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| Company Name: | IRENE GOODMAN LITERARY AGENCY |
| Company Location(s): | New York City |
| Description: | Irene began the agency in the loft of a tiny walkup apartment in New York's Upper West Side in 1978. She had a phone, a typewriter, three clients, and a complete inability to accept the idea that she wouldn't succeed. Since then the agency has grown into a thriving international business, with six senior agents, two junior agents, two foreign agents, affiliations with movie agents in L.A., and an airy suite of offices in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. We represent authors at every level - from multi #1 New York Times bestsellers to talented newcomers. Our foreign agents are simply the best in the business. They have placed our books in over 25 territories, many of them at auction.We have one main movie and TV agent in Hollywood, who has closed major deals for blockbusters, and we also have a few key backup agents in Hollywood. We are sticklers for audio rights and always try to retain and sell them as well as foreign and dramatic rights, for every single title.
We represent commercial and literary fiction and non-fiction of all stripes, for the adult, young adult, and middle grade markets. There is really only one criterion we have, and that is how much we love it and believe we can sell it. What sets us apart from many other agencies is that every one of us has taken on something that might be hard to sell, but we believed in it so strongly that we felt we had to do it. By the same token, every one of us has turned something down that might have gone on to bring in a lot of money, but our hearts just weren't in it. Our sales go up every year, and we enjoy every minute of it. We look toward the future with great excitement and open eyes. Many things are changing, and we are prepared to embrace the changes along with those traditions that continue to flourish. Our legacy is powerful. We have a rock solid background, an energetic backlist, and a panoply of authors who inspire us to walk that extra mile. Our experience and skill help us to both grow careers from the ground up, and to continue to nourish them once they have achieved stardom. |
| Type(s) of Publisher: | Independent Publishers Trade Publishing: Adult Trade Publishing: Children's |
| Company Website: | www.irenegoodman.com |
| Email: | maggie@irenegoodman.com |
| Phone: | 212-604-0330 |
