Joelle Delbourgo

Founded in 1999, Joelle Delbourgo Associates is full service agency dedicated to nurturing talent and helping authors to build a 21st century platform. We also consult on a wide range of publishing issues, from editorial development and branding to social media and self-publishing.
JDA authors bring a unique perspective to a subject, write in an arresting voice, present breakthrough research and/or are leaders in their fields. Our client list includes New York Times bestselling authors, Pulitzer-Prize and Edgar award winners. Our authors are novelists, historians, journalists, doctors, psychologists, lawyers, mom-preneurs, CEOs, chefs, philosophers, celebrities, bloggers, educators, politicians and two rabbis. JDA books are translated into many different languages and formats. Our goal is to bring a writer's work to as many readers as possible in a rapidly changing world in as many different forms as possible.

Read about us at www.delbourgo.com and follow us on twitter @jldelbourgo and @BookJacquie.

"Within weeks of signing with Joelle Delbourgo Associates, I had offers from top publishing houses, and ended up with a six-figure advance!"
--Lauren Mackler, self-help author

"Joelle Delbourgo is a rock star when it comes to literary agents. She is sharp, insightful, honest, and a real pro. I trust her implicitly, especially as she helps me navigate the often perilous and nuanced world of book publishing. Having been a top editor and publisher herself, Joelle brings an enormous wealth of knowledge and perspective to her work. Her combined experience in these roles as well as her position as a business owner make her the perfect champion."
--Leslie Levine, nonfiction author

"Joelle Delbourgo is the quintessential literary agent: smart, editorially wise, knowledgeable about contracts and business, au courant with the latest movings and shakings, and most importantly, is there for her authors from concept to publication and beyond."
--Gay Courter, novelist

"If there is a better literary agent on the face of the earth, speak now, or forever hold your peace. Whatever success I and my novels have enjoyed is in no small part due to Joelle Delbourgo's expertise, experience, savvy, intelligence, sensitivity and encouragement. I can't imagine having a better agent represent my work."
--Bob Mitchell, novelist

"Joelle is an amazing agent. She has been my outspoken advocate and guide through the complicated world of trade publishing. She just sold my fourth book to a major publisher and I couldn't be more pleased."
--Philip Freeman, historian and biographer

"The first lesson for a new author is that bringing a book from proposal to publication must be a team effort. Fortunately, Joelle Delbourgo is a finer advocate and ally than I ever thought I'd have. She's the ideal agent for the serious writer who understands that professionalism is one of the most important habits an aspiring author can cultivate."
--Jeff Sypeck, historian

"Joelle Delbourgo is a wonderful agent because of her knowledge, her candor (she wastes no one’s time with false praise or assurances), and her access to resources writers need—publishers, of course, but also top-notch editors and publicists. I will definitely return to her with my next book, if she’ll have me."
--Dorothy Foltz-Gray,memoirist

"The agency made the whole process easy for me. They partnered me with the perfect cowriter and got us a better deal. Our agent, gave us fantastic advice on what to include in the book and how to work with the publicity staff for optimum success."
--Elena Donavan Mauer, nonfiction writer

NY Times bestselling and Edgar award-winning author Ben H. Winters, Today Show Parenting expert Michele Borba, "The Sneaky Chef" Missy Chase Lapine, Democratic National Committee Chair and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, historians Philip Freeman and Julie M. Fenster; Victoria Moran; business blogger Pamela Slim; Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Barnett; public radio show host, Chris Farrell, breast cancer survivor and advocate Geralyn Lucas, Ashley Rhodes-Courter, New York Times' best-selling adult fiction and YA author Ben H. Winters, Wall Street journalists Geeta Anand, Ellen E. Schultz and Randall Smith, Wall Street legend Joseph J. Grano, Jr., Alex Goldfayn, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, former Chief Rabbi of Israel; former Washington Post reporter, Dale Russakoff; NYT bestselling self-help author Dr. Susan Forward; Founder of Women Thrive International, Ritu Sharma; food writer, Judy Gelman

LIES BENEATH, Anne Greenwood Brown; THE LAST POLICEMAN, Ben H. Winters (Quirk); MAIN STREET VEGAN, Victoria Moran (Penguin); HOW TO WIN AN ELECTION, Cicero (translated, Philip Freeman, Princeton UP); RETIREMENT HEIST (Portfolio); THE SNEAKY CHEF (Running Press/Perseus), THE NEW FRUGALITY (Bloomsbury USA), WHY I WORE LIPSTICK (St. Martin's Press), THREE LITTLE WORDS (Simon & Schuster Children's Books), DR. MICHELE BORBA'S BIG BOOK OF PARENTING SOLUTIONS (Jossey-Bass/Wiley), IT'S OK NOT TO SHARE, Heather Shumaker (Tarcher/Penguin); BECOMING CHARLEMAGNE (Ecco/HarperCollins, THE CURE (HarperCollins);THE UNOFFICIAL MAD MEN COOKBOOK (BenBella)

