94: Insights from Literary Agent Lori Galvin

Kate, Kristin and Molly speak with agent Lori Galvin about her long career in the food media space. She shares what spurred her decision to move on from editorial work and how agenting required on the job learning and an entrepreneurial approach. She talks about learning to trust in her own taste, why she enjoys working with both fiction and non-fiction titles and the changes she is seeing in the cookbook sphere. After touching on proposals, comp titles and platform building, Lori gives some advice to authors looking for their own agents and what she in particular looks for in an book. Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea NguyenEditor: Abby Cerquitella Mentions Lori Galvin at Aevitas AgencyQuery ManagerEpisode 76: Totally Achievable Zero Waste Cooking with Irene and Mei LiSh*t no one tells you about writing article on Query Manager (scroll down)Kristin Donnelly's mini-course about finding an agent Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the showNotes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir by Kwame OnwuachiPie Squared: Irresistibly Easy Sweet & Savory Slab Pies by Cathy BarrowPerfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking by Margaret Li and Irene Li

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