Erin Niumata Erin Niumata has been in publishing for almost three decades. She started as an editorial assistant at Simon and Schuster in the Touchstone/Fireside division for several years; then moved over to Harper Collins as an editor, and then she went to Avalon Books as the Editorial Director. Erin has edited many authors including Leon Uris, Stuart Woods, Erica Jong, Brenda Maddox, Lawrence Otis Graham, Joan Rivers, and more. She has represented NY Times bestselling cowboy romance writer Carolyn Brown, Discovery Channel’s Fast N Loud, North America, and Cash Cab; TLC’s The Cake Boss, Diesel Brothers, and Extreme Couponing; Animal Planet’s Too Cute, Finding Bigfoot, River Monsters, and Puppy Bowl; NASA's Above and Beyond; Science Channel’s How It’s Made; Smithsonian Institute’s The Red Planet, inspirational speaker Josh Shipp, viral content creator Tyler Merritt, skin care expert and co-founder of SoKo Glam Charlotte Cho, Hello Fears internet sensation Michelle Poler, Average People Problems founder Sam Matt, chef/baker Grant Melton, humorist Jen Lancaster, humorist Jennifer Mann, blogger Anna Lind Thomas, and many more. She’s worked on multiple NY Times Bestsellers. Genres Represented Bookclub Fiction Commercial Fiction Women's Fiction Historical Fiction Thriller Memoir Cookbook Narrative Non-Fiction Prescriptive Non-Fiction Mystery Romance Key Titles NY Times Bestselling cowboy romance writer Carolyn Brown Discovery Channel’s Fast N Loud, North America, Cash Cab, and Diesel Brothers TLC’s – The Cake Boss and Extreme Couponing Animal Planet’s Too Cute, Finding Bigfoot, River Monsters, and Puppy Bowl Science Channel’s How It’s Made Smithsonian Institute’s The Red Planet Inspirational speaker Josh Shipp Skin care expert and co-founder of SoKo Glam Charlotte Cho Inspirational speaker Michelle Poler How to Submit I am open for February 2024. Please submit queries here; https://QueryManager.com/ErinNiumata Senior Vice President & Literary Agent

Sonali Chanchani Literary Agent Sonali Chanchani is a literary agent at Folio Literary Management, focusing primarily on nonfiction that advances current social and cultural conversations and centers historically underrepresented voices and perspectives. Her clients include Maureen “Mo” Ryan (contributing editor to Vanity Fair and author of the New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of the Year Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood ); Curtis Chin (co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and author of the Stonewall Honor Book Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant ); Dr. Mariel Buqué (psychologist and author of the USA Today bestseller Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma ); Rebecca Little and Colleen Long (journalists and authors of I’m Sorry for My Loss: An Urgent Examination of Reproductive Care in America ); and Joél Leon (poet, performer, and author of Everything and Nothing at Once: A Black Man’s Reimagined Soundtrack for the Future) ; among many others. Sonali earned her degree in English and Narrative Studies from the University of Southern California and began her career in publishing at Kaya, an independent press dedicated to publishing authors from the Asian diaspora. She is a member of the Association of American Literary Agents, where she serves on the Board of Directors and co-chairs the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Sonali is also the President of the nonprofit organization Literary Agents of Change. What I'm Looking For I represent a range of narrative and idea-driven nonfiction. I’m particularly drawn to investigative journalism; cultural criticism; deeply researched, paradigm-shifting work in the areas of sociology, psychology, history, politics, science, technology, and social justice; and memoirs and essay collections that speak to larger social concerns. I also represent select literary and upmarket fiction. I’m particularly interested in novels that engage with contemporary social and cultural issues; atmospheric stories with a speculative or fabulist twist; novels that blend emotional insight with a sharp sense of humor; and themes of identity, belonging, community, and inheritance. How to Submit Please send your query letter and the first 10 pages of your proposal (for nonfiction) or manuscript (for fiction), pasted in the body of your email, to sonali@foliolit.com . Please include the word QUERY and the title of your project in the subject line. Due to the volume of queries I receive, I’m afraid I can only respond to those in which I’m interested. If you don’t hear from me within 30 days, please consider it a pass.

