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[Agent] Caroline Carney

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Listed on Booktalk w/ url "bookdealsinc.com," which redirects to a book club sales page.

Caroline Carney is supposed to be an agent in Chicago. Anyone know anything about her?
 

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The Booktalk agent listing is a textbook example of why researching agents through such online resources is not a great idea. It is incredibly out of date--along with currently active agents, it lists agents who have been out of business for ages or who have moved on to new agencies or simply have changed their addresses.

I can find some references to Caroline Carney and Book Deals Inc. dating back to before the turn of the century, but nothing recent. I suspect that this agent is not currently in business.

- Victoria
 

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thanks, Victoria

I noticed a lot of scammy agents listed there, too.
 

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FWIW, the last mention I find is from 2003. The most recent books thanking her as agent were pubbed 2004 (meaning sold 2003), so that looks like her last active year.
 

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