A Literary Agent at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, I am a geek with a love for romance and science fiction novels. My love of great storytelling is what has driven my work in the publishing industry for the past 18 years, 10 of those as a literary agent. I love escaping into worlds and stories from all walks of life. A passionate advocate of the BIPOC & LGBTQ+ communities, I enjoy fresh voices in Adult, and Young Adult genre fiction, and select non-fiction.

I represent writers and illustrators for middle grade, young adult, and adult (fiction and nonfiction) and am actively building my list in the following categories:
Adult fiction
• romance
• mystery
• science fiction
• fantasy
• horror

Adult narrative nonfiction
• food & wine
• parenting
• humor
• geek culture

Young adult and middle-grade fiction
• contemporary/realistic fiction
• romance
• science fiction
• fantasy
• mystery
• horror

Young adult and middle-grade nonfiction
• cooking books
• humor
• queer narratives
• queer history

Graphic novels
• adult
• young adult
• middle grade (including nonfiction)

Illustrators
• picture book
• middle grade
• young adult
• adult

I also teach a 10-week course at the UCLA Extension on publishing for the Writing Department, speak at writer workshops across the country, and through my local library system in Orlando, Florida, and various "LitLando" writing community groups. I also participate in book events and am a member of the Author's Guild, SCBWI, and AALA.

• Charish Reid
• Mayra Cuevas
• April Daniels
• Raquel V. Reyes
• Angela Quezada Padron
• Venessa Kelley
• Louangie Bou-Montes
• Shelly Mazzanoble

Award-winning Titles
• Nemesis: Dreadnought & Sovereign by April Daniels (Diversion Books, 2017) -- 2017 NYPL Book of the Year, 2018 Lambda Literary Finalist
• Comes in Threes Series by Elia Winters (Entangled, 2018) -- 2019 RITA Winner

Select Upcoming Releases (KidLit)
• Unexpecting by Jen Bailey (Wednesday Books, 2023)
• As the Seas Rise by Angela Quezada Padron (Atheneum, 2023)
• Picture Book Bio of Maribel Dominguez (being retitled) by Angela Quezada Padron (Lee & Low, 2023)
• Don't Fear the Reaper by Louangie Bou-Montes (HarperTeen, 2024)

Select Upcoming Releases (Adult):
• Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes (Crooked Lane Books, Nov. 2022)
• Welcome to Dragon Talk by Shelly Mazzanoble & Greg Tito (University of Iowa Press, Dec. 2022)
• A Second Shot by Charish Reid (HQN Books, June 2023)

Selected Recent Releases:
• Does My Body Offend You by Mayra Cuevas & Marie Marquardt (Knopf, 2022)
• Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (Crooked Lane Books, 2021)
• Hairpin Curves by Elia Winters (Carina Adores, 2020)
• Protective Instinct by Tricia Lynne (Carina, 2021)

Select Rights Sales
• Licensed rights to BA Tortuga's horror serialized fiction to Crazy Maple Studios.
• Audio rights to Combustion by Elia Winters to Podium Audio.
• Audio rights to Trust Fall(ing) For You by Charish Reid to Tantor Audio.
• Film/TV rights to April Daniels' Nemesis: Dreadnought series to Wayne Brady's Makin' It Up Productions, Inc.
• French-language rights to The Cowboy and the Dom by BA Tortuga and Jodi Payne to Juno Publishing.
• Audio rights to Soft Place to Fall by BA Tortuga to Tantor Audio.
• Audio rights to Passions of a Papillon by Tara Lain to Tantor Audio.
• Audio rights to Combustion by Elia Winters to Podium Audio.

For subrights contact Taryn Fagerness at taryn.fagerness@gmail.com

Andrea Brown, President
Laura Rennert, Executive Agent
Caryn Wiseman, Executive Agent
Jennifer Laughran, Senior Agent
Jennifer Rofé, Senior Agent
Kelly Sonnack, Senior Agent
Jamie Weiss Chilton, Senior Agent
Kathleen Rushall, Senior Agent
Jennifer Mattson, Agent
Lara Perkins, Agent
Saritza Hernández, Agent
Jennifer March Soloway, Agent
Jemiscoe Chambers-Black, Associate Agent
Paige Terlip, Associate Agent
Alison Nolen, Agency Administrator

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