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Agent Provocateur

The Rights Factory

News, stories and insider accounts from the perspective of literary agents, writers and publishers about books, literature and culture.

Episodes

12 episodes

In this episode TRF agents Jennifer Chevais, Tasneem Motala, Natalie Kimber, Kathryn Willms, and moderator Sam Hiyate respond to your audio...

35:29Feb 22, 2022

This week is all about the submission and review process. First, a panel on manuscript lengths with author/TRF editorial associate Amanda Su...

43:52Feb 15, 2022

This week is all about sales and promotion. First, a panel on pandemic book promotion with author Lee Matthew Goldberg and Senior Digital Ma...

38:04Feb 8, 2022

This week we have two panels. First, Jamie Lynn Spears sparks a discussion about celebrity sibling memoirs moderated by our brand manager An...

43:09Feb 1, 2022

This week we fondly look back at Frankfurt 2021 with special guest, literary agent, and host of the Make Books Travel podcast, Marleen Seege...

32:03Dec 14, 2021

We launch Season 2 with a panel discussion of the US Department of Justice bid to block the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simo...

20:18Dec 7, 2021

This week we discuss Harry and Meghan's book deal and the trials and tribulations in writing narrative non-fiction. TRF's royal wa...

31:41Sep 7, 2021

This week we discuss the gender imbalance in publishing (good thing? bad thing?) and pitching via comps (where audacity is not just allowed,...

28:17Aug 31, 2021

This week we discuss the rise of graphic novels in North America, Risque YA and we pair books and wines. Our panel discussion features write...

32:34Aug 24, 2021

This week we discuss transparency in publishing, fiction vs memoir and Britney Spears' publishing history. Our panel discussion feature...

26:59Aug 17, 2021

This week we discuss the phenomenon of celebrity book clubs and break down Obama’s new summer reading list. Featuring panel discussions with...

25:34Aug 10, 2021

In this episode we take a look at BookTok, we have an editorial on plagues and content, and we have an update on the rights situation in the...

23:44Jul 31, 2021