100 Best Book Agencies | Top Literary Agencies with the Biggest Book Deals

Top Literary Agencies – What are the best book agencies in the U.S. and how can you submit your book to them? This article (just updated) lists the Top 100 Book Agencies on our List of Literary Agents for all Literary Agents Near Me searches, including the Best Literary Agents. For example, you can use our literary agency directory to find Book Agents in NYC, Book Agents in Atlanta, Book Agents in Boston, Book Agents in Chicago, and more. Get free instant access to contact information for all writer representatives working at these publishing agencies who are seeking new clients.

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• 100 Top Literary Agencies
• Best Fiction Literary Agencies
• Best Nonfiction Literary Agencies
• Best Children’s Book Literary Agencies

Top Literary Agencies – What Are They?

How does one determine who should be on a list of the top literary agencies? Simple, top book agencies have the best book agents. What makes a top literary agent? Many things: a good education, publishing industry experience, the ability to identify talented authors, book development skills, publicity background, and people skills. But there’s one other skill or ability you have to look for as an author when trying to find top publishing agencies to get you a top publisher and book deal.

And that is…sales ability.

It doesn’t matter how good your agent is at anything else if he or she isn’t a good salesperson.

So, what are the top literary agencies based on book sales?

And I don’t mean the number of book deals that an literary agency has made. I mean the number of six-figure (and beyond) book deals that a literary agency has negotiated. In other words, what are the top book agencies when it comes to getting the biggest advances and promotional budgets for authors, allowing them to enjoy financial freedom and have a bigger impact on the world?

Depending on who you ask, you’ll get different names, but most publishing professionals will agree that the agents listed below in our Top 100 Literary Agencies list deserve to be there. Why? This list of top dealmakers is based purely on performance. These are the Top Publishing Agents in the world based on the most six-figure or better deals since January 2004 for all book genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books).

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Best Literary Agencies with the Most 6-Figure Book Deals (1-10)

Listed below are the first ten book agencies on our list of best publishing agencies based on sales. The author representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

1. Trident Media Group – Fiction
2. Writers House – Children’s
3. Trident Media Group – Nonfiction
4. Writers House – Fiction
5. Folio Literary Management – Nonfiction
6. Sterling Lord Literistic – Nonfiction
7. Andrea Brown Literary Agency – Children’s
8. Pippin Properties – Children’s
9. Stonesong – Nonfiction
10. Yates & Yates – Nonfiction

Best Literary Agencies with the Most 6-Figure Book Deals (11-20)

Listed below are the publishing agencies 11-20 on our list of best book agencies based on sales. The writer representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

11. The Bent Agency – Children’s
12. Marsal Lyon Literary Agency – Fiction
13. Jane Rotrosen Agency – Fiction
14. New Leaf Literary & Media – Children’s
15. The Bent Agency – Fiction
16. The Knight Agency – Fiction
17. Writers House – Nonfiction
18. Adams Literary – Children’s
19. William Morris Endeavor – Fiction
20. Park & Fine Literary and Media – Nonfiction

Best Literary Agencies with the Most 6-Figure Book Deals (21-30)

Listed below are the book agencies 21-30 on our list of best publishing agencies based on sales. The author representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

21. William Morris Endeavor – Nonfiction
22. Janklow & Nesbit – Fiction
23. Inkwell Management – Nonfiction
24. Stimola Literary Studio – Children’s
25. Janis A. Donnaud & Associates – Nonfiction
26. Christopher Ferebee – Nonfiction
27. Thompson Literary Agency – Nonfiction
28. Janklow & Nesbit – Nonfiction
29. The Stuart Agency – Nonfiction
30. Greenhouse Literary Agency – Children’s

Best Literary Agencies with the Most 6-Figure Book Deals (31-40)

Listed below are the publishing agencies 31-40 on our list of best book agencies based on sales. The writer representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

31. Nelson Literary Agency – Children’s
32. Aevitas Creative Management – Nonfiction
33. Inkwell Management – Fiction
34. Erin Murphy Literary Agency – Children’s
35. Folio Literary Management – Fiction
36. The Bindery – Nonfiction
37. Liza Dawson Associates – Fiction
38. Waxman Literary Agency – Nonfiction
39. Donald Maass Literary Agency – Fiction
40. Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency – Fiction

Best Literary Agencies with the Most 6-Figure Book Deals (41-50)

