There were lots of words we didn’t understand in MediaBistro’s profile of Larry Weissman Literary LLC. Media landscape, cultural taste-trackers, that sort of thing. What we did understand that there’s an agent out there eager to represent bold young journalists who specialize in literary narrative nonfiction (something, we presume, you know when you see it). Also, popping out was this interesting gem:
He tends toward literary fiction, but he’s not averse to the more commercial stuff. Authors with a YA novel up their sleeve can address those manuscripts to Weissman’s wife, Sascha Alper.
Vitals: Larry Weissman Literary LLC, Brooklyn, New York, [email protected] (no snail mail, please; query letter only via email).
- Pitching an Agent: Larry Weissman Literary, LLC: This Brooklyn-based agent seeks journalists with bold voices (Note: Subscription required.)
