"A race against the clock thriller...Cantrell keeps the close calls and cliffhangers coming." -Kirkus Reviews

Elizabeth Evans joined the Jean V. Naggar Agency in January, 2010. Previously, she worked for six years with Kimberley Cameron & Associates (formerly the Reece Halsey Agency). Elizabeth specializes in nonfiction, including memoir, current affairs, pop culture, relationships, journalism, history and popular science. She also represents select titles in young adult novels.

Elizabeth enjoys working closely with her authors to fine-tune their proposals and manuscripts. She especially loves launching new authors’ careers. She is always on the lookout for stories of adventure, and books that aspire to foster knowledge and understanding. Recent favorite reads, and books in the vein of what she would like to represent, include Alexandra Fuller’s Don’t Lets Go To The Dogs Tonight, Bill Bryson’s In A Sunburned Country, Greg Mortensen’s Three Cups of Tea, and Eric Weiner’s The Geography of Bliss.

Elizabeth graduated from Hamilton College and received an MFA from the University of San Francisco.

She is actively seeking:

Lively, fun nonfiction that feels edgy and current. Quirky projects that illuminate unique perspectives. Strong pop culture or pop reference titles with a playful attitude.

Serious nonfiction with a rigorous intellectual drive. Authors who are experts in their fields. Award-winning journalists, academics, speakers, notable scientists. Books that ask big questions.

Sophisticated YA novels with the potential to cross over and attract an adult audience. No paranormal or fantasy elements please.

She does not represent mainstream fiction, children's books, essay anthologies, poetry, short fiction or screenplays.

"Thank you to my steadfast and talented agent, Elizabeth Evans, for never giving up, not even for a second." Rebecca Cantrell, author of A TRACE OF SMOKE.

"I owe my agent, Elizabeth Evans, at the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, inestimable thanks for being the first professional to believe fully in this project. Thank you for your keen and literate eye, your professional advice, and your continued support." Lisa Catherine Harper, author of A DOUBLE LIFE: Discovering Motherhood

"Thanks most especially to Elizabeth Evans, my brilliant and devoted agent and writing guru, who brought the story to radiance." Glenda Burgess, author of THE GEOGRAPHY OF LOVE.

"Our sincerest thanks to Elizabeth Evans and Kimberley Cameron at the Reece Halsey North literary agency...This North American edition could not have found a better home." Tommy Hellsten, author of COURAGE TO SURRENDER.

Thomas Peele, Rebecca Cantrell, Nick Krieger, Lorraine Zago Rosenthal, Doug Mack

THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF BIG RED FLAGS (Relationships/Advice, forthcoming in June 2011 from Adams Media).
EUROPE ON FIVE BAD IDEAS A DAY: Lost on the Beaten Path with Arthur Frommer's 1963 Guide (General Nonfiction, forthcoming in Spring 2012 from Perigee).
THE PRACTICAL NAPPER: Tips, Facts & Quotes for the Avidly Recumbent (Humor/Gift Book, forthcoming in Spring 2011 from Andrews McMeel).
DEAD RUN: A True Story of Murder, Mayhem & the Greastest Manhunt of the American West (True Crime, forthcoming in Fall 2011 from St. Martin's Press).
A DOUBLE LIFE: DISCOVERING MOTHERHOOD (Narrative Nonfiction, forthcoming in Spring 2011 from the University of Nebraska Press).
LONELY HEART: THE LIFE OF NATHANAEL WEST (Biography, O/R Books).
iDRAKULA (Cell Novel for Young Adults, forthcoming in Summer 2010 from Sourcebooks).
THE CASE FOR FALLING IN LOVE (Relationships/Self-Help, forthcoming in Spring 2011 from Sourcebooks).
A GAME OF LIES & A CITY OF BROKEN GLASS, Books 3 & 4 in the Hannah Vogel mystery series (Mystery, forthcoming in Spring 2012 and Spring 2013 from Forge Books).
KILLING THE MESSENGER: the Assassination of Chauncey Bailey and the Ruination of an American City (Current Affairs, forthcoming in Fall 2011 from Broadway Books).
NINA HERE NOR THERE (Memoir, forthcoming in Spring 2011 from Beacon Press).
OTHER WORDS FOR LOVE (Young Adult Fiction, forthcoming in Fall 2010 from Delacorte Press).
THE DISSEMBLERS (Literary fiction, forthcoming in Oct 2010 from The Permanent Press).
LAUGHTER, TEARS & SILENCE: Meditations to Calm the Mind and Open the Heart (Spirituality, New World Library).
THE GEOGRAPHY OF LOVE (Memoir, Broadway Books).
COURAGE TO SURRENDER (Spirituality/self-help, Ten Speed Press).
A TRACE OF SMOKE and A NIGHT OF LONG KNIVES (Books 1 and 2 in the Hannah Vogel historical mystery series, Tor/Forge Books).

Jean V. Naggar
Jennifer Weltz
Alice Tasman
Jessica Regel

Elizabeth accepts submissions by email. All query letters should be included in the body of the email. For nonfiction projects, please attach the complete proposal and sample chapters. Elizabeth will try to respond to all email queries but due to the volume she receives this may not always be possible. If you have not received a reply within three weeks time, please consider this a pass.