Adult Non Fiction

Keiko Agena is an artist and actress who believes in the basic idea of improv: every misstep doubles as an opportunity for growth and creativity. Her inspirational and creative workbook, NO MISTAKES (TarcherPerigee), is a collection of simple writing exercises, original artwork, and coloring pages. (MO)

Dianna Anderson is the author of the critically acclaimed feminist Christian sex book DAMAGED GOODS: New Perspectives on Christian Purity (Jericho). Her book PROBLEMATIC: How Toxic Callout Culture Is Destroying Feminism (Potomac) was released in fall 2018. (HB)

Andy Bellin is a journalist and the author of POKER NATION (HarperCollins), a raucous journey into the shut-up-and-deal world of poker. (LD)

Victoria Blanco is a writer from El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. She recently received the 2018 Roxane Gay Fellowship in Creative Nonfiction for the Jack Jones Literary Arts writers’ retreat. Her nonfiction book OASIS is forthcoming. (MO)

Bob Brier – aka Mr. Mummy – is a renowned Egyptologist and author of more than a dozen books, including THE MURDER OF TUTANKHAMEN (Putnam) and the recently published, extremely well-reviewed CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLES: The Obelisks of Ancient Egypt (Bloomsbury). (LD)

Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin’s book, UNLADYLIKE: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space (Ten Speed Press), is a funny, fact-driven guide to living a modern, feminist life. They’re also the co-founders of the podcast Unladylike, where they talk about all things gender-related. (MO)

Camille Chew is the illustrator of BASIC WITCHES and THE ASTROLOGY OF YOU AND ME (Quirk). Her work explores themes of mythology, fantasy, and the occult. (MO)

Kavitha A. Davidson is a sportswriter with espnW and ESPN the Magazine covering the intersection of sports with gender, race, class, business, politics, and culture. Her guide to conflicted fandom written with Jessica Luther, HOW TO LOVE SPORTS WHEN THEY DON’T LOVE YOU BACK (University of Texas Press), is forthcoming. (LD)

Terrance Dean is getting his Ph.D. in Divinity at Vanderbilt University. He’s also the author of HIDING IN HIP HOP: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry—from Music to Hollywood (Atria) and is at work on a new book. (LD)

Journalist for People Magazine and collaborator, co-author of MOZART AND THE WHALE (Touchstone). (LD)

Olympia Dukakis’s memoir ASK ME AGAIN TOMORROW (HarperCollins) is the Academy Award-winning actor’s intensely personal memoir. (LD)

Sharon Estroff is a journalist, lecturer, and founder of the international Challenge Island education franchise, as well as author of the Jewish parenting book CAN I HAVE A CELL PHONE FOR HANUKKAH? (Harmony). (CB)

Tyler Feder is a full-time illustrator with a style that blends witty pop culture art and intersectional feminist pieces. She is the author of DANCING AT THE PITY PARTY (Dial), a graphic memoir, and the illustrator of Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin’s UNLADYLIKE (Ten Speed Press). (MO)

Siobhan Gallagher is an illustrator and book designer whose book, IN A DAZE AT WORK (TarcherPerigee), takes a playful, choose-your-own-adventure approach to the mundane decisions of daily life. In 2017, she received the Society of Illustrator’s Silver Medal of Excellence and was selected as a New Visual Artist in Print Magazine’s 15 Under 30. (MO)

Ross Gay’s THE CATALOG OF UNABASHED GRATITUDE (University of Pittsburgh Press) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. His new collection of essays THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS (Algonquin) will be released in February 2019. His first book of prose, THIS BLACK EARTH, was also recently sold to Algonquin. (LD)

John Halliday’s memoir FLYING THROUGH MIDNIGHT: A Pilot’s Dramatic Story of His Secret Mission Over Laos During the Vietnam War was published by Scribner. (LD)

Jack Hart is a journalist, lecturer, educator, former managing editor of The Oregonian and author of STORYCRAFT: A Complete Guide to Narrative Nonfiction (University of Chicago Press). (CB)

Minda Harts is the founder and CEO of The Memo LLC, a career development company for women of color, and the host of the weekly podcast #SECURETHESEAT. Her forthcoming book from Seal Press will be a nonfiction career book for women of color. (MO)

