Nancy Yost

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

About

Nancy Yost, a Las Vegas export, started her literary career in the contracts department at Random House, then joined Avon Books as an editor, and worked 15+ years as an agent before starting NYLA in 2009, but her passion for books has been lifelong. In addition to being a world class bookworm, she's an avid scuba diver, recovering opera singer, unrepentant animal lover, and shameless caffeine addict.
Some of her NYT, USAT, and international bestsellers and award-winning authors include—alphabetically!—Ilona Andrews, Linda Castillo, Loretta Chase, Deborah Crombie, Suzanne Enoch, Jeaniene Frost, Karen Hawkins, Miranda James, Beverly Jenkins, Stephanie Laurens, and Victoria Thompson.

Country of Publication

United States

Professional Associations

Member of AALA

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Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Nancy's primary focus is commercial fiction. Her areas of expertise include: crime novels (suspense, mysteries, thrillers—both contemporary and historical); women's fiction (historical romance, accessible upmarket fiction, book club reads, romantic comedies, and any combination thereof); urban fantasy/paranormal; and sci-fi/fantasy.
She looks for complex, engrossing character- and voice-driven reads, great world-building, atmosphere, intelligence, humor, and adorable (or not-so-adorable) animals. She loves learning painlessly, be it history, science, or the arts; and has a special fondness for good gothics and ghost stories.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Females.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Women's Fiction
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime, Historical

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Ghost stories.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Her nonfiction tastes lean in the same direction.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Females.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

History: See guidelines.
Science.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 23 Jul 2026

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