Nonfiction Authors
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Dianna Anderson
Agent: Hannah Bowman
Dianna Anderson is the author of DAMAGED GOODS: New Perspectives on Christian Purity (Jericho) and PROBLEMATIC: How Toxic Callout Culture Is Destroying Feminism (Potomac). Their most recent book, IN TRANSIT: Being Non-Binary in a World of Dichotomies (Broadleaf Books), explores presumptions about gender and finding home in the in-between spaces.
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Andy Bellin
Agent: Liza Dawson
Andy Bellin is a journalist and the author of POKER NATION (HarperCollins), a raucous journey into the world of poker.
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Vered benhorin
Agent: Rachel Beck
Vered Benhorin is a music therapist (MTBC, LCAT), musician, and founder of Baby in Tune which has received the Parents’ Choice Gold Award. She teaches parents how to strengthen their attachment with their baby through mindfulness, play and music. Her forthcoming book will be published in early 2025 (Countryman Press).
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Bob Brier
Agent: Liza Dawson
Bob Brier is a renowned Egyptologist and author of more than a dozen books, including THE MURDER OF TUTANKHAMEN (Putnam) and the extremely well-reviewed CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLES: The Obelisks of Ancient Egypt (Bloomsbury).
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Charles Busch
Agent: Tom Miller
Charles Busch is a LGBT icon, drag actor, and the author and star of twenty-five plays, including THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST’S WIFE, which won the Outer Circle Critics’ Award for playwriting and received a Tony nomination for Best Play. His memoir is titled, LEADING LADY: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy. Busch wrote and starred in the film adaptations of his plays PSYCHO BEACH PARTY and DIE MOMMIE DIE.
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Cathy Cassani Adams
Agent: Rachel Beck
Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, is a therapist, educator, and co-host of Zen Parenting Radio. She focuses on self-awareness, mindfulness, and connection, She teaches in the Sociology/Criminology department at Dominican University. Her book, ZEN PARENTING, was published in February 2022 by Hachette Books.
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Solange Charas
Agent: Tom Miller
Solange Charas, PhD, is an expert in the determination of Human Capital materiality and reporting requirements for public and private company disclosure. She is the co-author of Humanizing Human Capital: Invest in Your People for Optimal Business Returns (Matt Holt/BenBella, 2022).
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Alfred Corn
Agent: Tom Miller
Alfred Corn has published eleven books of poems, two novels, and three collections of critical essays. He received the Guggenheim, the NEA, and awards from the Academy of Arts and Letters and from the Academy of American Poets. In 2017 he was inducted into the Georgia Writers’ Hall of Fame.
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Terrance Dean
Agent: Liza Dawson
Terrance Dean was a PhD candidate and the author of HIDING IN HIP HOP: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry—from Music to Hollywood (Atria).
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Johnny Dodd
Agent: Liza Dawson
Johnny Dodd is a journalist for People magazine. He has traveled the world interviewing fascinating famous and non-famous subjects alike. He is coauthor of MOZART AND THE WHALE (Touchstone).
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Olympia Dukakis
Agent: Liza Dawson
Olympia Dukakis’s memoir ASK ME AGAIN TOMORROW (HarperCollins) is the Academy Award-winning actor’s intensely personal memoir.
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Lenny Duncan
Agent: Hannah Bowman
Reverend Lenny Duncan is a nationally recognized writer, speaker, preacher, thinker, and agitator who has centered most of his theological work on the task of dismantling white supremacy. He is the author of UNITED STATES OF GRACE and DEAR CHURCH (Broadleaf Books).
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Beverly Engel
Agent: Tom Miller
Beverly Engel is an internationally recognized psychotherapist and the author of numerous bestselling self-help books including THE EMOTIONALLY ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP and HEALING YOUR EMOTIONAL SELF. Her latest book, FREEDOM AT LAST: Healing the Shame of Childhood Sexual Abuse, was published in December 2022 by (Prometheus).
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Sharon Estroff
Agent: Caitlin Blasdell
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).
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Dannie Lynn Fountain
Agent: Rachel Beck
Dannie Lynn Fountain is an HR professional at Google and an internationally recognized public speaker. In 2020, she was named one of the 100 Most Innovative Entrepreneurs. Her book on DEI in the workplace, ENDING CHECKBOX DIVERSITY: Rewriting the Story of Performative Allyship in Corporate America, was released in 2022.
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Britt Frank
Agent: Rachel Beck
Britt Frank, MSW, LSCSW, SEP, is a psychotherapist and trauma expert, and author of THE SCIENCE OF STUCK (2022), a research-based guide to thwarting anxiety, trauma, and overthinking. ALIGN YOUR MIND, a new research-based guide, releases in 2025. Britt is an adjunct instructor at the University of Kansas.
