Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 06: Literary Agents Respond to Your Elevator Pitches
In this episode TRF agents Jennifer Chevais, Tasneem Motala, Natalie Kimber, Kathryn Willms, and moderator Sam Hiyate respond to your audio...
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Agent Provocateur
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12 episodesAgent Provocateur S2 Ep 05: On the Length of Manuscripts, Logline Tips, and On How Much of Author/Agent Submissions Get Read
This week is all about the submission and review process. First, a panel on manuscript lengths with author/TRF editorial associate Amanda Su...
Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 04: On Pandemic Book Promo and the Inevitable Question of Author Platform
This week is all about sales and promotion. First, a panel on pandemic book promotion with author Lee Matthew Goldberg and Senior Digital Ma...
Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 03: On Jamie Lynn Spears and the Potentially Disturbing Topic of Trigger Warnings
This week we have two panels. First, Jamie Lynn Spears sparks a discussion about celebrity sibling memoirs moderated by our brand manager An...
Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 02: Frankfurt Book Fair Redux, On Receiving Passes from Editors, and Bad Art Friend
This week we fondly look back at Frankfurt 2021 with special guest, literary agent, and host of the Make Books Travel podcast, Marleen Seege...
Agent Provocateur S2 Ep 01: On the American DOJ Vs. The Proposed PRH and S&S Merger
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...
Agent Provocateur Ep 06: On Harry & Meghan's Book Deal and Dangerous Ideas in Non-Fiction
This week we discuss Harry and Meghan's book deal and the trials and tribulations in writing narrative non-fiction. TRF's royal wa...
Agent Provocateur Ep 05: On Men in Publishing, Books for Boys, and Pitching via Comps
This week we discuss the gender imbalance in publishing (good thing? bad thing?) and pitching via comps (where audacity is not just allowed,...
Agent Provocateur Ep 04: On the Rise and Rise of Graphic Novels, Risque YA, and Awesome Wine/Book Pairings
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...
Agent Provocateur Ep 03: On Transparency in Publishing, Fiction vs Memoir, and Britney and Books
This week we discuss transparency in publishing, fiction vs memoir and Britney Spears' publishing history. Our panel discussion feature...
Agent Provocateur Ep 02: On Book Clubs, Reading Lists, and Obama
This week we discuss the phenomenon of celebrity book clubs and break down Obama’s new summer reading list. Featuring panel discussions with...
Agent Provocateur Ep 01: On BookTok, COVID and Virtual Book Fairs
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...