Category Archives: Agents

Agent’s Notebook | Mira Reisberg, Hummingbird Literary

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Barbara Krasner

The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to read and write while you were growing up? Mira Reisberg (MR): My parents were Holocaust survivors who taught us that the only things that couldn’t be taken away from you are the … Continue reading →

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How the Outside World Impacted the Inside World of Publishing (From An Agent’s Point of View)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Barbara Krasner

How the Outside World Impacted the Inside World of Publishing (From An Agent’s Point of View). A blog post I think everyone should read.

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Agent’s Notebook | Emily Mitchell, Wernick & Pratt

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Barbara Krasner

The Whole Megillah first came into contact with Emily Mitchell when she was at Charlesbridge, editor of the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Older Readers, Susan Goldman Rubin’s Music Was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein. Here’s her bio and her path … Continue reading →

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Four-in-One Notebook Special | Focus on Nonfiction with Agent Ken Wright & Three Authors

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Barbara Krasner

With this post, The Whole Megillah focuses on nonfiction! Our cyber-roundtable includes senior agent Ken Wright of Writers House and three of his clients: Steve Sheinkin, Marc Aronson, and Deborah Heiligman, each distinguished in his/her own right. The Whole Megillah … Continue reading →

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Author-Agent-Editor Three-in-One Notebook Special | OyMG by Amy Fellner Dominy

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Barbara Krasner

The Whole Megillah presents a conversation with OyMG author Amy Fellner Dominy, her agent Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency, and her editor Stacy Cantor Abrams at Walker/Bloomsbury. The Whole Megillah (TWM): Amy, how did you come up with … Continue reading →

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An E-Publishing Roundtable with Stephen Roxburgh and Rubin Pfeffer

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Barbara Krasner

Ever the innovator, The Whole Megillah paired up e-publishing pundits Stephen Roxburgh, publisher and president of namelos, and Rubin Pfeffer, partner agent at East/West Literary Agency, to talk about e-publishing. The Whole Megillah (TWM):  Stephen, you’ve written that the growth … Continue reading →

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Agent’s Notebook | Steven Chudney, The Chudney Agency

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Barbara Krasner

Steven Chudney worked for 15 years in publishing in a variety of marketing, sales, and product development position before founding The Chudney Agency. The Chudney Agency mostly handles children’s and teen material, and the occasional adult novel as well. The … Continue reading →

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Agent’s Notebook | Alyssa Eisner Henkin, Trident Media Group

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Barbara Krasner

Alyssa Eisner Henkin, Children’s Book Agent at Trident Media Group in New York City and a featured speaker at the 2009 Jewish Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference, answers  a few questions for The Whole Megillah. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What … Continue reading →

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Agent’s Notebook | Elana Roth, Caren Johnson Literary Agency

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Barbara Krasner

This is Part One of an Agent/Author interview. Elana is Part One and her client, Eli Stutz, author of Pickle Impossible (Bloomsbury USA, 2010), is Part Two and an upcoming Author’s Notebook feature. Elana Roth is a literary agent with … Continue reading →

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Agent’s Notebook | Rubin Pfeffer, East/West Literary Agency

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Barbara Krasner

Rubin Pfeffer recently joined the East/West Literary Agency after 35 years in book publishing. He worked at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich’s trade imprint, served at Pearson Education as senior vice president and chief creative officer, and was senior vice president and … Continue reading →

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