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Mr. Jim McCarthy

Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC

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General

Jim McCarthy

Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC

One Union Square West, Suite 904
New York, NY 10003
Website:
www.dystel.com
AALA Member:
No
Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Action/Adventure
Chick Lit
Children's
Commercial
Contemporary
Family Saga
Fantasy
  • Fantasy, Contemporary/Urban
  • Fantasy, Magical Realism
Graphic Novel
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Middle Grade
  • Middle Grade, Contemporary
  • Middle Grade, Fantasy
  • Middle Grade, Historical
  • Middle Grade, Literary
  • Middle Grade, Mystery
  • Middle Grade, Science Fiction
Multicultural
Mystery
Offbeat/Quirky
Romance
  • Romance, Category
  • Romance, Contemporary
  • Romance, Historical
  • Romance, Paranormal
  • Romance, Thriller/Suspense
Short Story Collections
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
  • Young Adult, Contemporary
  • Young Adult, Fantasy
  • Young Adult, Historical
  • Young Adult, Literary
  • Young Adult, Mystery
  • Young Adult, Paranormal
  • Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
  • Young Adult, Romance
  • Young Adult, Science Fiction

Non-Fiction

Art/Photography
Biography
Cultural/Social Issues
Current Affairs/Politics
History
Journalism
Juvenile/Graphic
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Multicultural
Narrative
Pop Culture
Psychology
Travel
Women's Issues
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Jade Adia
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Victoria Laurie
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Rebecca Mix
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Caroline Richmond
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Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
GinaBMonroe
03/22/2023 03:48 PM
Form Query: 3/22/23

YA fantasy, 99k
jesspende
03/20/2023 03:51 PM
QR: Feb 21, 2023
Rej: Feb 22, 2023

Form rejection

Romance/Thriller, LGBTQ+
kelseymits
03/03/2023 12:22 PM
Queried: 03/02/23 1:44 PM
Form Rejection: 03/03/23 6:54 AM

YA Fantasy 92k words. Guy is speedy. I appreciate that.
caharris7
02/28/2023 11:04 AM
FQ: 2/28/23

YA Fantasy 90k
jesspende
02/27/2023 09:41 AM
FQ: 2/21/23
FR: 2/22/23

71k Adult Romance/Thriller
maevereinbach
02/24/2023 09:12 AM
FQ: 02/23
FR: 02/24

new adult romance 97k
emilygreenjones
02/24/2023 09:02 AM
FQ: 02/23
FR: 02/24
pulsar2023
02/23/2023 07:58 AM
FQ: 2/22
FR: 2/23
KKParfait
02/20/2023 09:09 PM
FQ: 1/14
Full Request: 1/18
Nudged with offer: 02/07
Offer of representation: 02/13
ACCEPTED~~! 02/20

Upper YA Fantasy ~75k words
jd_nyx
02/20/2023 04:17 PM
QM: 2/7/23
FR: 2/8/23

Urban Fantasy 80k

Thank you for thinking of me. Unfortunately, I don't believe that I'm a match for this project at present. I thank you, sincerely, for the chance to consider your work, and I wish you all the best of luck with it
WVfantasy
02/19/2023 05:59 AM
FQ: 2/16/2023
FR: 2/16/2023
Form Rejection in less than 3 hours.
115K adult fantasy
cynocakes
02/13/2023 08:51 AM
Q: 02/10/2023
R: 02/13/2023
Copy paste rejection
PhilUp
02/09/2023 12:21 PM
Wow, that was fast.
Submitted 2/8/23 evening
Form rejection 2/9. 7:37 a.m.
98K adult mystery/thriller
sgoodie33
02/08/2023 07:29 AM
submitted 2/7 late
form rejection 2/8 early morning

64k adult suspense fiction
hester
02/03/2023 11:04 AM
Patrick, thank you so much! I received it a few minutes ago (yay!)
Patrick (Admin)
02/03/2023 10:55 AM
Sorry about the trouble, hester. The outgoing mail service for QueryManager is experiencing some delays. You should get your email soon.
hester
02/03/2023 10:29 AM
Hi everyone! Just subbed through the form but didn't receive a confirmation in my e-mail (I checked spam and it wasn't there either!) Just wondering if this has happened to anyone else.
BevTwomey
02/01/2023 02:56 PM
EQ: 1/11
Full Request!!: 1/12
Rejection: 2/1 “much to admire but wasn’t ultimately convinced I would be the best possible advocate for this project.”
BarronBrown
01/29/2023 04:47 PM
1/27 via Querymanager. YA, 97K words. Form rejection 1/28.
katerowanwrites
01/27/2023 11:42 AM
FQ: 1/24/23
Full! 1/27/23
YA Fantasy 72k
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Profile History
Last Update:
07/29/2022 - Genres updated.
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