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The Bestselling Author, LLC
Established in 2011, The Bestselling Author has helped 400+ authors get literary agents and/or traditional publishers. Writers who've worked with Literary Agent Undercover, a division of The Bestselling Author, have gotten six-figure book deals; been on the New York Times bestseller list; had their books adapted for TV, stage, and feature film; had their work licensed in 40+ countries; and sold many millions of books.
Notable authors include Nelson Johnson, author of Boardwalk Empire, which Martin Scorsese produced for HBO; Leslie Lehr, author of A Boob's Life, which is currently being adapted for an HBO Max TV series by Salma Hayek; and Scott LeRette, author of The Unbreakable Boy, which was published by Thomas Nelson and is now a major motion picture by Lionsgate starring Patricia Heaton, Zachary Levi, and Amy Acker.
The founder of The Bestselling Author, Mark Malatesta, is a former literary agent, literary agency owner, AAR member, and Marketing & Licensing Manager for the gift and book publisher Blue Mountain Arts. He is now an author coach and consultant. Click here to see Mark Malatesta reviews.
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Fiction/Novels
BIPOC Fiction - H. August
Christian Fiction - K. Sargent
Crime/Mystery Fiction - B. Harper
Mystery/Thriller Fiction - J. Brown
General/Upmarket Fiction - J. Jago
General Fiction - K. Cox
Thriller Fiction - C. LePort
Memoir/Autobiography
Addiction/Recovery - M. Bond
Animals/Inspirational - K. Finley
BIPOC/Inspirational - D. Tolson
BIPOC/Inspirational - L. Subramani
BIPOC/Inspirational - N. Aronheim
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Family/Identity/Holocaust - S. Foti
Women's/Mainstream - E. Armstrong
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We provide 1-on-1 coaching and consulting to both new and established authors of all book genres, in the United States and abroad. Our main focus (400+ success stories) is helping authors get offers from literary agents and/or traditional publishers.
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