Listed below are the book agencies 41-50 on our list of best publishing agencies based on sales. The author representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

41. Idea Architects – Nonfiction
42. Nancy Yost Literary Agency – Fiction
43. David Black Literary Agency – Nonfiction
44. Inkwell Management – Children’s
45. Sanford J. Greenburger Associates – Fiction
46. CAA – Nonfiction
47. Sterling Lord Literistic – Fiction
48. BookEnds – Fiction
49. UTA – Fiction
50. The Fedd Agency – Nonfiction

Best Literary Agencies with the Most 6-Figure Book Deals (51-60)

Listed below are the publishing agencies 51-60 on our list of best book agencies based on sales. The writer representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

51. TriadaUS Literary Agency – Children’s
52. Dystel, Goderich & Bourret – Children’s
53. Present Perfect – Nonfiction
54. Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency – Fiction
55. The Book Group – Fiction
56. The Gernert Company – Fiction
57. Jill Grinberg Literary Management – Children’s
58. Victoria Sanders & Associates – Fiction
59. Browne & Miller Literary Associates – Fiction
60. Massie & McQuilkin – Nonfiction

Best Literary Agencies with the Most 6-Figure Book Deals (61-70)

Listed below are the book agencies 61-70 on our list of best publishing agencies based on sales. The author representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

61. Azantian Literary Agency – Children’s
62. Brockman – Nonfiction
63. Curtis Brown – Fiction
64. New Leaf Literary & Media – Fiction
65. DeFiore and Company – Fiction
66. Root Literary – Children’s
67. Spencerhill Associates – Fiction
68. The Whalen Agency – Fiction
69. UTA – Nonfiction
70. BookEnds – Children’s

Best Literary Agencies with the Most 6-Figure Book Deals (71-80)

Listed below are the publishing agencies 71-80 on our list of best book agencies based on sales. The writer representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

71. Sanford J. Greenburger Associates – Nonfiction
72. Dystel, Goderich & Bourret – Nonfiction
73. Straus Literary – Nonfiction
74. Wendy Sherman Associates – Nonfiction
75. Aevitas Creative Management – Children’s
76. DeFiore and Company – Nonfiction
77. Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency – Children’s
78. Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency – Fiction
79. LaunchBooks Literary Agency – Nonfiction
80. Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency – Nonfiction

Best Literary Agencies with the Most 6-Figure Book Deals (81-90)

Listed below are the book agencies 81-90 on our list of best publishing agencies based on sales. The author representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

81. Sanford J. Greenburger Associates – Children’s
82. Solow Literary Enterprises – Nonfiction
83. The Cheney Agency – Nonfiction
84. Trellis Literary Management – Fiction
85. Dystel, Goderich & Bourret – Fiction
86. Alloy Entertainment – Children’s
87. Javelin – Nonfiction
88. LK Literary Agency – Children’s
89. CAA – Fiction
90. Curtis Brown – Children’s

Best Literary Agencies with the Most 6-Figure Book Deals (91-100)

Listed below are the last ten publishing agencies on our list of best book agencies based on sales. The writer representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

91. Dunow, Carlson & Lerner – Nonfiction
92. Marsal Lyon Literary Agency – Children’s
93. Park & Fine Literary and Media – Children’s
94. Root Literary – Fiction
95. Sterling Lord Literistic – Children’s
96. Steve Laube Agency – Fiction
97. The Wylie Agency – Fiction
98. WordServe Literary Group – Nonfiction
99. Athos – Nonfiction
100. Bradford Literary Agency – Children’s

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Find Top Fiction Literary Agencies – The 100 Best Book Agencies

Listed below are the top 100 fiction publishing agencies based on sales. The author representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

