Lauren E. Abramo joined DGB in 2005 after getting a BA in English at NYU and an MA in Irish Studies at NUI Galway. As VP and Subsidiary Rights Director for the agency she represents a small list of clients and sells rights across the agency. As rights director, she’s sold hundreds of audiobooks and thousands of foreign editions in more than 60 languages and countries. Her personal client list includes award winners, #1 New York Times bestsellers, and books adapted for television and film. Lauren’s interest spans a wide range of categories and genres, with a focus on books by and about people from communities not well represented in publishing. In YA fiction, she is most eagerly looking for contemporary, romance, and thrillers. In adult fiction, her list is primarily smart, accessible fiction in categories such as suspense, romance, book club fiction, and general fiction. Her adult nonfiction list spans many categories, especially where they intersect with social justice, particularly pop culture, psychology, pop science, reportage, media, and contemporary culture.


Lauren wants to see more…

Thrillers with a feminist bent

 

Lauren says...

My love of reading began early, when at three years old, I demanded that if my older brother were going to be taught to read, someone would have to teach me as well. My appetite for reading (and habit of demanding, no doubt) only grew from there!

When I was a kid, family reading time was one of my favorite parts of the day, and I felt tremendous pride when I could re-read on my own the books my mother had read to my brother, sister, and me. As an adult, reading bedtime stories to my nephews via video chat is one of the best parts of my week.

I’m grateful to have a career that offers me the chance to invest my time and energy in books that I love and to help amplify important new voices.