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Known Clients (current & past) Saul Austerlitz Peter Brannen Daniel Chamovitz Lee Crutchley KJ Dell'antonia Rachel Dougherty Susan Farrington Shaun Gallagher Anne Gardiner Perkins John Grogan Ruth Hanford Morhard Nathalia Holt Keith Houston Jorey Hurley Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Andrew Kolb Jessica Lahey Stephen Martin Audrey Monke Cal Newport Meera Lee Patel Jessica Peill-Meininghaus Philippa Rice Yumi Sakugawa Bill Sullivan Ty Tashiro Debbie Tung Scott Young Author Comments Comments by authors about this agent. Ella_Gallego 07/11/2024 05:57 PMPop culture/history non-fic
Queried: 6/27/24
CNR: 7/11/24
After submitting to Laurie, I received an automatic email about how if I don't receive an offer from her after 2 weeks, to assume she has moved on as she is only representing a handful of authors at this time. Today marks 2 weeks with no response, so that's that. Bummer, as I think she would have been a good fit but alas
TooMuchCoffeeMan 07/16/2023 11:14 PM CNR @ 121 days 07/10/2023 01:39 PMForm letter rejection within a few days:
Dear Jennifer,
Thank you for sending your query and for giving me the opportunity to consider your work, but I have decided to pass. My apologies for not sending a personal reply, but the hundreds of queries I receive each month make this form response necessary.
It’s important that I focus on those projects that I believe I can represent in the strongest, most enthusiastic way possible. Much of my decision comes down to my own gut instinct about whether I would be a good match for the book. There are countless admirable projects with great potential, but I am not right for all of them.
Again, I’m sorry to have to pass, but I wish you the best of luck in finding the right agent to champion your work. If you haven’t already done so, you may want to consider checking online at Writers Digest, AuthorsGuild.org WritersandEditors.com, PublishersMarketplace.com, and https://aalitagents.org for various publishing resources.
Sincerely,
Laurie Abkemeier
DeFiore and Company
www.abkemeierliterary.com
broad interests in nonfiction: non-fiction that spans history, science (physical, biological, and psychological), nature, sports, adventure, health and wellness, self-improvement, investigative journalism, big ideas, women’s studies, pop culture, and the offbeat.