We are the people who help bring an author’s vision to life, and help open readers’ eyes to new vistas, new experiences, and new perspectives- whether it’s an author with her first or twentieth book. In 2020, Emma Sweeney Agency, LLC moved to Folio as well.Įveryone at Folio strongly believes that books can and do change lives, and that well-told stories make a difference in the world. Buck, Dylan Thomas, Ford Madox Ford, Richard Adams, Lois Lowry, and Ira Levin, among many, many others. Founded in 1929, Harold Ober Associates played a vital role in the careers of such literary legends such as Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, James Herriot, J.D. In 2018, Folio acquired Harold Ober Associates, a legacy New York City literary agency representing some of the most iconic writers of the 20th century.

She represents commercial nonfiction, from prescriptive and. She started as an editorial assistant at Simon and Schuster in the Touchstone/Fireside division for several years then moved over to Harper Collins as an editor, and then she went to Avalon Books as the Editorial Director. We have also established a major footprint in the field of children’s and young adult publishing with Folio Jr., a list devoted to picture books, middle-grade, and young adult fiction. Erin Niumata has been in publishing for over twenty-six years. Our agents work with the best talents in both fiction and non-fiction, from NEW YORK TIMES bestselling authors to Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners to winners of the Newbery, Caldecott, Edgar, PEN/New England, PEN/Faulkner, and James Beard Awards. Lauren is currently a literary agent Folio Literary Management and lives in New York City.įolio Literary Management, LLC is a full-service literary management company dedicated to providing authors and literary estates with comprehensive representation and career management.įolio represents more than a thousand authors, placing their works with publishers throughout the U.S. Developed, managed, and published trans-media content for brand partners including Marvel, Lucasfilm. Co-Director of International Rights and Literary Agent Folio Literary Management.

She also represents select literary fiction with a proclivity for absurdist and surreal narratives and characters with vivid inner lives. Lauren’s interests in nonfiction are wide ranging, but she is particularly interested in “big idea” books, high-concept/outward-facing memoir, pop-culture, pop-science, psychology, whip-smart and voicey prescriptive projects, ecology, cultural and social history, philosophy, deeply reported narrative, investigative journalism, essays and criticism, and select design-driven books and cookbooks. Having participated in every step of the publishing process-agenting, editing, designing, promoting, and co-writing-has provided her with a deep and holistic insight into what makes a book both commercially and culturally successful. Over her ten years in publishing, she has worked on 26 New York Times bestselling books, collaborating with and representing both new and seasoned talent. Lauren Hall is a literary agent, executive producer, and multiple #1 New York Times bestselling writer and collaborator.

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