Jan Baumer

An agent with Folio Literary Management (see other agents at this agency).

About

From the start of her career in publishing as an acquisitions editor at HarperCollins to her agenting practice at Folio, the one thread that has remained constant for Jan Baumer is her belief that books have the power to create profound change on levels large and small. Jan has had the pleasure of working with some of our world’s leading nonfiction voices – from PhD psychologists to award-winning journalists to business leaders to parenting experts, and beyond.

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Jan is particularly interested in authors who are measurable experts in their field (i.e., impressively credentialed or come with a built-in following) and are looking to change minds, change the world, and change the way people think, interact, and live day-to-day.  The categories she represents are solely nonfiction, specifically smart self-help, psychology, expert and research-driven health, narrative, memoir, parenting, and business, but is open to well executed nonfiction proposals outside of these lanes as well.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Business/Finance: See guidelines.
Children/Family: Parenting/Child care.
Health/Medicine.
Lifestyle: Mind-body-spirit, Self-help.
Memoir.
Religion/Spirituality: General, Spirituality.

Submissions:

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

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Last Updated: 17 Jul 2026

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