: a person who helps writers get their works published
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Eric Smith, literary agent and founder of Neighborhood Literary, agreed that for novelists, the product is what dictates the trajectory – more so than who the author is.—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026 Following a successful collaboration with Jason Blum producing the acclaimed The Lost Bus, Curtis connected the Blumhouse Productions' founder to Cornwell's literary agent, Esther Newberg, with an email that got right to the point.—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026 And what is to become of the literary agent who brought so many of these academics into Epstein’s orbit?—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026 Barnes was formerly married to literary agent Pat Kavanagh, who died of an aggressive form of brain cancer in 2008.—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for literary agent