1. Trident Media Group
2. Writers House
3. Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
4. The Bent Agency
5. Jane Rotrosen Agency
6. Marly Rusoff & Associates
7. The Knight Agency
8. William Morris Endeavor
9. Janklow & Nesbit
10. Inkwell Management
11. Folio Literary Management
12. Liza Dawson Associates
13. Donald Maass Literary Agency
14. Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency
15. Nancy Yost Literary Agency
16. Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
17. Nelson Literary Agency
18. Sterling Lord Literistic
19. BookEnds
20. UTA
21. Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
22. The Book Group
23. The Gernert Company
24. Cornerstone Literary
25. Victoria Sanders & Associates
26. Browne & Miller Literary Associates
27. Curtis Brown
28. New Leaf Literary & Media
29. The Whalen Agency
30. DeFiore and Company
31. Spencerhill Associates
32. The Story Factory
33. Aaron Priest Literary Agency
34. Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
35. Trellis Literary Management
36. Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
37. Gelfman Schneider
38. Fletcher & Company
39. Brower Literary
40. Bradford Literary Agency
41. CAA
42. Root Literary
43. The Wylie Agency
44. Steve Laube Agency
45. TriadaUS Literary Agency
46. Irene Goodman Agency
47. Laura Dail Literary Agency
48. Aevitas Creative Management
49. Andrea Brown Literary Agency
50. Wendy Sherman Associates
51. The Seymour Agency
52. The Stuart Agency
53. Union Literary
54. Spectrum Literary Agency
55. JABberwocky Literary Agency
56. Friedrich Agency
57. Harvey Klinger
58. The Clegg Agency
59. Massie & McQuilkin
60. kt literary
61. Brandt & Hochman
62. Talbot Fortune Agency
63. Frances Goldin Literary Agency
64. Linda Chester Literary Agency
65. Azantian Literary Agency
66. Beck Literary Agency
67. Ethan Ellenberg Agency
68. Stonesong
69. Dunow, Carlson & Lerner
70. Amy Rennert Agency
71. Sobel Weber Associates
72. Donaghy Literary Group
73. LaunchBooks Literary Agency
74. Fuse Literary
75. Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
76. MacGregor Literary
77. Paper Literary
78. Talcott Notch Literary Services
79. Park & Fine Literary and Media
80. Vicky Bijur Literary Agency
81. Hopkins Literary Associates
82. Zoe Pagnamenta Agency
83. HG Literary
84. 3 Arts Entertainment
85. Levine Greenberg Rostan
86. Kimberley Cameron & Associates
87. Don Congdon Associates
88. Rob Weisbach Creative Management
89. Veritas
90. Pippin Properties
91. Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency
92. FinePrint Literary Management
93. Ahearn Agency
94. D4EO Literary Agency
95. Watkins Loomis
96. Mad Woman Literary Agency
97. The Tobias Literary Agency
98. Fox Literary
99. Jill Grinberg Literary Management
100. Greenhouse Literary Agency

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Find Top Nonfiction Literary Agencies – The 100 Best Book Agencies

Listed below are the top 100 nonfiction publishing agencies based on sales. The author representatives working at the companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

1. Trident Media Group
2. Folio Literary Management
3. Sterling Lord Literistic
4. Stonesong
5. Yates & Yates
6. Larry Weissman Literary
7. Writers House
8. Park & Fine Literary and Media
9. William Morris Endeavor
10. Inkwell Management
11. Janis A. Donnaud & Associates
12. Christopher Ferebee
13. Thompson Literary Agency
14. LevelFiveMedia
15. Janklow & Nesbit
16. The Stuart Agency
17. Aevitas Creative Management
18. The Bindery
19. Waxman Literary Agency
20. Stephanie Tade Agency
21. Fletcher & Company
22. Idea Architects
23. David Black Literary Agency
24. CAA
25. Marly Rusoff & Associates
26. The Fedd Agency
27. Present Perfect
28. Massie & McQuilkin
29. Vigliano Associates
30. Ross Yoon Agency
31. Brockman
32. UTA
33. Ted Weinstein Literary Management
34. Kneerim & Williams
35. Carol Mann Agency
36. Zoe Pagnamenta Agency
37. Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
38. Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
39. Straus Literary
40. Wendy Sherman Associates
41. Empire Literary
42. LaunchBooks Literary Agency
43. Lynn Johnston Literary
44. DeFiore and Company
45. Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency
46. Williams & Connolly
47. The Cheney Agency
48. Solow Literary Enterprises
49. Susan Rabiner Literary Agency
50. Illuminate Literary Agency
51. Javelin
52. Dunow, Carlson & Lerner
53. WordServe Literary Group
54. Athos
55. Liza Dawson Associates
56. Fredrica S. Friedman and Company
57. Tessler Literary Agency
58. Lucinda Literary
59. McCormick Literary
60. Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
61. Joelle Delbourgo Associates
62. The Wylie Agency
63. Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
64. The Gernert Company
65. The Bent Agency
66. Europa Content
67. Frances Goldin Literary Agency
68. Steve Ross Agency
69. Dupree Miller & Associates
70. Mendel Media Group
71. Steve Laube Agency
72. Gersh Agency
73. New Leaf Literary & Media
74. Paradigm
75. The Watermark Agency
76. Anderson Literary Agency
77. Alive Literary Agency
78. McKinnon Literary
79. Renaissance
80. The Leshne Agency
81. Anderson Literary Management
82. Glass Literary Management
83. Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
84. Jeff Herman Agency
85. Grosvenor Literary Agency
86. Susanna Lea Associates
87. Regal Hoffmann & Associates
88. Linda Konner Literary Agency
89. Harvey Klinger
90. High Line Literary Collective
91. Embolden Media Group
92. Ultra Literary
93. MacGregor Literary
94. Martin Literary Management
95. The Knight Agency
96. Victoria Sanders & Associates
97. Carnicelli Literary Management
98. Rogers & Weil
99. Calligraph
100. William Clark Associates

