Susan Golomb
Writers House
Likely Open
Updated: 9/20/2025
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Agent Bio
Susan Golomb has been an agent of literary fiction and non-fiction for over 30 years.
She founded the Susan Golomb Literary Agency in 1988 with Jonathan Franzen as her first client and joined Writers House in 2015.
She is drawn to novels that build and sustain elevated suspense—literary thrillers, psychological dramas, or slow-burn mysteries with emotionally complex characters and high personal stakes.
She’s also seeking book club fiction that balances sharp wit with depth: novels that are voice-driven, thematically rich, and unafraid to be irreverent, hilarious, or bitingly observant.
In general, she gravitates toward fiction with humor, heart, and a strong point of view.
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Writers House is an independent agency that represents authors of adult and children's books, as well as illustrators and estates. It offers in-house services for international licensing, media rights, contracts, and accounting.
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