Martin-Newens Literary Management, formerly Martin Literary Management, founded in 2003, is a full service literary and media management agency. We focus on representing authors of adult nonfiction, fiction, and books for children and young adults. Our clients’ titles have appeared on the New York Times bestseller and other national bestseller lists, earned strong reviews, received many awards, and garnered national media attention. Many of our clients’ works have been optioned and developed for film and television projects and have helped promote speaking engagements.

We pride ourselves on providing thoughtful and considerate management of our clients. We also pride ourselves on being a modern literary agency capable of developing the many potential ancillary opportunities that exist outside of the book world.

At different phases of her publishing career, Jen has been an author, editor, and publisher, giving her experience in all sides of the business. She is the former publishing director at West Margin Press, an Ingram Content Group company. There, she acquired a wide range of different genres. In her role as head of the agency, Jen applies her 360-view of the publishing business to MNLM, seeking out seasoned talent, fresh, original voices, and exciting new talent.

​A subject matter expert in food and drink titles, Jen spent more than two decades as a cookbook editor and writer (she even went to culinary school!). She’s experienced in working with celebrity chefs, business owners, cooking brands, food bloggers, and accomplished home cooks. At the agency, she has represented a wide range of clients, including surgeons, life coaches, television actors, patient advocates and travel journalists.

We're a traditional agency — we represent human-made work only. If you've used AI to generate text or illustrations, we'd encourage you to seek representation elsewhere.