Joanna Kaliszewska

An agent with The bks Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

Joanna started her publishing career in the rights department of the literary agency, Aitken, Stone and Wylie. After short stints at Harper Collins and Gaia Books she settled at Hachette where she spent the next 20 years in a variety of roles in the rights departments of their trade divisions, latterly as the Head of Rights for John Murray Press.
While at Hachette she worked with authors ranging from the Booker short-listed Fiona Mozley to the bestselling spy-thriller writer Mick Herron. Her literary taste is very broad, she is equally happy reading a prize-winning literary novel, reading group fiction or a crime procedural.
She is the Rights Director at The bks Agency, as well as developing her own list as an Agent.

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United Kingdom

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Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Collapse section Fiction Open

I am looking primarily for crime and thriller.

Audience:

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

Genres:

Mystery/Crime Subgenre: Crime
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

On the non-fiction side, I am looking for expert-lead books on health and wellness.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Health/Medicine.
Lifestyle: See guidelines.

Submissions:

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

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We have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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1 response is pending (52 days waiting).

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Most recent response reported was received on 20 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 06 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 16 Sep 2026 21:43 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 21 Aug 2026

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