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Peter Steinberg

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United Talent Agency

About the Agent

Peter Steinberg is now at United Talent Agency (UTA) after he joined Fletcher & Company in 2021 from Foundry Literary + Media. He’s represented numerous New York Times bestsellers (including three #1 New York Times bestsellers) and clients have been nominated for or awarded Edgars, The Pulitzer Prize, The Story Prize, The Paris Review Discovery Prize, PEN/Faulkner and National Book Awards. Most recently, The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont was selected for Reese’s Book Club, and The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio was a finalist for the National Book Award. His list includes commercial and literary fiction, sci-fi and fantasy, narrative non-fiction, memoir, self-help, history, true crime, pop culture, humor, and sports. Steinberg is a graduate of NYU film school and worked briefly in the film business prior to becoming a literary agent.

Represented authors

  • David Bajo
  • Ada Calhoun
  • Cathy Day
  • Nina De Gramont
  • Keith Donohue
  • Tim Gunn
  • Max Ludington
  • Drew Perry
  • Alicia Silverstone
  • Brad Watson

Last updated in directory: 3/31/2026