My favorite part of this job is the thrill of discovery. Being the first to experience a new world, a brand-new author, or an exciting new project from a favorite simply never gets old. Couple that with the joy of sharing that wonderful book with editors and eventually readers and you’ve got the reason I truly love my job.

I’m drawn to well-told commercial novels in a variety of genres. I’m much more likely to keep reading if I know from those perfectly-executed first pages that this character (or author, in the case of nonfiction) is someone whose voice interests me, someone whose story I’d like to get lost in for the next two hours. I know I’ve found a winner when I encounter writers whose skills on the page make me certain from page one that I’m in excellent hands.

On the fiction side, I’m currently most actively seeking middle grade and young adult fiction; women’s fiction (particularly upmarket execution of commercial concepts); and single-title romance, although I remain open to seeing truly stand-out projects in the other areas I cover (lighter women's fiction, general fiction, mystery, urban fantasy). I also represent select nonfiction projects.