He has represented 17 books by Mary Gordon, 46 by Ruth Rendell, and 19 by William Trevor. Jessica joined Sterling Lord Literistic in 2020, having worked previously as an agent at The Wylie Agency. One author represented by his agency was Lawrence Ferlinghetti.[3]. Szilvia also represents the Kathy Acker estate at the agency. Kerouac entrusted him with his novel On the Road, and after more than four years Viking Press bought and published it. He represented authors writing about boxing and baseball for example, as well as newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin, Kesey with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, or political figures John Sirica and Robert McNamara. This book caught my eye when I was searching for something to read on my new Kindle Fire, mostly because I actually have seen Mr. Lord play tennis at Nonquitt, where I spend summers, and I love the game myself. Lord Hanuman Pendant Showing Ram Sita in His Chest, Pendants Sterling Silver. Before joining SLL, she worked across the entertainment field in television, theater and advertising. In. Be the first to receive our thoughtfully written religious articles and product discounts. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Please try again. "They'll be taken away tomorrow, I suppose." Philippa represents journalists, nonfiction writers and novelists. Danielle joined the foreign rights department of Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. in 2014 and works closely with Szilvia Molnar to promote SLL’s titles abroad. Refresh and try again. Aldo Leopold, a scientist and writer, was his uncle. Born in the Mississippi River town of Burlington, Iowa, Lord graduated from Grinnell College in 1942. [1], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The Agent from Iowa Who Found Greatness", "Legendary Literary Agent Sterling Lord on How Jack Kerouac Got His Start", "A Memoir by Kerouac's Agent, Sterling Lord", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sterling_Lord&oldid=957086861, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, BLP articles lacking sources from July 2015, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 May 2020, at 23:02. Welcome back. Dignified, knowledgeable, loyal, patient, fierce when necessary, self-effacing, Sterling Lord is the perfect literary agent--and now it turns out he's a fine writer, too. Her recent titles include Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin, House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig, Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez, and The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly by Meredith Tate. You’ll also get access to our article and audio library with information to help you get a top agent, publisher, and book deal. Originally from Budapest, Hungary but raised in Sweden, Szilvia splits her time between New York City and Austin, Texas. Lord lives in New York City. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. He represented scores of famous writers. If this effects other readers in the same way, then he is still being a good agent in marketing their books. She joined Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. in 2017, and she is always on the lookout for a novel with a great plot or a book that is so beautifully written that she can’t stop thinking about it. Peter Matson established his firm in 1979 and rose to prominence representing such writers as Dee Brown and John Irving. Jim represents formally adventurous and stylistically diverse authors of fiction including Sheila Heti (How Should a Person Be), Alissa Nutting (Tampa), Yelena Akhtiorskaya (Panic in a Suitcase), Affinity Konar (Mischling), Eleanor Henderson (Ten Thousand Saints), Charles Bock (Alice & Oliver), and Teddy Wayne (The Love Song of Jonny Valentine) as well as a variety of journalists and critics whose non-fiction work examines an array of cultural and historical subjects including Jay Caspian Kang, Kent Russell (I Am Sorry to Think I Have Raised a Timid Son), Mark Binelli (Detroit City is the Place to Be), Lauren Sandler, and Gary Greenberg (The Book of Woe). Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2013. loved reading about his life in publishing-- the deal making and also the authors he represented. His memoir is a candid, colorful and fascinating account of more than fifty years of American literary history. When Stephanie first contacted me, she was very excited and said, ‘I can’t get your book proposal out of my head. As soon as you register you’ll get instant access to the following: * A link to the Sterling Lord Literistic website, * A map to the office of Sterling Lord Literistic, * Access to all literary agent profiles in the, * Search the directory by book genre/category (more than 100 categories), Scroll back up to the top of this webpage now to enter your name and email… for FREE information and listings for all book agents at Sterling Lord Literistic, Author Success Story: Nonfiction/Self-Help, By using our website you consent to our Terms of Use, Cookies, and Privacy Policy, [Click here to see all Mark Malatesta reviews]. Mary received her MFA in Fiction from Columbia University and has a deep appreciation for dark chocolate; her other interests include film, television, art, and design. In 2013, Open Road published Lord's memoir Lord of Publishing. Publishing Agent Sterling Lord was an agent with Sterling Lord Literistic. I’m looking for literary fiction, smart bookclub fiction, upmarket fiction, and select nonfiction. Sterling Lord Literistic has deep roots in the world of publishing. This book is such an interesting read and I highly recommend it, and certainly I would do so for my friends and family who will undoubtedly remember Sterling Lord, but be surprised about the fullness of his literary life, as I was. Jeffrey Maurice Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, GCVO, CBE (born 27 December 1934 in Stepney, London) is a British businessman and Conservative peer. Here lay more more 〔ママ〕 horses' skeletons, and to the right, there was an enormous horrible cesspool – fortunately, frozen solid. We did not go into the basement itself – what was the use? Philippa is President of the agency, where, after graduating from Boston University, she began her career over 40 years ago as the receptionist. 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