How Literary Agents Sell Books

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Literary Agents Jessica Faust and James McGowan answered a viewer's question (thanks, Charles!) about how literary agents sell books. What's the process from the minute we take on a client, to the minute we get an offer?
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Jessica Faust’s love for books is what first brought her to open BookEnds Literary Agency. It is her desire to be an advocate for all authors that pushed her to create her blog, the BookEnds RU-vid channel and to maintain a vibrant presence on Twitter.
Jessica is proud to have grown BookEnds to an agency that represents authors of all genres for children and adults, allowing her to reach more readers and help more authors and illustrators achieve their dreams.
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Since interning at BookEnds as an undergrad in the summer of 2015, James has (basically) never left. He's just continuously level-up-ed inside of BookEnds. Now he is the Literary Assistant and Social Media Manager for the team. He’s been a reader since his mom gave him the first A Series of Unfortunate Events book and ordered the sequels regularly through Scholastic book orders.
James is currently growing his own list and is actively seeking submissions in adult literary and upmarket fiction, mystery, thrillers, and suspense. He is also actively building his picture book list.
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16 окт 2024

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Комментарии : 26

@cjpreach Год назад

BOOKENDS - Your videos have called my attention to some changes I need to make in my manuscript BEFORE I query! Thanks.

@billenglish6352 3 года назад

Such clarity. Such compassion. Your attitudes are money. Not to mention the laughter.

@sebaceous 2 года назад

This was really good.

@Owlzindabarn 4 года назад

I feel like I learn something every time I watch one of your videos. Didn't know that the agent might use the author's query letter when submitting to editors lol I guess I have to make mine even better now

@BookEndsLiterary 4 года назад

Glad they're helping!

@NatashaYimCarter 3 года назад

If a manuscript keeps getting rejected by editors, at what point do you stop submitting that manuscript? How do you decide whether it's a market/manuscript issue rather than a personal interest issue?

@zenclover8468 4 года назад

My favorite one yet. Informative in a different way than other episodes. By explaining more about the literary agents job and process it really helps give me confidence going into what will eventually be a long term relationship and contract.

@ahmededwin3487 3 года назад

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@marilenelouiseblom 4 года назад

Thank you for this video. I would love a video about how agents negotiate publishing contracts

@BookEndsLiterary 4 года назад

Good one

@Ruthie888 4 года назад

Thank you. Very informative. I like that you are "real" in your info.

@charlesrichardson7882 4 года назад

Thank you for the insight.

@Eleni_Datsika 4 года назад

A really useful video! Thank you very much! ❤️

@bencowles2105 3 года назад

If there were three things you could change in traditional publishing what would they be. Just curious.

@celineboyle4224 2 года назад

Thanks so much for this - super informative and useful!

@thekaryosdiner2878 3 года назад

Is it right to send an introduction or preface attached to the first ten pages of the manuscript?

@davidalderman8384 3 года назад

I love these videos!

@teresajones5973 4 года назад

I would love to see a video on how you handle publishers who don’t do advances, but give higher royalties. Do you aim for those publishers, and are contracts handled the same since those are set in stone most of the time?

@BookEndsLiterary 4 года назад

It really does depends on the specifics of the client, book, and deal terms. No blanket answer here!

@forthedoggiesguitars2277 4 года назад

I hate to be negative, are people buying books anymore? I read a book a week and I feel like that's not the norm. Just curious, how many books do you need to sell to recoup an author?

@BookEndsLiterary 4 года назад

People are still buying books. That figure for how many books is different for every book

@hmnauthor 3 года назад

Thank you 💕

@bewareofpigeons 2 года назад

How do I contact you? I cannot fine an email address to send query letter, synopsis or first chapters. Have looked everywhere.

@BookEndsLiterary 2 года назад

Hi there! On our website, if you go to the Submissions tab, you will find that each of our agents has their own page. On their page, you will find a link to their QueryManager page, which is the website we use to accept and track queries. Hope this helps!