The seventh installment of the beloved New York Times bestselling series will be published on March 23, 2010.

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 dozens of 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.

Agency authors include singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett, a #1 New York Times bestselling fiction and non-fiction author, Kris Kristofferson, Patti LuPone, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, and Jacqueline Winspear, author of the New York Times bestselling Maisie Dobbs series.

Amy Rennert is the former editor in chief of two national magazines and she is on the faculty of the Stanford Publishing Course.

Tony Broadbent, Jimmy Buffett, Brian Copeland, Margaret Dumas, Mark Dunn, Betsy Franco, Peter Greenberg, Robert Heilbrun, Cynthia Kaplan, Beth Kephart, Bridget Kinsella, Michael Krasny, Kris Kristofferson, Don Lattin,Tom Lichtenheld, Patti LuPone, Robert Moss, Randy Newman, Robert O'Harrow, Adam Phillips, Cornelia Read, Amy Krouse Rosenthal,Terry Ryan, John Shannon, Kathryn Shevelow, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Marilee Strong, Frank Viviano, Pat Walsh, Cris Williamson, Steven Winn, Jacqueline Winspear.

A SALTY PIECE OF LAND by Jimmy Buffett
MAISIE DOBBS series by Jacqueline Winspear
THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO by Terry Ryan
IVY +BEAN by Annie Barrows
COOKIES, LITTLE PEA and DUCK!RABBIT! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
DON'T GO THERE:The Travel Detective's Essential Guide to the Must Miss Places of the World by Peter Greenberg
NO PLACE TO HIDE by Robert O'Harrow
WHY I'M LIKE THIS by Cynthia Kaplan
A SLANT OF SUN by Beth Kephart

THE HARVARD PSYCHEDELIC CLUB, by Don Lattin (HarperOne/January, 2010)
THE MAPPING OF LOVE AND DEATH, by Jacqueline Winspear (Harper/March, 2010)
COME BACK, COMO: Winning the Heart of a Reluctant Dog by Steven Winn (Harper/October,2009)
DUCK!RABBIT! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld (Chronicle Books/March, 2009)
PATTI LUPONE MEMOIR by Patti LuPone (Harmony)
AMONG THE MAD by Jacqueline Winspear (Holt/February, 2009)

SWINE NOT? A Novel Pig Tale by Jimmy Buffett (Back Bay/May, 2009)
DIET MYTHS THAT KEEP US FAT by Dr. Nancy Snyderman (Crown/May, 2009)
NOTHING BUT GHOSTS by Beth Kephart (HarperTeen/June,2009)
PALOS VERDE BLUE by John Shannon (Pegasus/April, 2009)
COVENANT HALL by Kathryn Wall (Minotaur/May, 2009)
SOME THINGS THAT MEANT THE WORLD TO ME by Joshua Mohr (Two Dollar Radio/June, 2009)

COME BACK, COMO by Steven Winn: German rights to Goldman; Italian rights to Piemme
MAISIE DOBBS and BIRDS OF A FEATHER by Jacqueline Winspear to Sally Head Productions
NOTHING BUT GHOSTS by Beth Kephart: German rights to Carl Hanser Verlag

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.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 attach 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.