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Emily MacDonald

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42 Management & Production·UK

Agent profile summary

Represents
book clubcrime/thrillerupmarketliterary fictionnarrative non-fiction
Looking for
Characters that linger; strong setting; book club, high-concept crime/thriller, upmarket/literary; narrative NF with investigative/social commentary. Not children/YA; not SFF.
How to submit
email
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Emily MacDonald is a literary agent at 42 Management & Production based in UK. Their list focuses on genres including book club, crime/thriller, and upmarket. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within 8 weeks if interested (only respond if pursuing). Submissions via email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

adult

Response Time

Usually responds within 8 weeks if interested (only respond if pursuing)

Manuscript Wishlist

Interested in book club, upmarket and literary fiction; high-concept crime/thriller; crime/thriller set within a subculture; modern retelling of British folklore; unconventional love story; character-led self-discovery (especially within diasporic communities). Likes setting-as-character. Narrative non-fiction: untold true stories (personal or historical) with social commentary and an investigative twist. Not accepting: Children's lit/YA and SFF.

Submission Tips

42 states submissions can be sent to booksubmissions@42mp.com. Emily notes she is not accepting submissions for Children's lit/YA and SFF.

Comparable Titles

Kamila Shamsie – Home Fire; Kirk W. Johnson (as an example of ‘obsessive vein’); Aidan Hartley (as example of personal/political dispatches)

Notes

42 submissions: cover letter and full synopsis and first 3 chapters (Word doc) to booksubmissions@42mp.com; no post.

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How to submitEmail - booksubmissions@42mp.com
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