Elisabeth Weed is a literary agent and partner with The Book Group. She began her publishing career at Curtis Brown in 1999. In 2007, Elisabeth opened her own agency, Weed Literary, where she began focusing primarily on upmarket fiction. She is especially attracted to plot-driven novels with a sense of place, and loves discovering new voices. Elisabeth is committed to working with authors not just on individual titles, but for the long term. Her clientsÕ novels have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists as well as international bestseller lists around the globe.

A few books I loved reading in my free time… The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab, My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, Long Bright River by Liz Moore, In the Woods by Tana French, The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, and Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano.