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Represents
popular historysciencenarrative non-fictionpop culturememoirliterary fiction
+2 morehorrorgenre fiction
Looking for
He is actively acquiring popular history and science, narrative-driven nonfiction, smart pop culture, and outward-looking memoir. He seeks books that will shift paradigms, understanding of the world, and ourselves. In fiction he seeks select plot-driven literary and literary-crossover novels, particularly elevated horror or genre-inflected narratives.
How to submit
For fiction submissions, send an informative description, a brief synopsis and the first ten pages. For non-fiction submissions, send an informative description, a full outline, and the first ten pages of the manuscript. Include sample pages in the body of the email below your query. Direct your submission to an individual agent.
Last checked 1 Jun 2026·Last verified: 1 Jun 2026

Ian Bonaparte is a literary agent at Janklow & Nesbit Associates based in US. Their list focuses on genres including popular history, science, and narrative non-fiction. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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Adult

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Notes

The agency does not accept submissions written with artificial intelligence. Due to the volume of submissions received, they cannot respond to every query and will only contact if they wish to pursue your submission.

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