Kameron Hurley’s essay collection THE GEEK FEMINIST REVOLUTION (Tor) addresses questions of writing, feminism, and geek culture, and includes her Hugo Award-winning essay “We Have Always Fought.” Kameron is also an acclaimed author of science fiction such as THE STARS ARE LEGION (Saga Press), and fantasy novels including her Locus Award nominated Worldbreaker Saga (Angry Robot). (HB)

Rachel Ignotofsky is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of WOMEN IN SCIENCE, WOMEN IN SPORTS, and THE WONDROUS WORKINGS OF PLANET EARTH (Ten Speed Press). Her books are influenced by her passion for history and science, and her desire to make learning more fun and accessible through illustration. (MO)

Twesigye Jackson Kaguri is a CNN Hero, educator, humanitarian, co-founder of the human rights organization Human Rights Concerns and the author of BUILDING A SCHOOL FOR MY VILLAGE (Viking). (CB)

Morgan Jerkins is the New York Times bestselling author of THIS WILL BE MY UNDOING (Harper Perennial). This essay collection interweaves commentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism with her own experiences as she confronts the challenges of being a black woman today. (MO)

Richard Lavoie is an educator whose books and educational tapes have changed the lives of parents, teachers and special-needs students. He is the author of THE MOTIVATION BREAKTHROUGH: Six Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child and IT’S SO MUCH WORK TO BE YOUR FRIEND: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success (Touchstone). (LD)

Victoria Law is a journalist specializing in prison and criminal justice issues, and is the author, with Maya Schenwar, of YOUR HOME IS YOUR PRISON (The New Press), an insightful look into home confinement, conditions of probation, and other ways the prison-industrial complex extends outside prison walls into our society. (HB)

Michael Losier is a motivational speaker. His book LAW OF ATTRACTION (Grand Central) has sold nearly two million copies and has been published in thirty different countries. His new book, YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE: Uncover What Really Fulfills You (Rosetta), will be published in 2017. (LD)

Jessica Luther is a freelance sports journalist and the author of UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT: College Football and the Politics of Rape (Akashic, 2016). Her guide to conflicted fandom written with Kavitha A. Davidson, HOW TO LOVE SPORTS WHEN THEY DON’T LOVE YOU BACK (University of Texas Press), is forthcoming. (LD)

Jerry and Mary Newport’s MOZART AND THE WHALE: An Asperger’s Love Story (Touchstone) was made into a movie starring Josh Hartnett, spurred by the couples’ story as told on “60 Minutes.” (LD)

Author of FOREVER LILY: An Unexpected Mother’s Journey to Adoption in China, a memoir of Russell’s life-changing trip to China. (Touchstone) (LD)

Sharon R. Kaufman is chair of the Department of Anthropology, History and Social Medicine at UCSF. Her book AND A TIME TO DIE: How American Hospitals Shape the End of Life was published by Scribner. (LD)

Eleanor Roosevelt’s literary estate is represented by the agency. Four of the former First Lady’s out-of-print books have been licensed to HarperCollins, Penguin, Open Road and Nation Books. (LD and Anna Olswanger)

Carol Rossetti is a Brazilian designer and illustrator whose work focuses on feminism and diversity. Her book, WOMEN (Skyhorse), is a collection of intersectional activist art that uses illustrations to combat stereotypes and empower all kinds of women. (MO)

Jean Sasson is the #1 international bestselling author of PRINCESS: Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia (Doubleday UK/Liza Dawson Associates) as well as several other books in the Princess series and GROWING UP BIN LADEN: Osama’s Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World (St. Martin’s). (LD)

Maya Schenwar is the editor-in-chief of Truthout and is the author, with Victoria Law, of YOUR HOME IS YOUR PRISON (The New Press), an insightful look into home confinement, probation, and other ways the prison-industrial complex extends outside prison walls into our society. (HB)

Thea Singer’s STRESS LESS: The New Science that Shows Women How to Rejuvenate Their Body and the Mind (Viking/Plume) has been praised by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Elissa Epel. (LD)

Tom Stone’s two beautiful books THE SUMMER OF MY GREEK TAVERNA (Simon and Schuster) and CHASING ZEUS: A Journey Through Greece in the Footsteps of a God (Bloomsbury) take readers into contemporary and ancient Greece. (LD)