Claudia Cross Advocate, adviser, ally, coach, counselor, and negotiator: an agent, at times, can play one or all of these roles in the literary life of an author. In responding to the changing needs of the writers she represents, Claudia brings to each a high level of individualized attention. She began her career at William Morris, and then joined Sterling Lord Literistic, where she worked for just over a decade before joining Folio and becoming a partner. She has worked with a range of authors in both fiction and nonfiction, from CEOs, chefs and debut writers to New York Times bestsellers. Among the diverse clients she represents are the literary Estate of Mother Teresa; entrepreneur and designer Emily Ley; art historian and Renoir scholar Barbara Ehrlich White; and novelists Rachel Gibson and Christina Lynch. How to Submit I am currently closed to submissions. Partner

Marcy Posner Looking for distinctive voices in the commercial space, but I am really not interested in genre or super literary fiction. I have spent a lifetime in books. I started out with a brief stint as a librarian, but found it a bit too staid, so moved on to publishing. My first job was at Pinnacle Books where as assistant to the President I was given a book to edit the third week of my employment. I then moved on to Rodale Press and then Salem House where I helped bring British books to the US, finally moving up the publishing ladder to Pantheon’s Associate Publisher, where I worked with some of the major cultural icons of our time. After fifteen years on the editorial side of the business, I made the jump to agenting – spending twelve years at the William Morris Agency as an agent and as Vice President and Director of Foreign Rights; five years as president of my own agency; five years at Sterling Lord Literistic as an agent and Director of Foreign Rights; and I’m now here – and very happy – at Folio. Editorial skill and a deep knowledge of the publishing industry sets me apart from many of my colleagues. When I work with my authors, I’ll focus editorially on how to make the book as strong as it could be – whether that book be terrific women’s fiction or an extraordinary YA debut (or any of the other categories I represent). During that process, I’m able to bring to bear all the institutional memory I possess, knowing which editors and which publishing houses have a penchant for a certain subject, or a different voice, or a particular kind of author. What I'm Looking For Thrillers Psychological suspense Historical fiction Women’s fiction Mystery YA (contemporary, historical, romance, mystery) Middle grade (contemporary, SFF, historical, mystery Narrative non-fiction Cultural/social issues Journalism Nature and ecology Psychology Women’s issues Key Clients Lexie Elliott, Christina Clancy, Rachel J. Webster, Rebecca Stafford, Michael McGarrity, Erika J. Kendrick, Tanya Pell, Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Patricia Wood, New York Times bestselling author Sheri Reynolds and Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Kelly. How to Submit Please use Query Manager to submit to me. Senior Vice President & Literary Agent

Jan Baumer From the start of her career in publishing as an acquisitions editor at HarperCollins to her agenting practice at Folio, the one thread that has remained constant for agent Jan Baumer is her belief that books have the power to create profound change on levels large and small. Jan has had the pleasure of working with some of our world’s leading nonfiction voices – from PhD psychologists to award-winning journalists to business leaders to parenting experts, and beyond. Jan is particularly interested in authors who are measurable experts in their field (i.e., impressively credentialed or come with a built-in following) and are looking to change minds, change the world, and change the way people think, interact, and live day-to-day. 

The categories she represents are solely nonfiction, specifically smart self-help, psychology, expert and research-driven health, narrative, memoir, parenting, and business, but is open to well executed nonfiction proposals outside of these lanes as well. She’s currently open to submissions. What I'm Looking For Non-Fiction Cookbook Memoir Narrative Non-Fiction Prescriptive Non-Fiction Religion Parenting Humor How to Submit I am currently closed to submissions. Vice President

Jess Macy Jess Macy assists Senior Vice President Marcy Posner and Senior Vice President Erin Niumata. In 2020, she started at Folio as an intern for Marcy while completing her MFA in Writing and Publishing at DePaul University. Literary Associate

