Andrea Somberg

About Andrea Somberg

A literary agent for over twenty-five years, I represent a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including projects for adult, young adult and middle grade audiences. My clients’ books have been NYTimes and USA Today Bestsellers, GMA and Target Book Club Picks, winners of ALA’s Alex Award and the Nebula, finalists for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the NYPL Young Lion’s Award, The Edgar Award, The Governor General’s Award, the Lambda Award, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, the Ohioana Award and the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. My books have been Junior Library Guild Selections, PublishersMarketplace’s Buzz Book Selections, and have been named best books of the year by NPR, Kirkus, NYPublic Library and Book of the Month Club. I also actively pursue film and tv rights, and have had projects optioned by HBO Max, 20th Century Fox, Imagine Entertainment, Warner Brothers and others. I teach courses for MediaBistro and Writers Digest on topics such as middle grade, nonfiction, memoir, mystery and thrillers, fantasy and sf and I am always actively looking to take on new authors who write in the following categories: Fiction: literary and upmarket/book club fiction, speculative, horror, thrillers, mystery, fantasy, science fiction Children’s: young adult, middle grade, graphic novel. Nonfiction: memoir, narrative, popular science, pop-culture, humor, how-to, parenting, self-help, lifestyle and crafts. To learn more about my list, please visit me at or the Harvey Klinger agency at If you would like to submit a project to me, please send a query letter and the opening five pages in the body of any email to my email address listed on my website.

Experience

1. Literary Agent

   Harvey Klinger Inc

   Jan 2006 — Present · New York, NY, US

   A literary agent for over ten years, Andrea Somberg represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including projects aimed at a young adult and middle grade audience. Previously an agent at the Donald Maass Agency and Vigliano Associates, she joined Harvey Klinger Inc. in the spring of 2005. Her client list is quite full, however she is always actively looking to take on new authors who write in the following categories: Fiction; literary, commercial, womens fiction, romance, thrillers, mystery, paranormal, fantasy, science fiction, young adult, middle grade. Nonfiction: memoir, narrative, popular science, pop-culture, humor, how-to, parenting, self-help, lifestyle, travel, interior design, crafts, cookbooks, business, sports, health & fitness.Harvey Klinger Inc. began as a one-man, one office literary agency in October, 1977. Over the years, it has grown and expanded, and is widely recognized among the top boutique literary agencies in the publishing industry today. It actively markets film/tv international, and other subsidiary rights, working with a vast network of co-agents in L.A. and around the globe.