Jim McCarthy

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Mr. Jim McCarthy

Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC

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General

Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC

One Union Square West, Suite 904

New York, NY 10003

Website:: www.dystel.com
AALA Member:: No

Query Methods

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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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Known Clients (current & past)

Jade Adia

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Livia Blackburne

Julia Blackwell

Jessica Brody

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Laura Creedle

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Geoff Herbach

Kosoko Jackson

Serena Kaylor

Phoebe Kitanidis

Katrina Kwan

Remy Lai

Victoria Laurie

Fonda Lee

Shawntelle Madison

Richelle Mead

Tehlor Kay Mejia

Saundra Mitchell

Rebecca Mix

Candice Montgomery

Cynthia Platt

Caroline Richmond

Michelle Rowen

Barb Schwarz

Mindi Scott

Kevin Scott

David Sears

Tess Sharpe

Laura Silverman

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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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Last Update:: 07/29/2022 - Genres updated.

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