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Ms. Julie Barer

The Book Group

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Julie Barer

The Book Group

New York, NY
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Website:
www.thebookgroup.com
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Commercial
Literary Fiction

Non-Fiction

Food/Lifestyle
History
Narrative
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Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
CRogers
03/24/2023 04:26 PM
EQ: 11/7/22
CNR: 3/24/23

YA LGBTQ+ 79k
LuckyRoses01
02/25/2023 01:16 PM
Has anyone querying this agency recently NOT received an automated response?
clarissabright
12/31/2022 02:01 PM
EQ 12/31/22
galian84
12/15/2022 08:02 AM
EQ: 9/15/22
CNR: 12/15/22 - per their website, no response within 3 months is a pass.

99k fantasy romance
riathewolf
11/18/2022 03:50 PM
EQ: 11/18/22

YA Fantasy 91k
histficdebut
09/09/2022 07:52 PM
EQ: 7-25-22

Historical Fiction
85K
msiobhanb
09/09/2022 07:35 PM
EQ: 9/7/22
Literary Fiction 83k words
LightofBeauty
06/27/2022 08:15 PM
EQ: 3/2/22
Nudge: 6/14/22
CNR: 6/27/22
roadmap
06/19/2022 12:31 PM
eq 3/14
CNR 6/19

WF 96k
jchsyu
06/02/2022 11:23 PM
EQ: 3/4/22

CNR: 6/2/22

epic fantasy, 101K
seagull708
05/12/2022 11:43 AM
FYI, told today in rejection that she is quite full of historical fiction manuscripts at this moment so is not taking on new ones.
KDMcQuain
04/22/2022 08:29 PM
EQ 2/21/22
CNR 4/22/22
LGBTQ+ 109k
WyldeGreen
10/18/2021 10:36 AM
...this sounds wonderful but I’m afraid I’m drowning at the moment and therefore not signing anything new.
JeffLRich
10/12/2021 06:57 AM
EQ - 10/8/2021

LGBTQ+ Historical - 75k
andtheotherstars
09/05/2021 05:13 AM
EQ: 05/12/2021
CNR: 09/05/2021

Historical Fantasy 127k
OPKiwi
08/27/2021 02:51 PM
CNR 102 days
Nwriter
05/16/2021 08:17 PM
EQ 5/16/21
annaupt
02/03/2021 09:48 PM
EQ 1/28/21

97k literary
sophiakate
11/12/2020 04:32 PM
ER 11/12/20

85K adult sci fi
DanielKlein
11/11/2020 05:19 AM
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