Transatlantic Agency
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North American, full service literary agency with agents in the US & Canada. Over 700 bestselling, award winning clients.
So proud to see our authors shining on 49th Shelf’s Fall list!
✨Jen Sookfong Lee – The Hunger We Pass Down
✨ Shani Mootoo – Starry Starry Night
✨ Vicki Grant – Death by Whoopee Cushion
✨ Catherine Bush – Skin
Congratulations to all!
✨Jen Sookfong Lee – The Hunger We Pass Down
✨ Shani Mootoo – Starry Starry Night
✨ Vicki Grant – Death by Whoopee Cushion
✨ Catherine Bush – Skin
Congratulations to all!
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
So proud to see our authors shining on 49th Shelf’s Fall list!
✨Jen Sookfong Lee – The Hunger We Pass Down
✨ Shani Mootoo – Starry Starry Night
✨ Vicki Grant – Death by Whoopee Cushion
✨ Catherine Bush – Skin
Congratulations to all!
✨Jen Sookfong Lee – The Hunger We Pass Down
✨ Shani Mootoo – Starry Starry Night
✨ Vicki Grant – Death by Whoopee Cushion
✨ Catherine Bush – Skin
Congratulations to all!
Two books, one incredible list 🎉
BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY by Susan Swan and THE TIGER AND THE COSMONAUT by Eddie Boudel Tan have made the Globe’s Top 100 Books of 2025!
Congratulations to both Susan and Eddie on this incredible achievement!
BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY by Susan Swan and THE TIGER AND THE COSMONAUT by Eddie Boudel Tan have made the Globe’s Top 100 Books of 2025!
Congratulations to both Susan and Eddie on this incredible achievement!
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Two books, one incredible list 🎉
BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY by Susan Swan and THE TIGER AND THE COSMONAUT by Eddie Boudel Tan have made the Globe’s Top 100 Books of 2025!
Congratulations to both Susan and Eddie on this incredible achievement!
BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY by Susan Swan and THE TIGER AND THE COSMONAUT by Eddie Boudel Tan have made the Globe’s Top 100 Books of 2025!
Congratulations to both Susan and Eddie on this incredible achievement!
Huge congratulations to Samantha Saldivar on this glowing Portland Monthly review for her novel PLAY YOU FOR IT! ✨
Grab your copy today!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
Grab your copy today!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Huge congratulations to Samantha Saldivar on this glowing Portland Monthly review for her novel PLAY YOU FOR IT! ✨
Grab your copy today!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
Grab your copy today!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
✨ All of Meg Smitherman’s backlist is officially out now in the UK with Michael Joseph, PRHUK! ✨
Grab your copies in eBook and paperback across the UK, Australia & the Commonwealth!
Meg is represented by Carolyn Forde.
Congratulations, Meg!
Grab your copies in eBook and paperback across the UK, Australia & the Commonwealth!
Meg is represented by Carolyn Forde.
Congratulations, Meg!
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
✨ All of Meg Smitherman’s backlist is officially out now in the UK with Michael Joseph, PRHUK! ✨
Grab your copies in eBook and paperback across the UK, Australia & the Commonwealth!
Meg is represented by Carolyn Forde.
Congratulations, Meg!
Grab your copies in eBook and paperback across the UK, Australia & the Commonwealth!
Meg is represented by Carolyn Forde.
Congratulations, Meg!
We’re excited to share that THE FREEDOM SEEKER by Ruchira Gupta has made NYPL’s Best Books for Kids 2025 list!
Ruchira is represented by Laura Cameron and Samantha Haywood.
Congratulations, Ruchira!
Ruchira is represented by Laura Cameron and Samantha Haywood.
Congratulations, Ruchira!
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We’re excited to share that THE FREEDOM SEEKER by Ruchira Gupta has made NYPL’s Best Books for Kids 2025 list!
Ruchira is represented by Laura Cameron and Samantha Haywood.
Congratulations, Ruchira!
Ruchira is represented by Laura Cameron and Samantha Haywood.
Congratulations, Ruchira!
