ABOUT THE DOUG GRAD LITERARY AGENCY, INC.
The Doug Grad Literary Agency opened for business in 2008, after Doug had spent the previous twenty-two years as a Senior Editor at four major New York publishing houses (Pocket Books/S&S, Ballantine/Random House, New American Library/Penguin USA, Regan Books/HarperCollins).
About Doug Grad (click on About Doug Grad for bio)
Doug's genres of interest: Narrative non-fiction, military, sports, celebrity memoir, thrillers, mysteries, historical fiction, romance, music, style, business, home improvement, cookbooks, self-help, science and theater.
Antenna Books (click on Antenna Books to go to that website)
Doug has a small ebook publishing company, Antenna Books, that is a subsidiary of the agency. It mainly publishes ebook editions of out-of-print titles by agency clients.
Doug participated in all 3 parts of an online agents panel for Write2Thrill (prior to Thrillerfest in 2024). Great discussion, and great info!
write2thrill.org/they-did-what-literary-agents-tell-all-episode-1/
write2thrill.org/they-did-what-literary-agents-tell-all-ep-2/
write2thrill.org/they-did-what-literary-agents-tell-all-ep-3/
Here's a Write2Thrill solo outing from 2023 with Doug:
write2thrill.org/agent-doug-grad/
Doug was mentioned in Publishers Weekly for selling two historical novels by New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara to St. Martin's Press.
book_deals__week_of_may_17_2021.pdf
Doug was interviewed on WGN radio by host Karen Conti for National Author's Day, November 1, 2020!
wgnradio.com/karen-conti/doug-grad-joins-karen-conti-for-national-authors-day
Take a look at Doug's interview in 2011 for Writer's Digest: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/agent-advice-doug-grad-of-the-doug-grad-literary-agency
About Doug Grad (click on About Doug Grad for bio)
Doug's genres of interest: Narrative non-fiction, military, sports, celebrity memoir, thrillers, mysteries, historical fiction, romance, music, style, business, home improvement, cookbooks, self-help, science and theater.
Antenna Books (click on Antenna Books to go to that website)
Doug has a small ebook publishing company, Antenna Books, that is a subsidiary of the agency. It mainly publishes ebook editions of out-of-print titles by agency clients.
Doug participated in all 3 parts of an online agents panel for Write2Thrill (prior to Thrillerfest in 2024). Great discussion, and great info!
write2thrill.org/they-did-what-literary-agents-tell-all-episode-1/
write2thrill.org/they-did-what-literary-agents-tell-all-ep-2/
write2thrill.org/they-did-what-literary-agents-tell-all-ep-3/
Here's a Write2Thrill solo outing from 2023 with Doug:
write2thrill.org/agent-doug-grad/
Doug was mentioned in Publishers Weekly for selling two historical novels by New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara to St. Martin's Press.
book_deals__week_of_may_17_2021.pdf
Doug was interviewed on WGN radio by host Karen Conti for National Author's Day, November 1, 2020!
wgnradio.com/karen-conti/doug-grad-joins-karen-conti-for-national-authors-day
Take a look at Doug's interview in 2011 for Writer's Digest: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/agent-advice-doug-grad-of-the-doug-grad-literary-agency