Jim McCarthy - Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC

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Mr. Jim McCarthy

Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC

One Union Square West, Suite 904

New York, NY 10003

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Website: www.dystel.com

Twitter: JimMcCarthy528

AAR Member: Yes

Accepts Queries Via...

Snail-Mail: Yes

E-Mail: Yes

Online Form: No

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from jaw775

Yesterday 4:01 pm

EQ: 7/15/2019

YA Fantasy 120k

from colacchio (premium member)

Jul 12, 2019 10:06 am

EQ 7/12
98k Adult Fantasy

from SasaHawk

Jul 12, 2019 9:28 am

EQ: 7/11/19
ER: 7/12/19
YA F
Very polite "dear Author" form

from greyowlstudio (premium member)

Jul 10, 2019 2:21 pm

EQ: 7/10
Adult SF/space opera with gay lead character, 117k

from TaylorJ (premium member)

Jun 27, 2019 3:03 pm

EQ: 6/10
FR: 6/10
ER: 6/25

Said there was much he admired but overall didn't feel he'd be the best advocate for the book. So sad about this one; he seems really great! Best of luck to others querying!

YA science fiction, 85K

from Carafoshizzle

Jun 27, 2019 1:12 pm

EQ: 4/9/19
Nudged 6/27
Full request: 6/27
YA sci-fi 58K

from EricaEditor

Jun 26, 2019 11:30 pm

Damn, y'all whine about anything. At least he responded at all, and very fast at that, so of course his form letter will reflect that.

from SoYoureALiar (premium member)

Jun 26, 2019 12:28 pm

EQ: 6/25
ER: 6/26

Ridiculously impersonal form letter, but at least it was fast?

from Stargrave (premium member)

Jun 20, 2019 9:12 pm

EQ: 6/20
ER: 6/20

157k Space Opera

The form letter was extremely impersonal - He couldn't even be bothered to copy-paste the name of the book.

from aceafer (premium member)

Jun 17, 2019 9:29 am

EQ - 5/8
FR - 8/5
ER - 21/5

YA contemp horror, 72K

from ladyvoh (premium member)

Jun 14, 2019 6:56 pm

EQ - 6/13
ER - 6/14
YA Contemporary, 71k

from mfdeluna

Jun 14, 2019 6:58 am

EQ: 6/13/2019
ER: 6/14/2019

Form letter. That was fast!

YA Fantasy 73k

from JoaoFigueiredo (premium member)

Jun 13, 2019 8:42 am

EQ: 6/11
ER: 6/13

Dear Author form rejection.

YA Contemporary Fantasy, 99k

from m_elizabeth

Jun 08, 2019 8:31 am

EQ: 06/04
ER: 06/05

Never had any luck with him... why do I keep doing this to myself? xD

YA Historical Fantasy, 103k

from SeanFallon01

Jun 04, 2019 2:06 pm

EQ - 04/06
FR - 05/06

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