Huge news! First Love Language by Stefany Valentine made NYPL’s Best Books for Teens 2025 list! 💛📚
Stefany is represented by Amanda Orozco and Noelle Falcis Math.
Congratulations, Stefany!
Stefany is represented by Amanda Orozco and Noelle Falcis Math.
Congratulations, Stefany!
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Huge news! First Love Language by Stefany Valentine made NYPL’s Best Books for Teens 2025 list! 💛📚
Stefany is represented by Amanda Orozco and Noelle Falcis Math.
Congratulations, Stefany!
Stefany is represented by Amanda Orozco and Noelle Falcis Math.
Congratulations, Stefany!
Play You For It by Samantha Saldivar was featured in Willamette Week!
We’re thrilled to see this sapphic sports romance getting the love it deserves!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
We’re thrilled to see this sapphic sports romance getting the love it deserves!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Play You For It by Samantha Saldivar was featured in Willamette Week!
We’re thrilled to see this sapphic sports romance getting the love it deserves!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
We’re thrilled to see this sapphic sports romance getting the love it deserves!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
We’re so excited to share that NPR just named JULIE CHAN IS DEAD by Liann Zhang, THE MIGRANT FALLS IN REVERSE by Vinh Nguyen and THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emma Knight as part of their ‘Books We Love’ for 2025!
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We’re so excited to share that NPR just named JULIE CHAN IS DEAD by Liann Zhang, THE MIGRANT FALLS IN REVERSE by Vinh Nguyen and THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emma Knight as part of their ‘Books We Love’ for 2025!
✨Girls Girls Girls is officially a Golden Poppy finalist! ✨
Congratulations to Shoshana Von Blanckensee for being selected for the Martin Cruz Smith Award: Emerging Diverse Voices.
Shoshana is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations to Shoshana Von Blanckensee for being selected for the Martin Cruz Smith Award: Emerging Diverse Voices.
Shoshana is represented by Amanda Orozco.
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
✨Girls Girls Girls is officially a Golden Poppy finalist! ✨
Congratulations to Shoshana Von Blanckensee for being selected for the Martin Cruz Smith Award: Emerging Diverse Voices.
Shoshana is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations to Shoshana Von Blanckensee for being selected for the Martin Cruz Smith Award: Emerging Diverse Voices.
Shoshana is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Huge news! NYPL’s “Best Books for Adults 2025” lists are out, and DEAD GIRL CAMEO made the Poetry section!
m. mick powell is represented by Amanda Orozco and Noelle Falcis-Math.
Congratulations!
m. mick powell is represented by Amanda Orozco and Noelle Falcis-Math.
Congratulations!
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Huge news! NYPL’s “Best Books for Adults 2025” lists are out, and DEAD GIRL CAMEO made the Poetry section!
m. mick powell is represented by Amanda Orozco and Noelle Falcis-Math.
Congratulations!
m. mick powell is represented by Amanda Orozco and Noelle Falcis-Math.
Congratulations!
✨ Good news! Sisters of the Lost Nation will be featured in a Black Friday/Cyber Monday Kindle promo from Nov 20–Dec 1. Grab your copy for just $1.99! 📚🔥
Nick is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Nick is represented by Amanda Orozco.
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
✨ Good news! Sisters of the Lost Nation will be featured in a Black Friday/Cyber Monday Kindle promo from Nov 20–Dec 1. Grab your copy for just $1.99! 📚🔥
Nick is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Nick is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Dead Girl Cameo by m. mick powell just made the best debut books of 2025 list at Debutiful!
They say, “powell is a ferocious writer with an unapologetic voice. [...] The poems are odes to those we lost and a reminder that we’re all hiding pain. Moving and refreshing. A knockout.”
They say, “powell is a ferocious writer with an unapologetic voice. [...] The poems are odes to those we lost and a reminder that we’re all hiding pain. Moving and refreshing. A knockout.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Dead Girl Cameo by m. mick powell just made the best debut books of 2025 list at Debutiful!
They say, “powell is a ferocious writer with an unapologetic voice. [...] The poems are odes to those we lost and a reminder that we’re all hiding pain. Moving and refreshing. A knockout.”
