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Literary agents who want books like The Vanishing Half

10 agents have named The Vanishing Half as a comparable title on their wishlist, and 3 are open to queries. If you’re pitching something in this lane, these are the agents to know. Always confirm an agent’s submission window before you query.

10 agents3 open to queries
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Catherine Cho
Paper Literary
Open to queries

This is her core list. She wants novels with the emotional heft and word-of-mouth magnetism of book-club favourites — stories readers finish and immediately nee…

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Cecilia (“CeCe”) Lyra
Wendy Sherman Associates
Open to queries

This is the center of gravity for her fiction list. She gravitates toward novels with sophisticated, fluid prose that still move at a commercial pace — think li…

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Laetitia Rutherford
Watson
Open to queries

This is Laetitia's forward focus. They want novels driven by a strong central idea, emotional depth, and fresh perspectives — not commercially formulaic fiction…

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Clara Foster
Aevitas Creative Management UK
Closed

The hardest category to define but among her most active: she wants novels that are clever in conception, beautiful in execution, and genuinely accessible — the…

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Kendyll Drilling
Corvisiero Literary Agency
Closed

All varieties welcome, but she gravitates toward morally grey or outright unlikable protagonists, gothic atmospheres, dark academia, and prose that is stylistic…

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Kristy Hunter
The Knight Agency
Closed

She seeks commercial adult fiction built for shared reading—books with a unique hook that leave readers wanting to discuss them immediately. Thrillers, upmarket…

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Lane Clarke
Ultra Literary
Closed

Interested in two lanes: sweeping generational sagas and sharp societal commentary. Both should provoke a strong emotional response. Also drawn to fiction that …

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Lindsay Auld
Writers House
Closed

The adult comp list is extensive and reveals an appetite for prestige commercial fiction: multigenerational family sagas, psychologically layered thrillers, lit…

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Margaret Danko
High Line Literary Collective
Closed

Danko wants fiction with a strong, singular narrative voice and real social or emotional stakes. She's drawn to family sagas that explore identity across genera…

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Taj McCoy
Rees Literary Agency
Closed

Powerful female protagonists, intergenerational family dynamics, and cultural richness are the hallmarks of what Taj wants here. Stories that celebrate Black jo…

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