DeFiore and Company

DeFiore and Company is a boutique literary agency located in Manhattan's Union Square. Brian DeFiore, the company founder, brings to the business over twenty years of experience in book publishing, as an editor, editor-in-chief and publisher at several distinguished publishing houses. We use our intimate knowledge and expertise in publishing to give our clients an edge in their dealings with publishers, from the initial crafting of the proposal and manuscript, through the negotiation of the deal, and long into the process of editing, marketing, and publicizing the book. With our network of prominent co-agents in the foreign and performance markets, we are aggressive advocates for our clients' work throughout the world.

NEWS: DeFiore and Co. Announces Major Company Expansion (3/2010)
Brian DeFiore of DeFiore and Company announced today a major expansion of his agency with the addition of four new agents, Debra Goldstein, Laura Nolan, Matthew Elblonk and Karen Gerwin. The four, formerly of the agency The Creative Culture, which was founded in 1998 by Ms. Goldstein and Mary Ann Naples (who recently joined the start-up e-commerce site OpenSky) will join current DeFiore and Co. agents Laurie Abkemeier, Kate Garrick, Adam Korn and Adam Schear on March 1st. With nine agents and additional support staff, DeFiore and Co. is now a solidly mid-size agency with a broad list of non-fiction and fiction authors for adults and young adults. Clients that they bring to the agency include Lauren Conrad (LA CANDY) , Danica McKellar (MATH DOESN'T SUCK), SARK (SUCCULENT WILD WOMAN), Stacy Morrison, Lou Paget, MJ Ryan, Frances Cole Jones, Dr. Neal Barnard, and Gesine Bullock-Prado. Info about the new agents and their authors will be incorporated into this website very soon. Please visit again!