Caitlin O’Shaughnessy
The Book Group
Likely Open
Updated: 9/25/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Caitlin O’Shaughnessy joined The Book Group in 2024.
She was previously Vice President and Associate Publisher at Henry Holt & Co where she oversaw marketing and publicity and worked with authors on brand strategy, promotion, and platform development.
Prior to Macmillan she spent over a decade at Penguin Random House, beginning her career at Viking acquiring fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and lifestyle books and later moving to marketing at Penguin Press.
She completed an MBA at NYU Stern and holds a dual degree in English and French Literature from Wesleyan University.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Commercial Fiction
- Thrillers
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- Business
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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