My mischievous little cavapoo (Effie Doodle) is the light of my life, and I love novels that highlight how incredible animals are. I then moved to London and joined C&W, where I began building my own list while also working alongside Sue Armstrong and Sophie Lambert.Ī huge focus of my list at Paper will be finding stories that uplift – after the past two years, we could all do with more books that make us smile and help restore our faith in humanity! The first major project I sold was a hilarious, heart-breaking novel about the power of dogs to bring out the best in people. I started my career in books as an assistant at ICM Partners in New York, where I supported a list of Booker, Pulitzer, and Nobel Prize-winning authors. ![]() I grew up in a conservative small town in the American South and books were my first window into the wider world, so the escapism and alternative worldviews that reading can provide are things I still value immensely.Ī corporate lawyer by training, I worked for several large law firms before making the leap into publishing. I’m a keen traveller when the world is operating as normal, and I’m always looking to be transported somewhere new when I crack open a novel. I sold numerous projects for the non-fiction list and list of digital authors.Īs someone who spent years desperate to crack into the publishing industry, I view my job as an agent as an immense privilege. I moved to Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency as an agent where I built my list of debut authors from submissions, negotiating six and seven figure deals in the US and UK. As an associate, I acted as the UK co-agent for numerous projects on behalf of ICM. At Curtis Brown, I was lucky enough to work for some incredible authors including John le Carré, Nigella Lawson, David Nicholls, David Mitchell, Tracy Chevalier, Lisa Jewell. I moved to London where I worked at Curtis Brown for several years before being promoted as an associate agent. I started at Folio Literary Management as a literary assistant and contracts manager. I've heard that a book is a dream realized - to be a part of that is a privilege. I feel very lucky to be a champion for writers. I soon realised that lobbying and law was not for me, I wanted to lobby for something I believed in, which is when I turned to publishing. I took a detour and went to law school in Hong Kong before working on Capitol Hill for a lobbying firm. I grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York City for university. And now, I’m still looking for that word spell. I kept borrowing it from the library again and again, feeling like I was stepping into Narnia. I remember reading The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. ![]() The feeling of being transported by a story is truly magical. I believe that stories are one of the most powerful things in the world. Our team includes agents Katie Greenstreet and Jenny Simpson and Editorial Consultant, Melissa Pimentel. Paper Literary was founded by Catherine Cho in 2021. ![]() We champion writers - from the first edits, to the best deal, to finding readers and beyond. ![]() Paper Literary is a literary agency for storytellers.
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