They say, “powell is a ferocious writer with an unapologetic voice. [...] The poems are odes to those we lost and a reminder that we’re all hiding pain. Moving and refreshing. A knockout.”
We are so excited to announce that Pete Hsu has been named the winner of the 2025 Granum Foundation Prize for his Chinese American Revisionist-Western novel-in-progress, Sunder.
Pete is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations, Pete!
Pete is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations, Pete!
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We are so excited to announce that Pete Hsu has been named the winner of the 2025 Granum Foundation Prize for his Chinese American Revisionist-Western novel-in-progress, Sunder.
Pete is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations, Pete!
Pete is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations, Pete!
Huge congratulations to Jennifer Manuel on being shortlisted for CBC’s Poetry Prize for Hold for the Next Available Me!
Jennifer is represented by Carolyn Forde.
Congratulations, Jennifer!
Jennifer is represented by Carolyn Forde.
Congratulations, Jennifer!
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Huge congratulations to Jennifer Manuel on being shortlisted for CBC’s Poetry Prize for Hold for the Next Available Me!
Jennifer is represented by Carolyn Forde.
Congratulations, Jennifer!
Jennifer is represented by Carolyn Forde.
Congratulations, Jennifer!
We’re proud to see several of our clients featured among Goodreads’ recommended Fiction and Nonfiction Reads for Native American Heritage Month. Their powerful work continues to celebrate, challenge, and expand the conversation around Indigenous storytelling.
November 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We’re proud to see several of our clients featured among Goodreads’ recommended Fiction and Nonfiction Reads for Native American Heritage Month. Their powerful work continues to celebrate, challenge, and expand the conversation around Indigenous storytelling.
Cover reveal for A Place for What We Lose by Tamiko Nimura - out next spring with UWP!
Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/11/05/c...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Cover reveal for A Place for What We Lose by Tamiko Nimura - out next spring with UWP!
Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/11/05/c...
Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/11/05/c...
Transatlantic’s own Laura Goode and Ben Pladek snapped a lovely selfie after Laura’s PITCH CRAFT talk at Marquette University, where Ben is professor!
Both Ben and Laura are represented by @benglishhh.bsky.social
Both Ben and Laura are represented by @benglishhh.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Transatlantic’s own Laura Goode and Ben Pladek snapped a lovely selfie after Laura’s PITCH CRAFT talk at Marquette University, where Ben is professor!
Both Ben and Laura are represented by @benglishhh.bsky.social
Both Ben and Laura are represented by @benglishhh.bsky.social
Sarabeth’s Garage by Melanie Florence and illustrated by Nadia Alam is officially a Heather’s Pick at Indigo!
A heartwarming picture book that celebrates doing your own thing — even when the world (or grandma 😉) expects otherwise.
Pre-order your copy today!
A heartwarming picture book that celebrates doing your own thing — even when the world (or grandma 😉) expects otherwise.
Pre-order your copy today!
November 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Sarabeth’s Garage by Melanie Florence and illustrated by Nadia Alam is officially a Heather’s Pick at Indigo!
A heartwarming picture book that celebrates doing your own thing — even when the world (or grandma 😉) expects otherwise.
Pre-order your copy today!
A heartwarming picture book that celebrates doing your own thing — even when the world (or grandma 😉) expects otherwise.
Pre-order your copy today!
We’re thrilled to share that PLAY YOU FOR IT by Samantha Saldivar is a USA Today bestseller!
Order your copy today to see what everyone is talking about!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
Order your copy today to see what everyone is talking about!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
October 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We’re thrilled to share that PLAY YOU FOR IT by Samantha Saldivar is a USA Today bestseller!
Order your copy today to see what everyone is talking about!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
Order your copy today to see what everyone is talking about!
Samantha is represented by Jo Ramsay.
Congratulations, Samantha!
Congratulations to Danny Ramadan on being named a Canada Scholar by Library and Archives Canada!
This recognition celebrates his dedication to storytelling, culture, and preserving important narratives for generations to come.
Danny is represented by Rachel Letofsky.
This recognition celebrates his dedication to storytelling, culture, and preserving important narratives for generations to come.
