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Pitching an Agent: Larry Weissman Literary, LLC

This Brooklyn-based agent seeks journalists with bold voices

By Jill Singer – June 28, 2005

Number of agents: One, though Weissman's wife has begun to contemplate her own list
Number of clients: About 35
Notable clients: Salon.com senior editor Michelle Goldberg (who has a forthcoming book from W.W. Norton; Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Ray Takeyh; Philadelphia writer-at-large Sasha Issenberg, whose Sushi: Big Tuna, Globalization, and the Journey From Sea to Plate is forthcoming from Gotham Books; Philadelphia contributing writer Jason Fagone (Insatiable Appetites: Competitive Eating and The Big Fat American Dream); Philadelphia executive editor Ben Wallace (The Billionaire's Vinegar: The True Story of A President, A Mogul,...

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