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Ross Gay
Agent: Liza Dawson
Ross Gay is an American poet, professor, and essayist. His book THE CATALOG OF UNABASHED GRATITUDE (University of Pittsburgh Press) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. He is also the author of the smash hit THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS (Algonquin) and INCITING JOY.
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Lynne Goldberg
Agent: Tom Miller
Lynne Goldberg is the co-founder and co-owner of the Breethe app, which currently has 18 million subscribers worldwide. A meditation teacher and facilitator of events at the Omega Institute and other venues, her book CATCHING YOUR BREATH will be published by BenBella in 2026.
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John Halliday
Agent: Liza Dawson
John Halliday’s memoir FLYING THROUGH MIDNIGHT: A Pilot’s Dramatic Story of His Secret Mission Over Laos During the Vietnam War detailed the decorated war hero’s service. It was published by Scribner.
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Lacino Hamilton
Agent: Hannah Bowman
Lacino Hamilton is a writer, thinker and activist who was incarcerated for 26 years due to a wrongful conviction, and was exonerated in 2020 by the WMU-Cooley Innocence Project.
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Jack Hart
Agent: Caitlin Blasdell
Jack Hart is a journalist, lecturer, educator, and former managing editor of The Oregonian. He is the author of STORYCRAFT: A Complete Guide to Narrative Nonfiction (University of Chicago Press) a guide to crafting powerful nonfiction.
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Kameron Hurley
Agent: Hannah Bowman
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.” She is also an award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer.
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Sarah Ivens
Agent: Tom Miller
Sarah Ivens, PhD., is the founding editor-in-chief of OK! magazine in the US and in the UK she is a Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter. She is the author of books including FOREST THERAPY and A MODERN GIRL’S GUIDE TO ETIQUETTE. Sarah is a visiting lecturer at The University of Texas Journalism School and the editor-in-chief of ATX Lifestyle magazine.
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Barry J. Jacobs
Agent: Tom Miller
Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD, is a practicing clinical psychologist, writer, and a principal for Health Management Associates, a national healthcare consulting firm. He is the coauthor of THE EMOTIONAL SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR CAREGIVERS, AARP MEDITATIONS FOR CAREGIVERS, and AARP LOVE AND MEANING AFTER 50 along with his wife, Julia L. Mayer, PsyD. Their next book, THE AARP CAREGIVER ANSWER BOOK, will be published in 2024.
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Twesigye Jackson Kaguri
Agent: Caitlin Blasdell
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).
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Adrian Karatnycky
Agent: Tom Miller
Adrian Karatnycky is a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council. He was previously the president and executive director of Freedom House and directed the benchmark survey Freedom in the World for twelve years. He is a frequent contributor to Foreign Affairs, Newsweek, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times. His newest book, is BATTLEGROUND UKRAINE: From Independence to the War with Russia.
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Sharon R. Kaufman
Agent: Liza Dawson
Sharon R. Kaufman was 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.
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New List Item
Agent: Liza Dawson
Richard Lavoie is an educator whose books and educational tapes have changed the lives of parents, teachers, and disabled 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).
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Victoria Law
Agent: Hannah Bowman
Victoria Law is a journalist specializing in prison and criminal justice issues. She co-authored PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME (The New Press) with Maya Schenwar, an insightful look into how the prison-industrial complex extends outside prison walls into our society. Her book “PRISONS MAKE US SAFER:” And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration was released in 2021.
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Julia Lee
Agent: Liza Dawson
Julia Lee Ph.D. is a professor of English. Her memoir, BITING THE HAND: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America (Holt), interweaves her experiences growing up as the daughter of Korean immigrants, her scholarship on Black American texts, and examines how Asian Americans are integral to our country's racial reckoning.
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Michael Losier
Agent: Liza Dawson
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 other books include LAW OF CONNECTION and YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE: Uncover What Really Fulfills You (Rosetta).
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Stela Lupushor
Agent: Tom Miller
Stela Lupushor advises clients, venture funds, startups, and the next generation of HR leaders studying at NYU on the use of design thinking, technology, analytics, and future thinking. She, with Solange Charas, is the coauthor of HUMANIZING HUMAN CAPITAL: Invest in Your People for Optimal Business Returns (Matt Holt/BenBella).
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Julia L. Mayer
Agent: Tom Miller
Julia L. Mayer, PsyD, is a practicing clinical psychologist and writer. She is the coauthor of AARP MEDITATIONS FOR CAREGIVERS and AARP LOVE AND MEANING AFTER 50 with her husband, Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD. They working together on THE AARP CAREGIVER ANSWER BOOK (2024).
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Bradley Nelson
Agent: Tom Miller
Veteran holistic physician Dr. Bradley Nelson is the CEO of Discover Healing. His bestselling book THE EMOTION CODE (St. Martin’s Essentials) provides instructions for working with the body's energy healing power. His newest book, THE BODY CODE, was published by St. Martin’s Essentials .
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Jerry & Mary Newport
Agent: Liza Dawson
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.
