Leslie Zampetti

Leslie Zampetti

Open Book Literary
Likely Closed
USA
Updated: 11/10/2025
Agent Bio

Leslie Zampetti launched Open Book Literary after experiences with Odom Media Management, Dunham Literary, and The Bent Agency.

Her award-winning and well-reviewed clients write fiction and select nonfiction for children and adults.

A former librarian in special, public, and school libraries, her focus is on finding the right book at the right time for the reader.

Having negotiated with organizations from LexisNexis to elementary school PTAs, she obtains terms that favor her clients while building satisfying relationships with publishers.

After cataloging rocket launch videos for NASA and model rocket ships for elementary school, she welcomes working with the unexpected challenges that pop up in publishing.

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