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Each year or so, I do a post about the top literary agents and compare how many titles were sold. I use the Publishers Marketplace database to discover which agents are selling the best. However, their information comes with an important caveat: all information is self-reported. Many agents only report their top sales. That means some agents may be under-valued and some over-valued in this report. This should only be the first step in investigating the agents.
Upward Trend in Sales: 258% Increase in Picture Book Sales Reported
The total number of reported sales of picture books has grown to an all-time high. As mentioned, we have no way to know if this is truly an increase in the number of sales, or simply more sales reported on Publisher’s Marketplace. Still, it’s encouraging to see that the numbers have increased by 258%.
2010 – 119 sales
2013 – 171
2015 – 234
2016 – 308
Middle Grade Sales – Up and Down
Middle grade sales, however, have been up and down. The current rate is up 43% over 2012, but down 8% from last year.
2012 – 83 sales
2015 – 129
2016 – 119
YA Sales – Up and down
YA sales are also up and down. The current sales are up 59% from 2013, but down 14% from last year.
2013 – 72 sales
2015 – 142 sales
2016 – 122 sales
Top 5 Children’s Book Literary Agents
These rankings are based on sales reported to Publisher’s Marketplace within the past 12 months.
Picture Book
Kirsten Hall, Catbird Agency
Steven Malk, Writer’s House
Ann Moore Armstrong, The Bright Group
Karen Grencik, Red Fox Literary
Lori Nowicki, Painted Words
Middle Grade
Daniel Lazar, Writer’s House
Ammi-Joan Paquette, Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Sarah Davies, Greenhouse Literary Agency
The next three were tied:
Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Caryn Wiseman, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Kelly Sonnack, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Young Adult
Sara Crowe, Pippin Properties
Jim McCarthy, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
Jessica Regel, Foundry Literary + Media
Barry Goldblatt, Barry Goldblatt Literary
Mandy Hubbard, Emerald City Literary Agency
Get the full list of 20 agents in each category, along with the number of sales they made in the last 12 months.
COMING TOMORROW: An interview with Literary Agent, Mark Gottlieb, Trident Media.
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