Pitching an Agent: Arthur Klebanoff, Scott Meredith Literary Agency

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This longtime agent has a long backlist but an exclusive roster of active clients

Number of agents: Two
Number of clients: 35 active authors and more than 1,700 titles on the backlist
Notable clients: Paul Krugman (columnist, The New York Times) and Sheila Lukins (The New Basics cookbook), and a significant backlist including books by Arthur C. Clarke, Norman Mailer, and Daniel P. Moynihan.
Percentage of unsolicited material accepted: Very low. Klebanoff's clients almost always come to him via referral. He estimates that he has taken on fewer than 10 clients in the last two to three years.

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