literary agent

noun

: a person who helps writers get their works published

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Henry’s hit book follows the budding relationship between Nora Stephens, a literary agent, and Charlie Lastra, a book editor. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 22 July 2025 After a 20-year career as a literary agent, Kathleen Remington is jumping into the warm waters of the management business. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025 The publishing rights are being shopped by literary agent Luke Janklow of Janklow & Nesbit. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025 Nora, a talented—and, sure, ruthless—literary agent, has always been the one getting dumped in that scenario. Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for literary agent

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“Literary agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literary%20agent. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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