Chris Parris-Lamb is the guest. He is a literary agent at The Gernert Company in New York City. His clients include Chad Harbach (The Art of Fielding) and Garth Risk Hallberg (City on Fire). The New York Observer says "Mr. Parris-Lamb has managed over the past year to sell a tall stack of books by first-time authors, some of them for money that would please even the most seasoned veterans." Also on this episode: A segment of my conversation with Gina Frangello, author of A Life in Men (Algonquin Books), the official February selection of The TNB Book Club. To hear the full hour with Gina, simply click here and sign up for Other People Premium. Monologue topics: insomnia, TED Talks, anger, disgust, tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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