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 closed 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.
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Usually responds within 8 weeks if interested (only respond if pursuing)
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.
42 states submissions can be sent to booksubmissions@42mp.com. Emily notes she is not accepting submissions for Children's lit/YA and SFF.
Kamila Shamsie – Home Fire; Kirk W. Johnson (as an example of ‘obsessive vein’); Aidan Hartley (as example of personal/political dispatches)
42 submissions: cover letter and full synopsis and first 3 chapters (Word doc) to booksubmissions@42mp.com; no post.
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