Carol Mann

 

Carol Mann formed her own agency in 1977 after working as an editor for two years. She has overseen the careers of a diverse group of talented authors in the forty years since. Carol specializes in non-fiction (health/medical, religion, spirituality, self-help, parenting, current affairs, history, narrative non-fiction) while also taking on the occasional fiction writer. She has and continues to represent an eclectic group of clients that include : Paul Auster, Marita Golden, Tim Egan, Mary J. Blige, Thomas Sowell, Drs. Brock and Fernette Eades, Dr. Satchin Panda, Dr. Dennis Proffitt, Pam Liflander, Dr. Nancy Segal, Lauren Winner.

Gareth Esersky

 

Gareth Esersky held editorial positions at four trade publishing houses and worked as a book producer and consultant before joining the Carol Mann Agency in 1993. She represents nonfiction authors whose work falls into the following categories: mind/body/spirit, health, nutrition, psychology, parenting, spirituality, and literary and narrative nonfiction and memoir. She can be reached at gareth@carolmannagency.com

 

Joanne Wyckoff

 

Joanne Wyckoff joined the Carol Mann Agency in 2011 after spending five years with Zachary Shuster Harmsworth. Before becoming an agent, Joanne was a Senior Editor at Ballantine, a division of Random House, and Executive Editor at Beacon Press. Among the authors she worked with as an editor are Michael Thompson, Ph.D., Judith Thurman, Mary Pipher, Karen Armstrong, Bruce Barcott, Louise DeSalvo, Sven Birkerts, Jonathan Kirsch, and Anne Lamott. 

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Dani Segelbaum

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Dani Segelbaum is Vice President, Literary Agent, and Subsidiary Rights Director at the Carol Mann Agency. She is interested in both fiction and non-fiction. Dani is seeking non-fiction titles with an emphasis on politics, women’s issues, popular culture, and current events. Dani also loves memoir, narrative non-fiction, lifestyle, and cookbooks. In fiction, she is looking for literary and upmarket adult fiction including debut, historical, rom-coms, mysteries, and women’s fiction. In both fiction and non-fiction, Dani hopes to work with authors from diverse backgrounds to tell stories that are important to them. She loves compelling narrators and is drawn to writing that is voice-driven, highly transporting, and features unique perspectives and marginalized voices.

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Hannah Braden

Hannah Braden joined the Carol Mann Agency as an assistant in early 2023. She is a Dean’s List student who recently graduated from Emerson College with a degree in Publishing in December 2022, and now attends NYU's School of Professional Studies where she is studying to receive a master's degree in publishing. She is passionate about foreign culture, food, and books due to her time overseas, and wants to use her international experience to create a more diverse publishing industry.