Danny is represented by Rachel Letofsky.
October 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Congratulations to Danny Ramadan on being named a Canada Scholar by Library and Archives Canada!
This recognition celebrates his dedication to storytelling, culture, and preserving important narratives for generations to come.
Danny is represented by Rachel Letofsky.
This recognition celebrates his dedication to storytelling, culture, and preserving important narratives for generations to come.
Danny is represented by Rachel Letofsky.
Two of our own have made the longlist for the 32nd annual Hamilton Literary Awards! 🙌
✨ Gary Barwin — Scandal in the Alphorn Factory (Fiction)
💙 Sylvia McNicoll — Blue to the Sky (Children’s Literature)
Gary is represented by Evan Brown and Samantha Haywood at Transatlantic Agency.
✨ Gary Barwin — Scandal in the Alphorn Factory (Fiction)
💙 Sylvia McNicoll — Blue to the Sky (Children’s Literature)
Gary is represented by Evan Brown and Samantha Haywood at Transatlantic Agency.
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Two of our own have made the longlist for the 32nd annual Hamilton Literary Awards! 🙌
✨ Gary Barwin — Scandal in the Alphorn Factory (Fiction)
💙 Sylvia McNicoll — Blue to the Sky (Children’s Literature)
Gary is represented by Evan Brown and Samantha Haywood at Transatlantic Agency.
✨ Gary Barwin — Scandal in the Alphorn Factory (Fiction)
💙 Sylvia McNicoll — Blue to the Sky (Children’s Literature)
Gary is represented by Evan Brown and Samantha Haywood at Transatlantic Agency.
"Fascinating... Spam: A Global History nimbly uncovers the means by which this processed meat has become enmeshed in international foodways."
Kelly A. Spring shows Spam isn’t just a sandwich filler, it’s history!
Kelly is represented by Brenna English-Loeb.
Congratulations, Kelly!
Kelly A. Spring shows Spam isn’t just a sandwich filler, it’s history!
Kelly is represented by Brenna English-Loeb.
Congratulations, Kelly!
October 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"Fascinating... Spam: A Global History nimbly uncovers the means by which this processed meat has become enmeshed in international foodways."
Kelly A. Spring shows Spam isn’t just a sandwich filler, it’s history!
Kelly is represented by Brenna English-Loeb.
Congratulations, Kelly!
Kelly A. Spring shows Spam isn’t just a sandwich filler, it’s history!
Kelly is represented by Brenna English-Loeb.
Congratulations, Kelly!
We are thrilled to share that MAGICAL/REALISM by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal has been named a finalist for the Housatonic Book Awards in the nonfiction category!
Vanessa is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations, Vanessa!
Vanessa is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations, Vanessa!
October 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We are thrilled to share that MAGICAL/REALISM by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal has been named a finalist for the Housatonic Book Awards in the nonfiction category!
Vanessa is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations, Vanessa!
Vanessa is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations, Vanessa!
Big congrats to Elbows Up!: Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance — officially a national bestseller and #1 in Canadian fiction! 🇨🇦✨
Our congratulations to TLA’s Iain Reid and all the remarkable authors who contributed to this inspiring anthology of Canadian storytelling and strength.
Our congratulations to TLA’s Iain Reid and all the remarkable authors who contributed to this inspiring anthology of Canadian storytelling and strength.
October 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Big congrats to Elbows Up!: Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance — officially a national bestseller and #1 in Canadian fiction! 🇨🇦✨
Our congratulations to TLA’s Iain Reid and all the remarkable authors who contributed to this inspiring anthology of Canadian storytelling and strength.
Our congratulations to TLA’s Iain Reid and all the remarkable authors who contributed to this inspiring anthology of Canadian storytelling and strength.
Thrilled to announce that Magical/Realism by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal has been included in ELLE's Shelf Life list of 2025 book recommendations, curated by the brilliant Jaquira Díaz!
October 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Thrilled to announce that Magical/Realism by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal has been included in ELLE's Shelf Life list of 2025 book recommendations, curated by the brilliant Jaquira Díaz!