Literary agents who want books like The Wedding People

She is seeking romantic comedies where both leads are people of color; non-police, non-organized-crime mysteries; epic-scale mysteries with layered plots; domes…

Love stories that feel sweeping and epic without being old-fashioned, family dramas, capers, and joyful romps all fit here. The bar is either genuine emotional …

Her first instinct in adult fiction. She wants big emotional swings—laughs, tears, genuine surprise—alongside heat and real stakes. Subgenres she calls out expl…

This is her core. She wants emotionally complex, character-driven narratives that explore how people connect and disconnect, what haunts them, and how they surv…

This is her primary focus. She wants fiction that pairs a distinctive, commanding voice with genuine narrative momentum — prose that moves. She is especially dr…

Grimm's core territory. They want fiction with a singular voice and strong emotional stakes — contemporary, historical, speculative, and mysterious all qualify,…

Evans is drawn to books that put relationships — romantic or otherwise — at the centre of everything. They love classic romance tropes executed with wit and war…

This is Dolin's core. She gravitates toward novels with unmistakable voices, propulsive plots, and an edge—dark or offbeat humor, women in off-kilter circumstan…

They want novels where messy, complicated relationships are the engine of the story — whether that's family, friendship, or romantic entanglement. A thread of d…

This is Figueroa's commercial sweet spot. They want sharp, voice-led writing with a hooky premise and at least one foot in genre — speculative threads, mystery,…

Slow-burn, character-driven stories with sharp humor and dialogue that crackles. The central duo must have genuine bite and palpable tension — oppositional chem…

She is actively growing her adult fiction list beyond fantasy. Her stated recent reads and named touchstones point to emotionally rich, idea-driven literary fic…

This is arguably Romano's top priority in fiction. The requirement is non-negotiable: the comedic element must be substantive, not decorative. Romano wants some…

She represents a selective slate of upmarket adult fiction featuring female protagonists — the kind of character-driven, emotionally intelligent novels that thr…

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

Hernick wants elevated, funny, and whimsical rom-coms — the kind that feel effortlessly warm while still saying something. Nora Ephron is the explicit touchston…

Lynch gravitates toward fiction that sits at the intersection of literary quality and broad commercial appeal — the kind of novel that earns both critical atten…

Commercially appealing literary fiction designed for group conversation — layered plots, memorable characters, and enough ambiguity or emotional complexity to s…