Julie Barer
The Book Group
Likely Open
Updated: 9/25/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Julie co-founded The Book Group with her partners Faye Bender, Brettne Bloom and Elisabeth Weed in 2015.
Julie represents a variety of writers across a literary spectrum, with a special emphasis on fiction.
Julie is looking for novels that are deeply rooted in story, with a powerful emotional center and compelling characters.
She loves books with a strong sense of place, and enjoys being transported, challenged, and moved by what she reads.
Her taste is expansive - ranging from old-fashioned, traditional storytelling to genre-bending fiction that breaks the rules.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Fiction
Nonfiction
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About The Book Group
Agency Profile
The Book Group is a full-service literary agency passionately committed to fostering the careers of writers from a diverse range of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, and we represent books for readers of all ages.
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