Advocates for books that matter.

The Strothman Agency, LLC is a highly selective literary agency dedicated to advocating for authors of significant books through the entire publishing cycle.

Wendy Strothman is widely respected in the publishing industry for her editorial eye, her business acumen, her indefatigable championing of writers and her turnaround of two storied publishing houses: Beacon Press and Houghton Mifflin where she edited Philip Roth and John Kenneth Galbraith.

Authors…

The Strothman Agency seeks out scholars, journalists, and other acknowledged and emerging experts in their fields.

To submit a query, please read our submission guidelines.

Featured Books

  • Addled: A Novel
    JoeAnn Hart

    "JoeAnn Hart is an accomplished writer, a writer with a mastery of the subtle, funny detail, a well-developed voice, and stories to...

  • At the Shores: A Novel
    Thomas Rogers

    "If I had a class in American Adolescence, I'd teach At the Shores in tandem with Catcher in the Rye." --Philip Roth "It...

  • Errors and Omissions
    Paul Goldstein

    “It’s difficult to convey the mounting excitement with which I turned the pages. . . . the writing [is] masterful, not one...

  • The Book of Getting Even: A Novel
    Benjamin Taylor

    A Los Angeles Times Favorite Book of 2008. "A bittersweet and redemptive love story, richly decorated and recounted with the deepest...

We offer our clients extensive inside experience and knowledge of both the editorial and business aspects of publishing. We understand:

  • how to create winning proposals
  • how editors and publishers make decisions
  • the economics of publishing
  • the nuances of contracts
  • the importance of focused and strategic marketing and publicity

Publishers place an increased value on our properties due to our selectivity.

Our list includes Pulitzer Prize winners David Brion Davis and Anthony Lewis, New York Times Bestselling author James K. Galbraith, former Poet Laureate Donald Hall, The Estate of double-Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney, The Estate of famed economist John Kenneth Galbraith, preeminent historian Martha A. Sandweiss, and physicist Walter Lewin.

We stay involved throughout the entire publishing process.

We work closely  with the publisher to assure that our authors have a voice in critical design, publicity, and marketing decisions.

We help clients think long term, to shape successful careers.

Submission Guidelines

Detailed instructions for writers interested in submitting a query to us.

Proposal Writing Suggestions

Our author's guide to writing  Non-Fiction proposals.