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Anita Nowak
Agent: Tom Miller
Anita Nowak, Ph.D., is an award-winning lecturer at McGill University. She is the author of PURPOSEFUL EMPATHY: Tapping Our Hidden Superpower for Personal, Organizational, and Social Change (Broadleaf Books) and hosts a podcast and YouTube series with Purposeful Empathy.
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Garret Peck
Agent: Tom Miller
Garrett Peck is an author, historian, tour guide, and veteran. He is the author of THE GREAT WAR IN AMERICA: World War I and its Aftermath and A DECADE OF DISRUPTION: America in the New Millennium (Pegasus). He has lectured at the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Archives, and the National Archives.
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Jamie & Brian Ratner
Agent: Rachel Beck
Jamie and Brian Ratner are the Founders and CEO/President of CertifiKID and Macaroni Kid, one of the largest parent-focused digital media and advertising companies in the country. Their book, PARENTPRENEURS: A Decade of Deals from a Messy Minivan (Rowman & Littlefield) came out in 2022.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Agents: Liza Dawson & Anna Olswanger
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.
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Daniel F. Runde
Agent: Tom Miller
Daniel Runde is a senior VP at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he holds the William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis. He also worked at the World Bank Group and the U.S. Agency for International Development. He served as foreign policy advisor to several presidential campaigns and is the author of THE AMERICAN IMPERATIVE: Reclaiming Global Leadership through Soft Power.
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Beth Nonte Russel
Agent: Liza Dawson
Beth Nonte Russel is the founder of GoodTrueBeautiful, Inc. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Huffington Post, and The Los Angeles Times. She is the author of FOREVER LILY: An Unexpected Mother’s Journey to Adoption in China.
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Jean Sasson
Agent: Liza Dawson
Jean Sasson is a human rights spokesperson. She is the #1 international bestselling author of PRINCESS: Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia (Doubleday UK) as well as 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). Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Time Magazine, and Vanity Fair.
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Maya Schenwar
Agent: Hannah Bowman
Maya Schenwar is the editor-in-chief of Truthout and is the author, with Victoria Law, of PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME (The New Press), an insightful look into home confinement, probation, and other ways the prison-industrial complex extends outside prison walls into our society.
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Erik Severinghaus
Agent: Rachel Beck
Erik Severinghaus is the author of SCALE YOUR EVEREST (Post Hill Press), the cornerstone of his mission to teach entrepreneurs practical ways to develop the mental resilience they need to succeed in the psychological Death Zone.
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Daniel Seymour
Agent: Rachel Beck
Daniel Seymour is a professor, administrator, consultant, and author of more than 15 books. His latest book is a passion project: FROM AUSCHWITZ WITH LOVE: The Inspiring Memoir of Two Sisters’ Survival, Devotion and Triumph (Amsterdam Publishers) was released in 2022.
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Thea Singer
Agent: Liza Dawson
Thea Singer is a journalist and science writing teacher at MIT. Her writing has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Scientific American, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe. Her book STRESS LESS: The New Science That Shows Women How to Rejuvenate Their Body and the Mind (Viking/Plume) was praised by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Elissa Epel.
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Tom Stone
Agent: Liza Dawson
Tom Stone worked as an assistant director and theatrical stage manager before moving with his family to Greece where he owned a restaurant. His 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. He currently lives in Los Angeles and assists his wife in the exhibition of her artwork.
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Jen Marie Wiggins
Agent: Rachel Beck
Jen Marie Wiggins is a freelance writer, wife, and mom. Her writing has appeared in Savannah Magazine, Literary Mama, and Southern Coastal Weddings. Once a chronic bridesmaid, her debut book, MARRIED AF: A Funny Marriage Guide for the Newlywed or Bride (Sourcebooks), published in 2022.
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Chuck Wisner
Agent: Tom Miller
Previously a mediator with the Harvard Law Mediation Program and a specialist associated with MIT’s Center for Organizational Learning, Chuck Wisner currently works as an advisor for leaders at Google, Ford, and Tesla. His clients have included Harvard Business School, Toyota, General Motors, Shell, and Chrysler. His book, THE ART OF CONSCIOUS CONVERSATIONS, was published in 2022.
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Emanuel Xavier
Agent: Tom Miller
Three-time Lambda Literary Award nominee and an LGBTQ History Month Icon, Latinx writer Emanuel Xavier survived the streets of New York City as a homeless gay teen and became an acclaimed poet and LGBTQ+ activist. He has written several poetry collections, including Love(ly) Child. He is currently at work on a memoir. He wants his writing and advocacy to amplify queer voices of color and to challenge societal norms.
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Atash Yaghmaian
Agent: Tom Miller
Atash Yaghmaian is an Iranian-American psychotherapist who specializes in the treatment of recovery from childhood sexual abuse, dissociative identity disorder, trauma, and other issues. Her memoir, MY NAME MEANS FIRE, will be published by Beacon Press in the fall of 2025.