We are a highly selective boutique agency, with a relatively small roster of clients but a large proportion of bestsellers. We provide full-service management of domestic, foreign, dramatic and other rights. Our goal is to maximize the success of every client not only through the daily steps of the publishing process but also through long-term career strategy.

We are particularly strong in the areas of suspense and commercial women's fiction, but we are also actively interested in literary fiction and narrative non-fiction.

“Lisa takes care of you like a mother, has the creativity of Steve Jobs, and negotiates for you like Jack Welch...She truly is the best in the business. With her warmth and world view, it’s no wonder all of us respect and love her.” --Gayle Lynds in The Big Thrill

Harlan Coben, Gregg Hurwitz, Alex Finlay, Glen Erik Hamilton, B.J. Daniels, Estate of Madeleine L'Engle, Sandra Kitt, Gayle Lynds, Ann Howard Creel, Rebecca Hardiman, Aaron Elkins, Matt Beynon Rees, Anthony Franze, G.M. Ford, Watt Key, Barbara Abercrombie

#1 bestseller Harlan Coben's 5 new thrillers; three more books in Gregg Hurwitz's bestselling ORPHAN X series; multiple new series deals for bestseller B.J. Daniels; two standalone novels from breakout thriller novelist Alex Finlay; three novels in new series by groundbreaking romance novelist Sandra Kitt; collection of rare and unpublished short stories by celebrated author Madeleine L'Engle, two more books in Glen Erik Hamilton's award-winning Van Shaw series; debut novel GOOD EGGS by Rebecca Hardiman; poetry and prose anthology collected by Barbara Abercrombie; two historical novels by Ann Howard Creel; new middle-grade novel from Watt Key; new mystery series from Aaron and Charlotte Elkins; new mysteries in G.M. Ford's Leo Waterman series.

Dozens of foreign deals concluded every month, in addition to audio, feature film and television deals.

My publishing career began at Random House, Inc. where I was selected as one of the first participants in their new Management Trainee program, a position that enabled me to work in every department, including editorial, marketing, sales, art, contracts, etc. Upon completion of the program, I became an associate in the foreign rights department at Crown Publishers. I moved to the Aaron Priest Literary Agency in 1993. I graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in English Literature and I have a certificate in publishing from New York University.

Please send your query by e-mail, with "Query" and title of work in subject line. Address is queryvance@aaronpriest.com. Body of query should be about a page long and give me a good sense of what the work is about; also briefly include writer's background. Please paste first chapter in body of email. Do not send attachments--they will not be opened. If I am interested in your work, I will respond within four weeks. If not, there will be no reply. (You will receive an auto-reponse to acknowledge receipt of query.)