A composite list of bestseller titles based on The New York Times Book Review, The Times of London, and The Toronto Globe & Mail. Presented in no particular order...
BEST-SELLING NON-FICTION TITLES
1. THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis; AGENT: Al Zuckerman at Writers House. No sign of slowing down by this agent who repped the likes of Ken Follet and Stephen Hawking. A living legend.
2. MEDIUM RAW, by Anthony Bourdain; AGENT: Kim Witherspoon at Inkwell Management in NYC.
3. ---- MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern; AGENT: Byrd Leavell at Scott Waxman in NYC.
4. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler; AGENT: Michael Broussard at ISB New Media.
5. THE LAST STAND, by Nathaniel Philbrick; AGENT: Lynn Nesbit at Janklow and Nesbit in NYC.
6. 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey; AGENT: Deidre Knight at the Knight Agency in Madison, Georgia.
7. THE LAST STAND, by Nathaniel Philbrick; Agent: Stuart Krichevsky in NYC.
8. WAR, by Sebastian Junger; AGENT: Stuart Krichevsky in NYC.
9. UNCHARTED TERRITORI, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin; AGENT: Dan Strone at Trident Media in NYC.
10. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot; AGENT: Simon Lipskar at Writers House in NYC.
BEST-SELLING FICTION TITLES
1. SIZZLING SIXTEEN, by Janet Evanovich: AGENT Robert Gottlieb at Trident Media in NYC.
2. THE LION, by Nelson DeMille; AGENT: Nicholas Ellison at Greenburger in NYC. Ellison hasn't taken on anything new in a while, but these two have been together for many years and many books.
3. FOREIGN INFLUENCE, by Brad Thor; AGENT: Heidi Lange at Greenburger in NYC. There is life after selling The Da Vinci Code.
4. FAMILY TIES, by Danielle Steel; AGENT: Morton Janklow at Janklow & Nesbit. A combo rivalling the Energizer Bunny. Keeps going and going and going...
5. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett; AGENT: Susan Ramer sold it at Donald Congden. Agent hasn't been heard of since (or before.) Stuff happens.
6. ICE COLD, by Tess Gerritsen; AGENT: Andrea Cerillo at Rotrosen in NYC.
7. THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET, by David Mitchell; AGENT: Jonny Geller at Curtis Brown in the UK. (No longer any connection to CB in the US.)
8. GRACE, by Richard Paul Evans; AGENT: Laurie Liss at Sterling Lord Literistic.
9. LORDS OF THE NORTH, by Bernard Cornwell; AGENT: Toby Eady in London.
10. THE ENCHANTRESS OF FLORENCE, by Salman Rushdie; AGENT: Philip Wylie. Offices in New York and London.
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- help you get on the agent's list.
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