literary agent

noun

: a person who helps writers get their works published

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Broder founded Broder Kurland agency with fellow literary agent Norman Kurland in 1978. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025 The protagonist, Nora Stephens, is a New York literary agent, and the antagonist, if that’s the correct word for the character who is clearly going to become the love interest, is an uptight book editor. Susan Coll september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 Further cast include Edmund Donovan as the leader of the band of well-heeled faux bohemians; Clay Singer and Luca Padovan as other members of the group; Jake Lacy as a literary agent; Tom Torn as Saxberger’s flamboyant neighbor and Clark Johnson as a friend unaware of his past life as a poet. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025 Nightingale is survived by her husband, Shain Jaffe, a retired literary agent, and her children, Sarah, Leland and Noah. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 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 5 Oct. 2025.

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