THE NEW SOFT WAR AGAINST WOMEN, Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers (Tarcher/Penguin); THE PLANT THAT RULED THE WORLD, John Gaudet, Ph.D. (Pegasus); SEARCHING FOR SAPPHO, Philip Freeman (W.W. Norton); SOMALY MAM AND THE VOICES OF CHANGE, Abby Sher (Barrons); THE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO "GIRLS", Judy Gelman & Peter Zheutlin (SmartPop/BenBella); THE WINGED HERDS OF ANOK, Jennifer Alvarez (Harper); PINK COLLARS, PINK INK, Lindsey J. Palmer (Kensington); ASKING FOR IT: The Culture of Rape, Kate Harding (Da Capo/Perseus); DEAD SPOTS, Melissa F. Olson (Amazon); DARK DESCENT, Anne Greenwood Brown (Random House); TEACH A WOMAN TO FISH, Ritu Sharma (Palgrave Macmillan); BODY OF WORK, Pamela Slim (Portfolio); THE INNOVATOR'S PATH, Madge M. Meyer(Wiley); THE GOOD CURVE, Chris Farrell (Bloomsbury); THE NEW SOFT WAR AGAINST WOMEN, Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Barnett (Tarcher/Penguin); THE PRESIDENT AND THE RABBI,Menachem Genack (Sterling); THE LITTLE BOOK OF FRENCH SAUCES, Holly Herrick (Gibbs Smith); THE GAMIFICATION REVOLUTION, Gabe Zichermann and Joselin Linder (McGraw-Hill); THE ADRENALINE JUNKIE'S BUCKET LIST, Christopher Van Tilburg, MD (St. Martins); THE EXECUTIVE'S GUIDE TO CONSULTANTS, David A. Fields (McGraw-Hill); HOW TO GOVERN A COUNTRY, Cicero, trans. by Philip Freeman (Princeton UP); A DIFFERENT SUN, Elaine Neil Orr (Berkley); DEAD SPOTS (fiction), Melissa Olsen (47 North/Amazon Publishing); MOTHERS WHO CAN'T LOVE: Healing the Mother Wound, Dr. Susan Forward (Harper); THE PRIZE: Mark Zuckerberg, Cory Booker, Chris Christie, and the Battle for the Schoolchildren of Newark, Dale Russakoff (Houghton Mifflin); ANGELS OF THE UNDERGROUND,Theresa Kaminsky, Ph.D. (Oxford UP); IT'S OK NOT TO SHARE AND OTHER RENEGADE RULES FOR PARENTS, Heather Shumaker (Tarcher); PRIZE FIGHT: The Role of Ego and Competition in Scientific Discovery, Morton Meyers, M.D. (Macmillan Science); THOMAS JEFFERSON: The American Adventure, Julie M. Fenster (Crown); MOBILE INFLUENCE, Chuck Martin (Palgrave Macmillan);THE EXECUTIVE'S GUIDE TO CONSULTANTS, David Fields (McGraw-Hill); CAMELOT, Caryl Rivers (Diversion); THE LEAP YEAR BOY (Untreed Reads)

TORN, Samantha Parent Walravens (Taiwan); OH MY GODS!, Philip Freeman (Brazil, Korea, Taiwan, Mainland China); HEALTHY DEPENDENCY, Robert Bornstein & Mary Languirand (Korea);THE TIN TICKET, Deborah Swiss (film option); ST. PATRICK, Philip Freeman (film option); DR. MICHELE BORBA'S BIG BOOK OF PARENTING SOLUTIONS, Michele Borba (Korea); THE CORPORATE DOMINATRIX (Taiwan and Mainland China; THE CURE(Korea,India and Taiwan); LIES BENEATH, Anne Greenwood Brown (Italy, France)

Joelle Delbourgo is a former senior publishing executive at HarperCollins and Ballantine Books/Random House. She is fluent in French, graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Williams College with a double major in history and English, and has a Master's in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. She is a member of AAR, an officer of the Columbia Club of Northern New Jersey, and former Treasurer of the Women's Media Group.
Jaqueline Flynn was Executive Editor at Amacom. She is a Bucknell graduate in international studies.
Carrie Cantor, associate agent, worked at Carol Publishing and as an independent editor. She holds a Masters in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University.

Jenny Meyer (world exclusive of Asia), jenny@meyerlit.com
Shimo, Owls Agency (Japan), shimo@owlsagency.com
Duran Kim, Duran Kim Agency (Korea) duran@durankim.com
Jackie Huang, People Republic of China, jhuang@nurnberg.com.cn
Whitney Hsu, (Taiwan), whsu@nurnberg.com.tw
Santo Manurung, Maxima Creative Agency (Indonesia)santo@cbn.net.id
Santo Manurung (Indonesia), santo@cbn.net.id

Joelle Delbourgo, President, Agent,and Publishing Consultant 973-773-0836 joelle@delbourgo.com
Jacqueline Flynn, Agent and Social Marketing Media Consultant, 201-981-4181, jacqueline@delbourgo.com
Carrie Cantor, Associate Agent and Editor, carrie@delbourgo.com
John Paine, Editor (contact joelle@delbourgo.com)
Fran Schumer, Editor (contact joelle@delbourgo.com)
General queries: info@delbourgo.com

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