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.
About Rebekah Winslow
Following her graduation from the University of Texas at Austin, Rebekah first joined the Doug Grad Literary Agency as an intern and is now building her own client list. She is on the hunt for manuscripts with beautifully crafted prose that transport her to different times and places. Ghosts stories, adventure stories, high fantasy stories, detective stories and so on: she enjoys a little bit of everything!
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.
About Rebekah Winslow
Following her graduation from the University of Texas at Austin, Rebekah first joined the Doug Grad Literary Agency as an intern and is now building her own client list. She is on the hunt for manuscripts with beautifully crafted prose that transport her to different times and places. Ghosts stories, adventure stories, high fantasy stories, detective stories and so on: she enjoys a little bit of everything!
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
