Lucinda Literary·US
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- Represents
- investigative nonfictiontrue crimepsychologyhealthpopular scienceeconomics
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Craig Pyette is a literary agent at Lucinda Literary based in US. Their list focuses on genres including investigative nonfiction, true crime, and psychology. Submission status not confirmed at time of writing. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.
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Former senior editor at Knopf and Random House Canada with over 20 years of experience in publishing. His projects included nine number-one bestsellers, including the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller 12 Rules for Life
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