Regina Ryan

I've been a literary agent for a long time! Before that I was editor-in- chief of Macmillan -- the first woman to be editor-in-chief of a major publishing house -- and prior to that, I was an editor at Alfred A. Knopf. Thus I approach book projects from a strong editorial background. I only represent nonfiction-- mainly adult, but some children's books in the area of science and nature. In adult projects, I look for projects that are authoritative, that bring something new to the discussion, that are fresh and interestingly written and, if all goes well, that may make the world a better place. My interests are broad-ranging and eclectic. I like narrative nonfiction, natural history (particularly birds), popular science (particularly the brain), the outdoors, gardening, women's issues, parenting, psychology business, health, wellness, self-improvement, lifestyle, history food travel, popular reference and a very selective amount of memoir. Among the adult authors I represent are Donald Kroodsma, Suzi Eszterhas, Randi Minetor, Susan Gregg, John Seibert Farnsworth, Philip D'Anieri, Denis Clavreul, Todd Myers, and Margaret Winslow. Among the children's book authors, I represent are Anita Sanchez and Andrea Warren