Amelia Atlas

About the Agent

Based in the New York office, Amelia Atlas represents both fiction and nonfiction. Her particular interests lie in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction, with a focus on history, current affairs, science, investigative journalism, and cultural criticism. Authors she represents have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list and have been short- or longlisted for prestigious awards including the National Book Award, the International Booker Prize, the NBCC Awards, the NBA “5 Under 35 Award,” and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. In fiction, Amelia seeks bold voices and writers with a strong point of view. In nonfiction, she looks for perspective-changing ideas presented in narrative form. Across both genres, she aspires to represent books that engage the reader intellectually and emotionally. Her notable clients include Afia Atakora, Anelise Chen, Mieko Kawakami, Catherine Grace Katz, Leah Litman, Andrew Martin, Ana Raquel Minian, Samuel Moyn, Mark O’Connell, Alex Press, Maria Reva, Adam Ehrlich Sachs, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, and Joy Williams. She also works with a number of Estates, including those of David Halberstam, Joseph Heller, and Muriel Rukeyser.