Literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Joseph Perry of Perry Literary, Inc.) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.
Joseph Perry
Bio: Joseph Perry is a new agent at Perry Literary, Inc. Before founding Perry Literary, Joseph began his book publishing career when he attended the New York University Summer Publishing Institute in 2010. After interning at FinePrint Literary Management, Joseph enrolled at St. John’s University School of Law to learn about the legal aspects of publishing and graduated with a juris doctor in 2015.
During law school, Joseph interned in the legal departments at Hachette Book Group; Rodale, Inc.; and William Morris Endeavor, as well as the subsidiary rights department at Columbia University Press. Joseph also holds a B.A. and M.A. in English from St. Bonaventure University.
Seeking: Joseph is actively acquiring nonfiction and fiction.
Within nonfiction, he is acquiring narrative nonfiction (music, sports, film, television, pop culture, biography, politics, current affairs, medical, journalism, history, and travel); business books (biography, history, technology, and economics); cookbooks; food and wine; parenting; philosophy; photography; psychology; science and technology; social sciences; self-help and true crime.
Within fiction, he is acquiring literary fiction, historical fiction, legal thrillers, and picture books.
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How to Query: Queries should be sent to jperry@perryliterary.com with the words “QUERY (the title of the manuscript)” in the subject line. Please submit a query letter and the first ten pages of your manuscript within the body of the email (not as an attachment, please). If submitting a picture book, please include the entire manuscript.
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