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NAME
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Susan Ramer
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AGENCY
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Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
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AAR MEMBER
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Yes
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EMAIL
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dca@doncongdon.com
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AGENCY WEB SITE
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http://doncongdon.com/
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FICTION GENRES
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Literary Fiction
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Commercial Fiction
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Women's Fiction
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Humor/Satire
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Historical Fiction
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NONFICTION GENRES
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History
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Memoirs
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Women's Issues
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Pop Culture
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Narrative
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Psychology
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Cultural/Social Issues
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Humor
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CURRENT STATUS
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This agent accepts queries
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MORE INFORMATION
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SPECIAL INTERESTS
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She represents writers of literary fiction, upmarket commercial fiction (contemporary and historical), and narrative non-fiction.
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She is drawn to an authentic voice, unforgettable characters and a well-crafted story that is emotional in unpredictable ways.
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For non-fiction, her interests include social history, cultural history, smart pop culture (music, film, food, art), women’s and family issues, psychology and mental health, and memoir with a distinctive theme; she particularly likes a narrative that combines a personal thread with reporting and analysis of a broader social or cultural issue.
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In everything, Susan appreciates a sense of humor, especially when it’s on the dark side.
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FACTS/TIDBITS
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EDUCATION
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NEW DEALS
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Fiction
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Literary Fiction
Lynn Messina's BLEAK, pitched as a modern twist on Dickens' Bleak House, with a humorous bite, the story of a young woman's unexpected education through the absurd process of optioning her novel in Hollywood, to Diversion Books, for publication in Summer 2012, by Susan Ramer at Don Congdon Associates.
Fiction
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Literary Fiction
National Book Award winner for Fiction Ellen Gilchrist's VICTORY OVER JAPAN, to Steven Gillis and Dan Wickett at Dzanc Books, in a nice deal, in a twelve-book deal (digital), for publication in Fall 2011 through Spring 2012, by Susan Ramer at Don Congdon Associates.
Fiction
Guggenheim Fellow Robert Downs's TO PLAY THE GAME WELL, about a 70-year-old man hoping to transcend the ordinary accomplishments of his life on the day he plays 36 nerve-wracking holes in a last chance attempt to prove himself as a golfer, to Stephanie Lehmann at Diversion Books, for publication in February 2012, by Susan Ramer at Don Congdon Associates.
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PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
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The Help
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Kathryn Stockett
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Historical Fiction
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Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (February 10, 2009) |
This NYT bestselling debute novel captures the relationship between black domestics and white families during the civil rights era
View book at Amazon
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