Agents Panel -- One CD

Loretta Barrett is a literary agent and president of Loretta Barrett Books, Inc. in New York. She founded the agency in 1990. Prior to opening her own agency, she was editor-in-chief of Anchor Books and vice president and executive editor at Doubleday. She is a member of AAR, and has representation in every major foreign market. Her nonfiction interests cover a wide range of topics: psychology, science and technology, religion, spirituality, current events, parenting, women's issues, and biography. She represents the national best seller The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil; the current The New York Times best seller Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scripture by Raymond Arroyo; The New York Times best seller Symptoms of Withdrawal by Christopher Kennedy Lawford; as well as I'm Not Mad I just Hate You, a national best seller by Roni Cohen-Sandler, Ph.D. Other notable clients include theologian George Weigel, historian Ann Douglas, astronomer Phil Plait, and spiritual writers Wayne Muller and Noah Levine. Her fiction preferences are largely mainstream and contemporary. She is particularly drawn to women's fiction and thrillers. Her fiction list includes Forgotten, by The New York Times best-selling author Mariah Stewart, the national best seller The Lake of Dead Language, by Carol Goodman, and the forthcoming Young Adult Thriller Anthology edited by R.L. Stine with contributors including Allison Brennan, Meg Cabot, and Jim Rollins. In addition, she represents novelists such as Laura Van Wormer, Theresa Rebeck, and Gary Birken, MD. For a complete list of clients and submissions guidelines please see www.LorettaBarrettBooks.com. She will conduct consultation appointments and present "Mock Auction: An Inside Look at How Agents Auction Big Books."

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