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Find Top Children’s Literary Agencies – The 100 Best Book Agencies

Listed below are the top 100 children’s book publishing agencies based on sales. The author representatives working at the children’s book companies below have the most reported six-figure book deals and beyond since 2004.

1. Writers House
2. Andrea Brown Literary Agency
3. Pippin Properties
4. The Bent Agency
5. New Leaf Literary & Media
6. Adams Literary
7. Stimola Literary Studio
8. Folio Literary Management
9. Greenhouse Literary Agency
10. Nelson Literary Agency
11. Erin Murphy Literary Agency
12. Trident Media Group
13. Inkwell Management
14. TriadaUS Literary Agency
15. Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
16. Jill Grinberg Literary Management
17. Irene Goodman Agency
18. Azantian Literary Agency
19. Harvey Klinger
20. Root Literary
21. BookEnds
22. Barry Goldblatt Literary
23. Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency
24. Aevitas Creative Management
25. Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
26. The Knight Agency
27. LK Literary Agency
28. Alloy Entertainment
29. Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
30. Sterling Lord Literistic
31. Park & Fine Literary and Media
32. Curtis Brown
33. Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
34. Liza Dawson Associates
35. Bradford Literary Agency
36. Donald Maass Literary Agency
37. Laura Dail Literary Agency
38. Folio Jr.
39. Britt Siess Creative Management
40. Upstart Crow Literary
41. Stonesong
42. Wolfson Literary Agency
43. Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
44. UTA
45. Red Fox Literary
46. Catbird Productions
47. Fuse Literary
48. Full Circle Literary
49. Rodeen Literary Management
50. The Book Group
51. kt literary
52. Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
53. Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency
54. The Inkhouse
55. Wolf Literary Services
56. DeFiore and Company
57. Mad Woman Literary Agency
58. Sara Crowe Literary
59. Ayesha Pande Literary
60. East-West Agency
61. Emerald City Literary Agency
62. Paper Literary
63. Martin Literary Management
64. William Morris Endeavor
65. The Gernert Company
66. Janklow & Nesbit
67. 3 Arts Entertainment
68. Cornerstone Literary
69. D4EO Literary Agency
70. Victoria Sanders & Associates
71. FinePrint Literary Management
72. LevelFiveMedia
73. CAA
74. The CAT Agency
75. Fairbank Literary Representation
76. Dunow, Carlson & Lerner
77. McIntosh & Otis
78. Brandt & Hochman
79. Inked Entertainment
80. The Tobias Literary Agency
81. HG Literary
82. Speilburg Literary Agency
83. Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
84. Jane Rotrosen Agency
85. High Line Literary Collective
86. 5 Otter Literary
87. Curtis Brown Australia
88. Tugeau 2
89. Looking Glass Literary & Media
90. Rainbow Nerds Literary
91. ASH Literary
92. Joan Brookbank Projects
93. Paradigm
94. JABberwocky Literary Agency
95. Fletcher & Company
96. Dunham Literary
97. Don Congdon Associates
98. The Chudney Agency
99. The Spieler Agency
100. Browne & Miller Literary Associates

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Top Literary Agencies – Additional Information & Resources

One final thought for you before you start sending query letters to the top literary agencies above. This list of publishing agents is based on deals that have been “self-reported” by book agents to a website called Publishers Marketplace. In other words, there are a lot more publishing agents making six-figure deals that aren’t reporting them (since the only reason to do so would be to make this list)! In other words, there are a lot more great agents (hundreds of them) that aren’t on this list.

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