Helen Richard
G. P. Putnam's Sons
My Manuscript Wish List®
I’m hungry to acquire literary and book club fiction, upmarket women’s fiction, psychological and domestic suspense, memoir, and select narrative nonfiction, with a particular love for stories set in the American West—originally from Colorado, I have a soft spot for stories that take on the wilderness or small-town America. I also love literary page-turners with a rich sense of place and voicey characters, or writers that can open up closed-off communities and characters in a universal way.
I’ve edited PEN Center USA Literary Award winner Siobhan Fallon, genderqueer writer and activist Jacob Tobia, and novelists including Camille Perri, Robert Hillman, Lindsay Starck, and Anne-Marie Casey, among others, and am eager to grow my list!
Fun facts about me:
I worked for years as a bookseller before moving to New York City–first at the Boulder Book Store in Boulder, Colorado, and then at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver, Colorado.
I’m an avid hiker and I love the out of doors! I’m game for all hiking and camping recommendations. I have a big ol’ crush on the state of Maine.
I ran the New York City Marathon on a stress-fractured hip. I’m nothing if not determined! Also, now full of advice on cross-training, stretching, and maneuvering on crutches . . .
Pickles are my all-time favorite food. Love that NYC Pickle Day!
I’m also a beer enthusiast and love visiting local breweries wherever I go. Please let me know if you have any favorites I should check out!
Submissions should be emailed to hrichard@penguinrandomhouse.com
Vital Info
I’d like the next…
Tana French
Elizabeth Strout
Kent Haruf
Anita Shreve
CASE HISTORIES by Kate Atkinson
THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tart
HISTORY OF WOLVES by Emily Fridlund
STRANGER IN THE WOODS by Michael Finkel
THE TERROR by Dan Simmons
BROKEN RIVER by J. Robert Lennon
CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS by Sally Rooney
PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee
FOURTH OF JULY CREEK by Smith Henderson (especially if written by a woman!)
STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel
SWEETBITTER by Stephanie Danler
BETTYVILLE by George Hodgman
NEWS OF THE WORLD by Paulette Giles
My favorites include…
Shows that have stuck with me include Mad Men, 30 Rock, Arrested Development, Love, The Crown, Man Seeking Woman, Breaking Bad, Gossip Girl, Scandal, and Westworld. Lately I can’t stop watching Younger!
