writers--many of them award-winners--and several agency books have been New York Times and national bestsellers. We provide career management for established and first time authors and our breadth of experience in many genres enables us to meet the needs of a diverse clientele.

The Amy Rennert Agency has developed a reputation since its inception for a passionate commitment to agency writers. We are purposely a small organization, to facilitate hands-on personalized service and attention to our authors and their books.

The agency also represents MacAdam/Cage for paperback reprint.

Jimmy Buffett, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Beth Kephart, Peter Greenberg, Kris Kristofferson, Terry Ryan, Adam Phillips, Don Lattin, Bridget Kinsella, Robert Heilbrun, Jacqueline Winspear, Kathryn Shevelow, Cynthia Kaplan, Frank Viviano, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Pat Walsh, Robert O'Harrow, John Shannon, Brian Copeland, Tony Broadbent, Janis Cooke Newman, Cornelia Read, Annie Barrows, Betsy Franco, Phil Cousineau, Kathryn Wall, Michael Krasny, Chip Conley, Don Lattin, Marc Sandalow, Annie Barrows

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND by Jimmy Buffett
MAISIE DOBBS by Jacqueline Winspear
THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO by Terry Ryan
THE COMPLETE TRAVEL DETECTIVE BIBLE by Peter Greenberg
NO PLACE TO HIDE by Robert O'Harrow
COOKIES and LITTLE PEA by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
WHY I'M LIKE THIS by Cynthia Kaplan
A SLANT OF SUN by Beth Kephart
IVY + BEAN by Annie Barrows

AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE by Jacqueline Winspear (Holt/February, 2008)
SWINE NOT? A Novel Pig Tale by Jimmy Buffett (Little, Brown/May, 2008)
MADAM SPEAKER: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to Power by Marc Sandalow (Modern Times/April, 2008)
ERASED: Missing Women, Murdered Wives by Marilee Strong (Jossey-Bass/April, 2008)
MEDICAL MYTHS THAT CAN KILL YOU: And the 101 Truths that Will Save, Extend and Improve Your Life (Crown/May, 2008)
HOUSE OF DANCE by Beth Kephart (Laura Geringer Books/May, 2008)
THE DEVILS OF BAKERSFIELD by John Shannon (Pegasus/April, 2008)
THE MERCY OAK by Kathryn Wall (Minotaur/May, 2008)
FOR THE LOVE OF ANMALS by Kathryn Shevelow (Holt/August, 2008)

MARY by Janis Cooke Newman (Harcourt)
HOW TO BE LOST by Amanda Eyre Ward (Ballantine)
MAISIE DOBBS to Film & General (TV rights)
OFFER OF PROOF to Roca Editorial (Spain)
THE SEAS by Samantha Hunt (Picador)
THE OXFORD MURDERS (Penguin)
ROSE OF NO MAN'S LAND by Michelle Tea (Harvest)
THE TRAVEL DETECTIVE to AST (Russia)

Paperback reprint rights for MacAdam/Cage titles

Amy Rennert, an award-winning magazine writer, is the former editor in chief of two national magazines. Her strong marketing and publicity skills have secured feature coverage for her authors in print, broadcast and Internet media, helping authors reach larger audiences.

We maintain an active dialogue with leading editors at large and small publishing firms, and seek to achieve the best match for our clients, one based not only on financial criteria, but with careful consideration to the overall fit for the author.

We have developed strong relationships with co-agents in other media, giving our clients the broadest range of opportunities for their work.

Chandler Crawford, Translation Rights chandler@crawford-agency.com
Abner Stein, UK Rights abner@abnerstein.co.uk

Robyn Russell, robyn_amyrennert@yahoo.com

Please read carefully as we have changed the submission
requirements.

We now prefer to receive submissions via email.
Please send them to queries@amyrennert.com. We will not respond to queries sent to any other email address.

For non-fiction, please send your cover letter in the body of the email and attach a word file with your proposal and first chapter.

For fiction--and sometimes memoir--please send your cover letter in the body of the email and atach a word file with the first 10-20 pages.

Please be sure to include your phone number.

Due to the high volume of submissions, it is not possible to respond to each and every one. Please understand that we are only able to respond to queries that we feel may be a good fit with our agency.

We cannot return manuscripts; we recycle all materials, so return postage is not necessary.