Isabelle Bleecker

An agent with Nordlyset Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

An industry veteran with over 30 years in book publishing, now based in New York’s Hudson River Valley, Isabelle Bleecker has devoted her career to words, ideas, and authors. She has held positions across editorial, production, and subsidiary rights in several houses including Rizzoli International, Tuttle Publishing, and the Perseus Books imprints (including Basic Books, Counterpoint Press, Da Capo Press, and PublicAffairs, among others), giving her a thorough insider’s understanding of every aspect of the trade book business. Her agenting focus is on idea-driven nonfiction that expands our understanding of the world in science, investigative journalism, smart self-help, and narrative history, especially history focused on the lost or untold stories of our past, and commentaries on the world in which we live. She also handles literary fiction and YA fiction with an international flair and from voices with fresh new stories and perspectives.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
History.
Lifestyle: Self-help.
Science.
Society/Culture.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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The agent will try to make a decision within 60 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
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Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:30 UTC (7 hours, 37 minutes ago).

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Last Updated: 08 Sep 2026

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