Roger Freet Roger represents a wide variety of narrative and idea-driven nonfiction clients in the areas of history, religion/spirituality, politics, personal development, business, and cultural issues by leading scholars, journalists, activists and musicians. A seasoned content creator and project manager, he delights in partnering with clients to develop and expand their mission and message in order to reach the widest possible audience. Roger was an agent at Foundry Literary + Media for five years before joining the Folio team in 2020. Prior to becoming an agent, Roger served as an Executive Editor for a decade at HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. In advance of joining the editorial team at Harper, he was the Associate Director of Marketing and Publicity (from 1999-2004) where he ran bestselling campaigns across the full spectrum of the HarperOne list. Roger works with Bart Ehrman, Diana Butler Bass, Robert P. Jones, Jim Wallis, Eboni K. Williams, Brian McLaren, Jennifer Harvey, James Martin SJ, Candida Moss, Paul Stanley, Doug Brod, Gianno Caldwell, Joan C. Williams, Nick Pollard, Sean Mortimer, John Blake, Amy-Jill Levine, Tripp Fuller, Tiffany Moon, David Viola, Bob Bordone & Joel Salinas, John Philip Newell, and other leading voices. Roger holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, a Business/Economics degree from Westmont College, and is a graduate of the Stanford University Professional Publishing Course. He began his publishing career in 1997 as an envelope-stuffing intern in the publicity department at Princeton University Press. A jazz drummer by training, Roger has played with a variety of jazz, rock and funk groups over the years and is still active in several music projects (acoustic and digital). Publishing the occasional rock star helps perpetuate the satisfying delusion that Roger still has a glorious music career ahead of him. How to Submit I am currently closed to queries. Vice President

Scott Hoffman A refugee from the world of politics, Scott Hoffman is one of the founding partners of Folio Literary Management, LLC. He has served as Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of SEARAC (the only nationwide advocacy agency for Southeast Asian-Americans), a Board Member of Fill Their Shelves, Inc. (a charitable foundation that provides books to children in sub-Saharan Africa) and a member of the Metropolitan Opera’s Young Associates Steering Committee. Before entering the world of publishing, he was one of the founding partners of Janus-Merritt Strategies, a Washington, DC strategic consulting firm. He holds an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and a BA from the College of William and Mary. What I’m looking for (and what I’m not looking for): I specialize in platform-driven nonfiction, ranging from “big idea” books by thought leaders grounded in science/research to branded prescriptive titles that help readers transform some aspect of their lives to issue-driven narrative nonfiction that engage with current events. I do not represent fiction, children’s literature, screenplays, or poetry. I’m always on the lookout for: Experts in their fields looking to integrate a book into their business, especially in the areas of health/fitness/wellness and business Books about psychology, business, history, or social issues from academics and thought leaders Books that can hook me on concept alone How to Submit Scott Hoffman is not taking on any new clients at this time. Founding Partner & Agent Emeritus

Jenna Land Free I am a hands-on editorial agent who builds authors’ careers, not just their books. With two decades of publishing experience, my work as an agent is informed by my past on the other sides of the editing desk. As an editor, I worked with authors such as David McCullough to shepherd his bestselling 1776 into illustrated form, and Stan Lee to create an interactive experience of his Marvel Universe. And as a ghostwriter and book collaborator, I have nurtured seventeen books through from idea formation to finished manuscript, including Carine McCandless’s The Wild Truth, Diane Tavenner’s Prepared, William Stixrud and Ned Johnson’s The Self-Driven Child, and Kwane Stewart’s What It Takes to Save a Life. My favorite projects challenge us to be better citizens and better humans. Among the deals I’ve recently secured for clients: a journalist writing about the importance of social prescribing for a more robust healthcare system; a victim of the war on drugs writing about discovering Hamlet in solitary confinement, and other books that changed his life; and a therapist and parent writing about how to navigate the emotional challenges of raising a disabled child. I live in Seattle, Washington with my husband and two daughters. I’m a pet-lover, a volunteer with the child welfare nonprofit Strong Families, and an enthusiast of whatever gets me on the water or a mountain. What I'm Looking For Journalism that takes readers deeply into a world they’ve never seen before; leaders in sociology, psychology, medicine, child welfare, politics, education, and the environment; history for a general audience; uncommon personal stories that offer perspective into something greater than the individual. What I’m Not Looking For Fiction; children’s books; cookbooks; diet books (although books around body positivity intrigue me). How to Submit Please submit queries to jenna@foliolit.com . Due to the quantity of submissions, I’m not able to reply to every submission individually, though I wish I could. If you haven’t heard back from me in four weeks, I’m afraid it wasn’t the best fit for me. Affiliated Agent

Angela Miller I have spent a lifetime in thrall to books and good writing and I love every new discovery. As a young child I was taught by an older sibling to “read upstream” -- books that challenge. So, I kept my schoolgirl nose in stories, mostly fiction and biographies of interesting women. After the perfunctory BA lit major came an assistant editorship at Oxford University Press working for the editorial director of poetry, philosophy, and mathematics (go ask!) and had the honor of meeting and working with the likes of Conrad Aiken and Seamus Heaney. After editor-in-chief of the trade paperback division at Simon and Schuster for four years, I portaged over to my first agency stint as founder (with Mark McCormack) of IMG Literary, then my own Miller Agency, and later co-founder with Sharon Bowers of Miller Bowers Griffin in 2006. I have represented authors in general non-fiction, biography, narrative and memoir, along with a specialization in food writing, food politics and cookbooks by such bestselling clients as Mark Bittman, Christopher Kimball, Marcus Samuelsson, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Geneen Roth, Darra Goldstein, Matt Rodbard, Eugenia Bone, Rowan Jacobsen, Nathalie Dupree and many others. Lifestyle and food are a passion, in addition to nerdy experts on parenting, psychology, and some memoir – pretty eclectic in other words. Twenty years ago I co-founded a now nationally known creamery and farm in Vermont called Consider Bardwell Farm whose mission dovetailed perfectly with my interest in food and sustainability. I wrote a book entitled HAY FEVER (HMH 2011) about a year in the life of a goat farmer/cheesemaker/literary agent. In joining Folio as an affiliated agent, I will be able to contribute my own strengths and develop more broadly within the publishing and media arts world. Having spent several years editing, I love to work on proposals from concept to sale to the best possible publishers, and I’m always on the prowl for excellent writing. I am looking for new talent as well as established authors and writers with significant platforms. Affiliated Agent

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Melissa White Melissa White is a vice president, director of international rights, and literary agent at Folio Literary Management. She has represented Folio and placed books in the British Commonwealth and foreign-language markets for over a decade, brokering deals in more than 45 languages, while also representing a select list of clients domestically. Prior to joining Folio, Melissa was an agent at Elizabeth Kaplan Agency. She holds a degree in journalism from Boston University. In the US market, Melissa represents authors of both fiction (including Brooke Beyfuss, Kim Culbertson, Jennifer Longo, and Emily Bliss) and nonfiction (bestselling creativity guru Todd Henry, and family finance expert Kimberly Palmer). She loves stories that explore the human experience and appreciates distinct voices that show different perspectives or illuminate other places and cultures. Some of her favorite authors include Louise Erdrich, Barbara Kingsolver, Emma Straub, J. Courtney Sullivan, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Julia Philips, Rebecca Makkai, Celeste Ng, Tana French, Lisa Jewell, Kate Alice Marshall, and Ruth Ware. In fiction, she’s currently seeking literary, upmarket, and commercial women’s fiction, romcoms, domestic suspense, and thrillers. She’s especially interested in multigenerational stories, sibling relationships, outsider experiences, and stories specific to places or about people fighting injustices or societal circumstances just to survive. In nonfiction, she is looking for commercial projects in pop culture, pop science/psychology, self-help, parenting, memoir, business, lifestyle, and health and wellness. She looks for a strong voice and expertise on a topic, along with an established platform. How to Submit Please send your query letter and (for fiction) the first 10 pages of your manuscript, pasted in the body of your email, to melissa@foliolit.com . Please include the word QUERY and the title of your project in the subject line. Due to the volume of queries I receive, I’m afraid I can only respond to those in which I’m interested. If you don’t hear from me within 30 days, please consider it a pass. Vice President & Director of International Rights