Brent Taylor

I am actively looking for new clients in the following genres and categories.

As a reader, I have an appreciation for both commercial and literary fiction, and often find myself falling in love with books that possess the best elements of both: books that have commercial concepts, that will appeal to a wide audience, and are written in prose that is layered with emotion. I am the type of reader who cannot leave the bookstore without getting something from almost every single department—from fantasy to contemporary, non-fiction and fiction, poetry and prose, and illustrated books.

Picture Books:

While I continue to represent picture books written by current clients, I am not currently seeking new clients who are solely picture book authors.

Middle Grade:

I love a wide range of middle grade, and the best way to describe what I’m looking for is to tell you about my favorite middle grade novels: Keeper by Kathi Appelt, The Best Man by Richard Peck, The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall, and The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. Some of my middle grade clients include Newbery Honor author Rajani LaRocca; New York Times-bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta; best-selling author K.R. Alexander; and award-winning author Rex Ogle. I’m open to both literary books that are awards contenders and commercial books with bestseller potential. I love books with summertime or Halloween settings, paranormal/supernatural, horror, mysteries/thrillers, series, or unique and inventive formats. Above all, I’m looking for middle grade that is fresh and feels like it’s never been done before. All forms of representation are important, but I am especially looking for Native voices right now.

Young Adult:

In young adult, I’m primarily seeking genre fiction: mysteries/thrillers, horror, speculative, fantasy. I’m open to sci-fi but it should be more “5 minutes into the future” than space opera. I’m also open to realistic fiction and romance, if it has a strong concept that I haven’t seen before. I love boarding school settings.

Graphic Novels:

I’m open to both text-only graphic novel scripts and author-illustrated projects. Some of my graphic novel clients include Balazs Lorinczi, Sophie Li, Tori Sharp, Rex Ogle (and his pen name Rey Terciero), Bre Indigo, Eric Gapstur, Mike Amante, and Marker Snyder.

Adult:

During the first decade of my career, I primarily focused on children’s and YA books, but I am now looking to work on more adult fiction in the following genres.

Fantasy: I am incredibly fortunate to represent the #1 New York Times-bestselling Hannah Nicole Maehrer, author of Assistant to the Villain, and New York Times-bestselling author Aurora Aschor, author of Sanctuary of the Shadow. I would love to represent more cozy fantasy, cozy romantasy, and regular romantasy. I also love high-stakes fantasy that’s beautifully written. Some of my recent favorites include the Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett and Godkiller by Hannah Kaner. I love books about the fae.

Thrillers: I’m looking for all types of thrillers, but especially psychological thrillers, domestic suspense, and spy thrillers. I’m looking for more upmarket or literary writing in this genre. Examples of authors whose books I love in this genre are Tana French, Lucy Foley, Chris Pavone, David McCloskey, and Liane Moriarty.

Mysteries: I’d love to represent books similar to Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someones Dies by Catherine Mack and The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Mysteries and cozy mysteries that are commercial/upmarket enough to be published as hardcover or paperback originals, as I think the days of mass market mysteries are coming to an end.

Romance: I am most actively seeking romance with speculative or paranormal elements, like My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine, The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling, and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna. I’d love to represent a romance book that feels like a Hallmark movie set in a Halloweentown world. I’m seeking LGBTQ romance books like Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, especially when combined with another subgenre, like sports romance. I’d also love to represent military romance (fun fact: I’m an army husband!).

Horror: I’m looking for all subgenres of horror. I love the authors Grady Hendrix, Stephen Graham Jones, and Paul Tremblay.

Beach Reads: I am an Elin Hilderbrand superfan. No, seriously—I own all the ornaments and I take my “I Read Elin” tote bag on every vacation. I would just die of happiness to represent books like hers—beach reads that are so artistically excellent, smart, and have a mass appeal.

LGBTQ Literary Fiction: I love a wide range of literary fiction, but I’m most passionate about and interested in representing literary fiction with an LGBTQ focus. Recent favorites include In Memoriam by Alice Winn; A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara; On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong; and The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.

Previously self-published: I’m open to taking on clients who have been previously self-published but are looking to sell their rights to a traditional publisher.

Subsidiary Rights Management:

In addition to my role as an agent, I founded Triada US’s audio and foreign rights department. I am open to taking on clients (including self-published authors) specifically for subsidiary rights management. If you are querying me for potential subsidiary rights management, please include a description of the book, your biography, sales figures, and any other pertinent information in the body of the message.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to brent@triadaus.com

I am accepting submissions via QueryManager: http://QueryManager.com/BrentTaylor

Unsolicited queries sent to my email address will be deleted unread.

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