Andrea Somberg
Harvey Klinger Inc.
My Manuscript Wish List®
I represent fiction and nonfiction for adult audiences, as well as young adult and middle grade. For nonfiction I am primarily looking for narrative nonfiction that adds to our current conversation and that helps us understand our world in a new, unusual way. For fiction, regardless of whether it’s literary, upmarket book club fiction, speculative or horror, fantasy, science fiction, mysteries, thrillers, YA or middle grade, I am looking for a narrative voice that resonates with me. And I am very interested in stories from underrepresented and BIPOC authors. Books that particularly make me sit up and take notice these days are:
Upmarket bookclub fiction or literary fiction that engages with the challenges in our current world
Narrative Nonfiction that has something to say
Intergenerational family sagas
Novels that explore cultural heritage
Adult, YA or MG novels that have a speculative edge or verge on horror
Magical realism for the adult, YA or MG market.
Adult, MG or YA novels from underrepresented or BIPOC authors
YA psychological thrillers
MG mystery novels
MG or early chapter book novels that are funny and/or are illustrated
MG or YA novels that will make me cry
Any novel with great characters and a compelling storyline
That being said, I’m really just looking for projects that I fall in love with and since I can’t always predict what that is going to be, feel free to reach out to me regardless!
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to andrea@harveyklinger.com
Please send along a query letter and the opening five pages of your manuscript to andrea@harveyklinger.com
Consultations
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