Bethany Saltman and Jessica Larios-Zarate have joined Wave Literary, a full-service literary agency.
Saltman, who co-hosts the podcast Bookbound, will represent expert-led narrative nonfiction—specifically psychology, big ideas, parenting and business—along with a very select fiction list with a focus on science and stories that change the way we understand what it means to be human. Learn more.
Larios-Zarate will develop a list of historical narrative nonfiction, investigative journalism, art, and pop culture, as well as upmarket commercial fiction, mystery/thrillers, speculative fiction, and literary fiction. Learn more.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
