A Q&A With Four Young Literary Agents

P&W CoverIt must be obvious to anyone who has been following this series that I have an unabashed affection for the old guard of book publishing—and an endless appetite for their insights, their war stories, and their wisdom. But after a year in which “change” of one kind or another was never far from anybody’s thoughts, it occurred to me that the series could use a shake-up. Why not give the graybeards a breather and talk with some younger agents and editors? And while I was at it, wouldn’t it be more valuable to writers if I could get a few drinks in them first?

That’s my agent on the far right, Renee Zuckerbrot!  The illuminating article is from Poets & Writers Magazine, the January/Februrary 2009 issue.

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