What's the best way to find out who was agent for a particular book (other than the book's acknowledgements which seem rarely to mention the agent in real life)?
Connecting books and agents
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What I have dome successfully is google the author's name along with "agent". I've found out quite a few that way.
Publishers Marketplace is an excellent resource for checking out who reps what. The monthly subscription is $20.
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Check out the book. Sometimes the authors thank their agents in the acknowledgment.
Next stop, check the author's website or do a google. I've found a few that way.
PM is a good source if you can afford it.
Next stop, check the author's website or do a google. I've found a few that way.
PM is a good source if you can afford it.
A polite e-mail query to the author shouldn't hurt. I've had a few of those, and I'm always happy to chat about my agent ... with the clear caveat that me providing his name does not equal a recommendation.
Hey, I never thought about googling author name + "agent." That's very clever. I'll do that sheerly to amuse myself now.. 
Author blogs also usually mention it at some point
If you ever get utterly hard up and really really need that info, then after exhausting other avenues, call the publisher. Often you don;t need to bother the editor--their rights department usually knows. Don't tell them you're a writer, just tell them you're trying to contact so-and-so's agent.
Don't abuse this approach. Emergency use only.
If you ever get utterly hard up and really really need that info, then after exhausting other avenues, call the publisher. Often you don;t need to bother the editor--their rights department usually knows. Don't tell them you're a writer, just tell them you're trying to contact so-and-so's agent.
Don't abuse this approach. Emergency use only.
PeeDee said:Hey, I never thought about googling author name + "agent." That's very clever. I'll do that sheerly to amuse myself now..
See how many times "Robert Fletcher" and "Barbara Bauer" show up.
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