Marina is The Bookseller’s Rising Star of 2023. She joined The Soho Agency in 2016, after working for several years in the editorial departments of Little, Brown and HarperCollins. She has a rare insight into the publishing industry – in addition to her agenting work, she is also a published author, and has studied creative writing at the Faber Academy.
Marina is building a list of upmarket commercial and accessible literary fiction –from twisty crime and thrillers to smart rom-coms and big, sweeping love stories to historical fiction, especially lesser known stories about incredible women from the past – and is actively looking to take on clients in this area. She is looking for strong female leads, plot twists, novels with feminist threads, diverse characters, a-ha moments, the list goes on . . . She is particularly drawn to novels that hit on relatable moral issues and provoke genuine emotional reactions. And even though she isn’t looking for straight sci-fi or fantasy, she has a soft spot for books that have a mythical or magical edge.
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