Meg Thompson

About the Agent

Meg Thompson grew up in Lubbock, Texas, and moved to New York to attend New York University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude with a degree in British and American Literature. She began her publishing career in 2002, working as a researcher and fact-checker on President Bill Clinton's memoirs, *My Life*. She then joined LJK Literary Management, LLC in 2005, working there for six years before co-founding the Einstein Thompson Agency with Susanna Einstein. After three successful years, Meg launched her own agency, Thompson Literary LLC. Her clients include #1 New York Times bestselling cookbook author Lisa Leake of *100 Days of Real Food*; New York Times bestsellers Ken Denmead, Kelle Hampton, Tom Hart, Gabrielle Blair, and Jeremy Rifkin; New York Times and New Yorker essayist Tim Kreider; *Daily Rituals* author Mason Currey; adventure reporter and *Ghost Wave* author Chris Dixon; caterer to the stars Mary Giuliani; author of the Gypset series and New York Times Style reporter Julia Chaplin; New Yorker cartoonist and essayist Emily Flake; designer Ayse Birsel; *Octopus!* author, NPR, and Scientific American journalist Katherine Harmon Courage; NPR Science reporter Nell Greenfieldboyce; Missy LeHand biographer Kathryn Smith; Global Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships and Lead Benefit Auctioneer at Christie’s Auction House, Lydia Fenet; women’s rights activists Maria Toorpakai, Tanya Selvaratnam, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; and President of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards, among others. Meg is interested in biography, memoir, music, popular science, politics, social justice, cookbooks, sports, health and wellness, spirituality, fashion, art, design, adult art books, popular culture, and anything that advances our cultural and social dialogue to a more elevated level. Meg is a member of the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA).