Adam Eaglin

Adam Eaglin's taste runs heavily toward narrative nonfiction and literary/upmarket fiction with intellectual heft—he's explicit that he's drawn to non-fiction, with an emphasis on underrepresented voices and perspectives; narrative-driven and investigative journalism; and path-breaking work in the fields of history, politics, arts & culture, science, and technology , and on the fiction side he wants debut literary and upmarket fiction; narrative nonfiction and memoir; journalists and academics writing new takes on culture, politics, and current events , adding that regardless of genre, I'm always interested in diverse voices and underrepresented perspectives, and as a native North Carolinian I am partial to great fiction set in the South . His own craft advice (via a Poets & Writers "recommends" piece) reveals what he responds to on the page: he loves writing where a perspective, angle, frame, or narrative that takes us into an interesting subject in a manner that keeps us engaged and constantly surprises us as we turn the pages... character, scene, and story are doing the work, not just a writer telling us about a subject that may be interesting, but not providing us the narrative vehicle to help animate that interesting subject — i.e., he auto-passes on idea-dumps without scene or propulsion. His client/deal list backs this up: recent sales and clients include David Treuer's *The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee*, Lillian Li's *Number One Chinese Restaurant*, Zoë Schlanger, Forbes reporter Emily Baker-White's TikTok book *Every Screen on the Planet* (sold to Norton, Feb 2025), plus Jennine Capó Crucet, Lawrence Osborne, Ron Rash, and Lisa Servon — a mix of award-caliber literary fiction and deeply reported journalistic nonfiction. On submission mechanics, older agent profiles note he wants to be in touch when you have a finished manuscript to share for fiction, and for nonfiction, a draft of a proposal... A query by e-mail with a full manuscript (for fiction) or a proposal (nonfiction) , while another listing specifies a query letter briefly describing your project and professional background, along with up to three chapters of sample material — so lead with a tight query, keep pages in the body unless asked otherwise, and don't expect him to take a partial/undone nonfiction pitch without a real proposal draft. No explicit MSWL post or dislikes list beyond this turned up in search.