Katie Grimm

literary agent, garrulous book collector, bon vivant. she/her

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

In ~personal~ news!

[Michelle R. Brady @BradyMichelleR]

So excited to share that an excerpt of my novel in progress won the Gulf Coast Prize for Fiction this year!! I'm incredibly grateful to @Gulf_Coast and @rachelhengqp for selecting my work. Thank you! 🙏https://t.co/IxrxMQUIsn

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

This novel is a knockout. Thrilled to be working with the brilliant @BradyMichelleR!!

[Michelle R. Brady @BradyMichelleR]

I'M SO EXCITED!!!!! @grimmlit is incredible, and I'm very lucky to be working with her and her team @CurtisBrownLtd!

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

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[Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly]

★ Marissa Higgins shines in this sharp-witted novel of women behaving badly. The question of parenthood haunts the three women, like a destination without a map, and the final reveal is a knockout. @catapult https://t.co/J3bVndu3d9

[Jenny Croft @jenniferlcroft]

Irena Rey is an Indie Next pick—again!! Only six paperbacks a month make it onto this fantastic list compiled by independent booksellers. And since independent booksellers are the smartest people I know about contemporary fiction, this is the highest prize I could possibly get!

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

Query PSA: I'm finally done reading & requesting all queries from 2024 (yes, I know)! I really do read and respond to every one, and my timing has nothing to do with the quality of your work. So thanks for your submissions...and patience!

[Jenny Croft @jenniferlcroft]

I'm so honored and amazed that my novel is one of @WSJ's ten best books of the year. Hundreds of thousands of books are published every year! How could my humble ode to languages and forests be among the best? Thanks to @TobyLichtig for this lovely review. https://t.co/egEeg32Wvx

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

HOW TO SEE THE SKY is part hopeful ode and part guidebook to rediscovering the sky and reorienting our lives. Grateful for Paul’s wisdom, vision and trust! 💫

[Paul Bogard @PaulBogard]

Thrilled to share this incredible news of my next book: How to See the Sky: The Newest Science, the Oldest Questions, and Why They Matter for Life. Huge thanks to @grimmlit and to @bizmitchell at @harperonebooks for immediately seeing the possibilities for telling this story.

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

I'm convinced he bought this site to tank it because it was Too Powerful, so sticking it out here until the bitter end
(but also claimed my name on the🦋 just in case)

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

I thought I was braced for this. But I’m down. I’m out. I’m floating in the sea.

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

@RachelGlickler Sorry! I don't plan on closing ever again so hope it's back soon for you but no rush.

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

Thanks to all the queriers for providing me a good distraction this week! To answer your questions: when in (reasonable) doubt, query. The worst that can happen is a form rejection letter...

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

@RachelGlickler Nope! Is query manager not working?

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

Safe to say that after years of receiving death threats and other literal nonsense, I'm not precious about my inbox. Your maybe too genre or commercial novel is just fine!

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

@LindaWonder Yes, please do send query--thanks!

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

Looking for literary to upmarket fiction and narrative non-fiction that’s ambitious and sticky and can momentarily distract from the world’s horrors but ultimately deepens our relationship with ourselves and fortifies us to engage with and fight for humanity.

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

@italicised Sure! When in doubt, please just query, thanks!

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

In the midst of our slide into fascism and imminent environmental collapse, it seems like a great time to reopen to queries over on Query Manager #amquerying #MSWL

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

@Yaffawiya Definitely, thanks!

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

@ReedReed6 Sure! When in doubt, I always say, go ahead and query, thanks!

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

@_gail_guerrero I technically lean literary, but when in doubt, I always say, go ahead and query, thanks!

[Katie Grimm @grimmlit]

Oh and to say the quiet part out loud: if I follow you on Twitter, I want to see your work.