Win a critique of your nonfiction query and a 30-minute phone consultation on your book idea from agent Laurie Abkemeier. Whether you are at the early stages of finding an agent or you have already received countless rejections for your nonfiction project, Laurie can help. She sees hundreds of nonfiction queries every week, and more than half of her authors have found her through blind email queries. [Please note: Winning this item does not guarantee or imply an offer of representation.]
As a former editor with extensive experience in what goes on behind publishers' doors, Laurie Abkemeier works closely with her authors to develop their ideas, polish their proposals, and guide them from deal to publication. She has represented multiple New York Times and national bestsellers and strives to maintain an eclectic list that spans history, science (physical, biological, and psychological), nature, sports, adventure, health and wellness, self-improvement, investigative journalism, big ideas, women's studies, pop culture, and the offbeat. Books she has represented include John Grogan's Marley & Me, Cal Newport's Deep Work, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's Seinfeldia, Nathalia Holt's Rise of the Rocket Girls, Peter Brannen's The Ends of the World, Jessica Lahey's The Gift of Failure, Deirdre Mask's The Address Book, Yumi Sakugawa's The Little Book of Life Hacks, Mary-Frances O'Connor's The Grieving Brain, Brad Stulberg's The Practice of Groundedness, and Meera Lee Patel's Start Where You Are.
