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Melissa Sarver White
Vice President, Literary Agent
What I love most about being an agent is finding new voices that can express something in a fresh way or learning about a new subject matter that makes me view the world differently. As a literary agent and the Director of International Rights at Folio, I enjoy working on a great variety of projects – everything from YA and MG novels to adult books on cooking, business, self-help, health/wellness, and more. The constant exposure to a wide variety of topics is thrilling. I am humbled to play a part ushering innovative projects into the world. After a brief stint in magazine editorial, I have been working in NY book publishing for over a decade.
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.