A young boy discovers there is so much about the world that he does not understand and begins to question what he does. It is the last summer of his youth.

WORDLINK has eclectic tastes. In fiction - MILITARY/WAR: generally looking solid fiction of all types from military writers with an emphasis on stories depicting men and women in peacetime or wartime (not necessarily in combat); MYSTERY/CRIME: quirky, whodunit, cozy, police procedural; THRILLERS: psychological, paranormal, home-based rather than with an international flair, political; WOMEN'S FICTION except for romance; HISTORICAL FICTION; YOUNG ADULT: all categories with an emphasis on coming of age, mystery, thrillers, and adventure; HUMOR: parodies, satire. Non-fiction - biography, memoir, paranormal, mind/body/spirit.

We are a veteran-owned smalltown agency with an international reach, with agents in Colorado, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, and Istanbul, Turkey. We actively seek out film/TV connections and overseas publishers. In addition to our US-based authors, we represent authors from Mexico, Canada, Turkey, New Zealand, the Gambia, and England. Our authors have been published by Macmillan, HarperCollins, Kensington, Bloomsbury and Hatchette among other publishers.

Visit our website for more information: www.WordLink.us

"My deepest appreciation to my tireless agent, Dean Krystek of WordLink, for his steadfast belief in this project from the get-go, and his perseverance in finding this book a home." --Dr. Bryan Robinson, author of #CHILL: TURN OFF YOUR JOB AND TURN ON YOUR LIFE

"Dean Krystek is as warm as he is devoted to the authors and stories he serves. A Vietnam veteran, he understood the story in a way more deeply than I ever could. This book would not have been possible without his passion and expertise." -- Bill Rivers, author of LAST SUMMER BOYS, (Debuts in summer of 2022 from Lake Union Publishing)

Jaha Dukureh, women's activist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal, and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa.
Nabila Ramdani, award-winning journalist, producer, commentator, and contributor to BBC, Al Jazeer, ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS & Sky News
Elvira Gonzalez, track and field star and founder of the NYC Writer's voice a writing community for young and minority writers
Asli Pelit,the Sports Deals Reporter at Sportico.
Dr. Bryan E. Robinson, Ph.D. award-winning author, world-renowned expert on workplace mental health, & contributor to Psychology Today, Forbes.com, and Thrive Global
Brian Cano, featured analyst for Trvl Channel’s Paranormal Caught on Camera
Bill Rivers, former speechwriter for Secretary of Defense James Mattison

THE BLACK FEELING by Jaha Dukureh (Dafina)
ABUELA Y EL COVID by Airy Sindik (Arte Publico) the 2022 winner of the Reyes-Olivas Award for Best First Book of Latino Children's & YA Literature
LAST SUMMER BOYS by Bill Rivers (Lake Union Publishing)
#CHILL: TURN OFF YOUR JOB AND TURN ON YOUR LIFE by Dr. Bryan E. Robinson (HarperCollins)

THE BLACK FEELING by Jaha Dukureh (debuts 2024 from Dafina)
RED CLAY by Charles Fancher (debuts 2025 from Blackstone Publishing)
FIXING FRANCE by Nabila Ramdani (debuts spring 2023 from Perseus Books)
CUBA'S CHILDREN OF CHERNOBYL by Asli Pelit (debuts spring 2024 from UNC Press)
BREAKING IN by Tyler Schwanke (debuts 2023 from Blackstone Publishing)
GETTING THE GIRL: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO SEDUCTION, ALLUREMENT, AND BEGUILANCE BY ANDREW MUNGE (Paul Moncrieffe & Shane Mahoney) (debuts spring 2023 from Humorist Books)
HURDLES IN THE DARK a memoir by award-winning track & field star Elvira Gonzelez (a pre-empt - debuts summer 2023 from Macmillan)
LAST SUMMER BOYS by Bill Rivers (June 2022 from Lake Union Publishing)
ABUELA Y EL COVID (Grandma and COVID) by Airy Sindik,(September 2022 from Arte Publico)
RU$E: LYING THE AMERICAN DREAM FROM HOLLYWOOD TO WALL STREET a memoir if a corporate spy by Robert Kerbeck (February 2022 from Steerforth Press)
GRAINS OF SAND - TALES OF A PARANORMAL LIFE by Brian Cano a memoir of a life spent investigating the non-living (February 2022 from Sunbury Press)

FILM/TV: TRAVELER by Joseph Eckert to Skydance Entertainment
Hungarian rights for THE NAZI'S GRANDDAUGHTER by Sylvia Foti to Múlt és Jövö (Hungary)
Lithuanian rights for THE NAZI'S GRANDDAUGHTER by Sylvia Foti to UAB Kitos knygos (Lithuania)
World Spanish for THE NAZI'S GRANDDAUGHTER by Sylvia Foti (HarperCollins Mexico)
Turkish rights for GOOD MORNING TO THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD by Esma Ertel & Mehmet Guleryuz to Dogan Kitap (Turkey)
Japanese rights for HILL AND HOLE (3d printing) by Kyle Mewbrun & Vasanti Unka to World Library (Japan)

Film/TV for THE BLACK FEELING
Film/TV for LAST SUMMER BOYS
Film/TV for BREAKING IN
Film/TV for THE FLOWERS OF HAI BA TRUNG
Film/TV for IMPOSTER
Film/TV for LIMESTONE GUMPTION
Film/TV for RED CLAY

Dean Krystek: Managing Director/Senior Agent and TV & Film (USA)- d.krystek@wordlink.us
Mira Perrizo: Literary Agent (USA): m.perrizo@wordlink.us | wordlinkagent@gmail.com
Zeynep Sen: Literary Agent/Translation Rights (USA & Istanbul): z.sen@wordlink.us
Chip Rice: Literary Agent (USA) c.rice@wordlink.us
Macey Howell: Literary Agent (USA) m.howell@wordlink.us
Sydney Queen-Detellis: Assistant Agent (USA): s.queen@wordlink.us

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