Lucinda Halpern

About the Agent

With twenty years of experience in corporate and agency publishing, Lucinda Halpern serves both the literary and business worlds. An editorially invested partner with a specialty in book marketing strategy, she brings an "all in" dedication and work ethic to representing authors. Her track record includes 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. She later joined Scholastic’s Marketing Partnerships Division, developing custom publishing programs for Fortune 500 companies and global nonprofits. Her literary representation career at Fletcher & Company (now United Talent) included acting as a marketing consultant to Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project. Today, she represents New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and internationally bestselling authors. Her list spans the categories of business, health, lifestyle, popular science, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and upmarket fiction. Notable clients include New York Times bestselling authors Dan Martell (Buy Back Your Time) and Susan Peirce Thompson (Bright Line Eating); novelist Jayne Allen (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted); Jake Wood (Once a Warrior); Cait Flanders (The Year of Less); and Paul Jarvis (Company of One). She also collaborated with Nicola Kraus, bestselling author of The Nanny Diaries. 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.”