Margaret Sutherland Brown (Agent)
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Margaret Sutherland Brown is a Vice President and literary agent at Folio Literary Management, representing literary and upmarket commercial fiction and select narrative non-fiction. She was previously an agent at Emma Sweeney Agency, LLC. Before becoming an agent, she spent the first seven years of her career in editorial, primarily at Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press. She is proud to work with immensely talented authors, including NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers; winners of the Asian/ Pacific American Award in Literature, the National Jewish Book Award, the Ploughshares Emerging Writer Award; finalists for the National Book Award, the PEN/ Hemingway Award, the California Book Award, and the Women's Prize; Indie Next Pick and NYT Editor's Choice authors; and authors chosen for national book clubs such as Reese's Book Club, Book of the Month Club, Barnes & Noble Discovery, and Target.
Margaret Sutherland Brown's Availability During Manuscript Mart Fall 2025:
- Thursday, November 13: 10:00–4:00
Please register with Margaret Sutherland Brown ONLY if you can be available within the time windows above.
Zoom Meetings with Margaret will be scheduled within these time periods (all EDT), but are subject to change. If Margaret must make a change to this schedule, we will arrange a mutually agreeable Zoom time outside of Manuscript Mart Week.
What I'm Looking For
--Voice-driven, idiosyncratic and searing novels in the vein of the books of Melissa Broder, Rachel Cusk, Julia May Jonas (VLADIMIR), Katie Kitamura, Raven Leilani (LUSTER), Jenny Offill, Helen Phillips, Dana Spiotta, and Rachel Yoder (NIGHTBITCH)
--Multi-generational, sweeping, and emotionally-engaging novels like Brit Bennett's THE MOTHERS, Miranda Cowley Heller's THE PAPER PALACE, Xochitl Gonzalez's OLGA DIES DREAMING, Tayari Jones' AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE, Rebecca Makkai's THE GREAT BELIEVERS, Torrey Peters' DETRANSITION, BABY, and Audrey Niffenegger's THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE
--Intelligent, witty, and fully-realized page-turners like the books of Rumaan Alam, Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan, Laura Dave, Patricia Lockwood's NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS, Kiley Reid's SUCH A FUN AGE, and Colson Whitehead's SAG HARBOR
--Dark, spiky, psychologically-rich thrillers like the novels of Megan Abbott, Gillian Flynn, Katie Gutierrez, Jessica Knoll, and Gin Phillips (FIERCE KINGDOM)
--Literary historical fiction that immerses its reader completely in another fascinating era: think the novels of Jo Baker, Esi Edugyan, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Lauren Groff, Janice Y.K. Lee, Hilary Mantel, Maggie O'Farrell, Maggie Shipstead, and Amor Towles
--Fresh re-imaginings of mythology and fairy tales for adult readers, from Silvia Moreno-Garcia's MEXICAN GOTHIC to Madeleine Miller's CIRCE to Robin McKinley and Naomi Novik's novels
--Paradigm-shifting non-fiction with a sociological bent like Matthew Desmond's EVICTED, Jill Leovy's GHETTOSIDE, and the books of Peggy Orenstein and Bee Wilson
--Narrative non-fiction with an inimitable take on contemporary life from a female perspective, as found in the books of Sloane Crosley and Nora Ephron as well as in Lauren Collins' WHEN IN FRENCH and Lisa Taddeo's THREE WOMEN
--Illuminating books about parenting and family life, both narrative and prescriptive, like Angela Garbes LIKE A MOTHER, Julie Lythcott-Haims's HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT, Becky Kennedy's GOOD INSIDE, Eve Rodsky's FAIR PLAY, and Jennifer Senior's ALL JOY AND NO FUN
Sample Titles or Authors
Vanessa Hua's A RIVER OF STARS
Danie Shokoohi's GLASS GIRLS
Rowan Beaird's THE DIVORCEES
Specializes In / Will Consider
Specializes In/Will Consider:
FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Crime, Family Saga, LGBTQIA+, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction, Thrillers/Suspense, Short Story Collections
WILL CONSIDER: Fantasy, Humor/Satire, Mystery
Margaret also represents NONFICTION.