First Draft Episode #177: Sarah Burnes
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Sarah Burnes, literary agent with The Gernert Company. She has been my agent since 2013. I loved what Sarah had to say about her approach to the slush pile, the myth of work-life balance, and her “no assholes” rule.
LINKS AND TOPICS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE | TRANSCRIPT
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares introduced her to her very first client
Cecily von Ziegesar, author of Gossip Girl, was her very first client as an agent
Alloy, a book packaging company
Zan Romanoff, freelance writer and author of A Song to Take The World Apart and Grace and the Fever (listen to her First Draft podcast here)
Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl (listen to her First Draft podcasts here and here) and Kami Garcia
Pseudonymous Bosch, author of the Secret and Bad series
Jon Gertner, journalist and author of The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin, created the whole Shirley Jackson phenomenon
Vicki Lame, editor at St. Martin’s
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes is a smart, fluffy romantic comedy that was the first book Sarah read since the election to make her feel better
What If This Were Enough (Essays) by Heather Havrilesky
Amanda Maciel, author of Tease and Lucky Girl and senior editor at Scholastic (listen to her First Draft interview here)
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