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Mr. James McGowan

BookEnds, LLC

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General

James McGowan

BookEnds, LLC

136 Long Hill Rd.
Gillette, NJ 07933
Website:
www.bookendsliterary.com
Twitter (X):
@jmcgowanbks
AALA Member:
Yes (Visit Site)
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Speculative

Non-Fiction

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Known Clients (current & past)
Jennifer Amaris
Olivia Blacke
Katherine Blakeney
Valerie Bolling
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Carolina Coroa
Kris Coronado
Pamela Courtney
Michelle Csolito
Susan Cunningham
Michelle Cusolito
Jill Diamond
Milena Godoy
Julie Gonzalez
Cynthia Harmony
Cheryl Hollon
Mary Ellen Hughes
Kamalani Hurley
Jessica Kulekjian
Dee La Shee
Laura Lavoie
Sherry J Lee
Yong Ling Kang
Estrela Lourenco
Ann McCallum Staats
Malcolm Newsome
Audrey Perrott
James Queally
Sana Rafi
Joelle Retener
Becky Scharnhorst
Debra Shumaker
Adriane Tsai
Deann Wiley
Laura Kat Young
Debbie Zapata
Author Comments
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WiseWizard
10/21/2026 01:34 PM
Queried 10/19
FR 10/20
LiminalMaster
10/21/2026 10:42 AM
Submitted 10/19/26. Denied barely 24 hours later. Assuming query was skipped
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
10/20/2026 09:08 PM
Profile Update: Closed to queries
ann_mariszi
10/20/2026 02:32 AM
Closed to queries - 20 October
meadowthyme
10/19/2026 09:26 PM
Queried 10/15/26
Form rejection 10/19/26

Agent invited me to submit future projects after a personalized R on my last full, but a form rejection regardless.
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Last Update:
10/20/2026 - Closed to queries.
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