These are the Types of Books We Like to See
Thanks for your interest in Nappaland Literary.
Please be aware that NLA is not a “general interest” agency. We’ve targeted a few, specific book categories to represent. If you send us anything that’s not in these categories, well, that’s like delivering auto parts to a guy who ordered pizza. It just wastes everybody’s time.
What We Represent (in alphabetical order):
- Family/ Parenting
- Historical Nonfiction
- Literary Fiction
- Pop Culture
- Religious Inspiration
- Suspense Fiction
- Women’s Nonfiction
- Young Adult (fiction and nonfiction)
What we Definitely Do NOT Represent (so please don’t send them to us)
- Children’s books
- Memoirs
- Graphic novels
- Romance
- Anything about cats.
To send a query about a proposal, please use the Contact NLA page on this site.
Here’s What We Do (and Don’t Do) for Our Clients
Nappaland Literary Agency is pleased to offer the following services:
- Author representation
- Classroom instruction on writing topics and the business of publishing.
- Contract editorial (for publishers only)
- Manuscript critique (for publishers or literary agencies only)
- Creative consultation (for publishers or literary agencies only)
- Book contract advisement (for authors or publishers)
- Works-for-Hire manuscripts (for publishers or packagers only)
To send a query regarding any of these services, please use our Contact NLA page.
NLA does NOT offer the following services:
- Book doctoring
- Business or legal advice
- Editorial contacts
- Ghostwriting
- “How-to” advice
- Manuscript critiques
- Mentoring
- Referrals.
Queries with these requests will largely go unanswered. Thank you for understanding.
Recommended Literary Agencies
Andrea Hurst Literary Management
www.AndreaHurst.com
The Blythe Daniel Agency
www.TheBlytheDanielAgency.com
The Steve Laube Agency
www.SteveLaube.com
Recommended Websites
ABA (American Booksellers Association)
www.bookweb.org
American Christian Fiction Writers
www.acfw.com
Bookwire
www.bookwire.com
Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference
www.mounthermon.org
Publisher’s Marketplace
www.publishersmarketplace.com
Publishers Weekly
www.publishersweekly.com
The Steve Laube Agency, “Resources” Section
www.stevelaube.com/links.htm
US Copyright Office
www.copyright.gov
Writer’s Digest
www.writersdigest.com
Recommended Books
77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected by Mike Nappa
Be Your Own Literary Agent by Martin Levin
Intellectual Property: The Law of Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks
Madeleine L’Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life
Nappaland Literary has been active in the publishing industry since 1995, and has inked contracts for its authors with many book publishers and imprints, including:
- Aspire
- Augsburg Books
- B&H Publishing Group
- Baker Publishing Group
- Barbour Publishing
- Bean Sprouts
- Chariot/Victor
- David C. Cook
- Fleming H. Revell
- Frontline
- Good Book Co., The
- Group Publishing
- HarperCollins
- Hendrickson-Rose
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Howard Books
- InterVarsity Press
- NavPress
- Promise Press
- Random House
- RiverOak Publishing
- Simon and Schuster
- Sourcebooks
- Standard Publishing
- Strang Book Group
- Thomas Nelson Publishers
- Tyndale House Publishers
- WaterBrook Press
- Zondervan
