Lucinda Halpern

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

About

With twenty years of experience in corporate and agency publishing, Lucinda serves both sides of the literary and business worlds. An editorially invested partner with a specialty in book marketing strategy, she has an “all in” dedication and work ethic when it comes to representing authors, and a track record of procuring top media placements, lecture engagements, and tv/film deals for her clients.
Lucinda began her publishing career in the Publicity Division of HarperCollins, assisting on campaigns for New York Times bestselling authors like Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt (Freakonomics).
She later joined Scholastic’s Marketing Partnerships Division, developing custom publishing programs to a variety of Fortune 500 companies and global nonprofits.
Her literary representation career at Fletcher & Company (now United Talent), where she also acted as a marketing consultant to Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project.
Today, she represents New York Times, Wall Street Journal and internationally bestselling authors writing in the categories of business, health, lifestyle, popular science, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and upmarket fiction, including New York Times bestselling authors Dan Martell (Buy Back Your Time), novelist Jayne Allen (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted) Susan Peirce Thompson (Bright Line Eating), Jake Wood (Once a Warrior), Cait Flanders (The Year of Less), Paul Jarvis (Company of One), and as a collaborator, the bestselling author of The Nanny Diaries, Nicola Kraus. Client Chris Bailey (The Productivity Project; Hyperfocus) has said, “Never mind my books, I’d trust Lucinda, and the entire team at Lucinda Literary, with my life. Lucinda is the most resourceful person I’ve ever worked with—and she’s given me open, honest, and valuable feedback through each stage of the publishing process.”

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Collapse section Fiction Open

I am currently seeking:
Upmarket fiction that’s cinematic, emotionally resonant, and story-driven—especially family dramas, coming-of-age arcs, or underrepresented perspectives (think Celeste Ng, Liane Moriarty)

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

I’m currently seeking:
• Narrative nonfiction with a unique lens, lived experience, or cultural insight (e.g., clients Michelle Dowd, Nancy Schwartzman, Julien and Kiersten Saunders)
• Self-help and thought leadership from credentialed experts (PhDs, MDs, founders) with platform and original frameworks (e.g., clients Dan Martell, Ron Friedman, Chris Bailey)
• Business and investigative nonfiction in the style of Uncanny Valley, Careless People, or Bad Blood.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Business/Finance.
Health/Medicine.
Lifestyle.
Memoir.
Science.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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