Kelly Karczewski

Kelly Karczewski is a literary agent at United Talent Agency. She represents a range of clients in fiction and nonfiction, including New York Times bestselling novelist and comedian Brooke Averick, New York Times bestselling author Rosie Grant, New York Times bestselling author and podcast host Sabrina Zohar, Financial Audit creator Caleb Hammer, USA Today bestselling author Megan Mostyn-Brown, Serena Kerrigan, New York Times bestselling author Chris Appleton, MeetCutes NYC, and more.

In fiction, Kelly is looking for literary and upmarket novels. She is admittedly all over the place in terms of what she reads and adores — but what generally unites her taste is electric, effortless writing, and dynamic characters who lead the page with purpose. Her recent favorites have humor, charm, and soul (Stitched, Bad Words, The Correspondent, If Cats Disappeared From the Earth), but she is also on the hunt for cerebral, sensual novels (American Spirits, Nymph, A Sharp Endless Need, Paradise Logic), as well as timeless, muscular, and unforgettable fiction (Fates and Furies, Pachinko, White Oleander, A Prayer for Owen Meany). She is not looking for fantasy, science fiction, commercial romance, YA, or novels that are being comped to The Substance or White Lotus (she gets too many of those).

In nonfiction, Kelly primarily represents talented online creators with strong platforms on Substack, TikTok, Instagram, and Youtube. She is also looking for exciting narrative and prescriptive nonfiction by authors with a niche specialty, expertise, or profession (The Secret Lives of Color, Butts, Sleeping Beauties, How to Think Like a Graphic Designer).