Nicole Tourtelot
The Gernert Company
Likely Open
Updated: 9/2/2025
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Originally from Los Angeles, Nicole graduated from Columbia University and worked in journalism before transitioning to publishing.
She started her agenting career in 2009 at International Creative Management in New York and went on to work as an agent at Kuhn Projects (now Aevitas Creative Management) and then at DeFiore and Company Literary Management.
Her eclectic list of narrative and prescriptive nonfiction reflects her many interests, including food, lifestyle, advice, pop culture, and memoir.
She joined The Gernert Company in 2020 and works out of the LA office.
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