Nonfiction books are marketed to agents and editors much differently than fiction books. For the resources on this page, download the handout, or read the same information on the list below.
Handout of this page: "Nonfiction Book Publishing Resources"
(one page; downloads as a PDF)
> BOOKS
Write the Perfect Book Proposal: 10 That Sold and Why 2nd Edition by Jeff Herman
Agents, Editors and You: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published by Michelle Howry
How to Write a Book Proposal by Michael Larsen
Literary Agents: What They Do, How They Do It, and How to Find and Work with the Right One for You, Revised and Expanded by Michael Larsen
Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write, Revised and Updated by Elizabeth Lyon
The Art of the Book Proposal by Eric Maisel
Shortest Distance Between You and a Published Book by Susan Page
Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction--and Get It Published by Susan Rabiner, Alfred Fortunato
Guide to Literary Agents 2008 by Chuck Sambuchino
Book Proposals That Sell by W. Terry Whalin
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> MARKETPLACE
Publishers Marketplace
Offers a free Publishers Lunch email service. To subscribe, please visit here: Publishers Lunch.
Agents and Publisher Searches
A guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers.
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"Thanks again for the sessions, they're a great sounding board and focusing tool. And this week the theme was making contacts! Cool!"
--Willow Polson, nonfiction writer, Big Oak Flat, CA
"A good, solid book proposal doesn’t merely sell your book, it helps you write the book."
-- Eric Maisel, author of The Art of the Book Proposal
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