Randi Murray
Randi Murray specializes in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction, and had her own literary agency prior to joining DeFiore and Company in 2007. Her list of writers includes Joyce Maynard, public radio's Ira Glass, comedian David Brenner and several debut writers. In January 2008 she was listed by Poets and Writers magazine as one of "Twenty-One Agents You Should Know".

Randi became a literary agent in 2001 after working in the world of finance, at Goldman Sachs as both an investment banker and an equity research analyst, and at Cornerstone Research as Chief Administrative Officer. She lives in the San Francisco area, and is on the UC Berkeley Parents Advisory Board.

In fiction, Randi is always looking for that heart-pounding reaction to a new voice that transports the reader to a world you're curious about. She's interested in literary fiction, historical fiction, cosy mysteries and women's fiction.

On the nonfiction side, Randi is only interested in narrative non- fiction (no advice, how-to or self-help). She believes that narrative nonfiction has to read like the best fiction, with the only difference being that the story you're being told is actually true. She's interested in memoir, history, biography, popular science, food narrative and women's issues.

Randi is NOT interested in young adult/childrens' books, sci-fi/ fantasty, thrillers, romance or poetry.

Fiction Highlights:

  • Sue Guiney (TANGLED ROOTS)
  • Clare Langley-Hawthorne (CONSEQUENCES OF SIN, THE SERPENT AND THE SCORPION)
  • Keith Raffel (DOT DEAD)

Narrative Nonfiction Highlights:

  • Don Borchert (FREE FOR ALL)
  • David Brenner (I THINK THERE'S A TERRORIST IN MY SOUP)
  • Justin Catanoso (MY COUSIN THE SAINT)
  • Ayn Gailey (PORNOLOGY)
  • Diana Joseph (I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY)
  • Joyce Maynard (INTERNAL COMBUSTION)
  • Richard Muller (PHYSICS FOR FUTURE PRESIDENTS)
  • Mickey Podell-Raber and Charlie Pignone (THE COPA)
  • Bonny Wolf (TALKING WITH MY MOUTH FULL)

How to Query Randi Murray

If your work fits the categories described above please send an EMAIL QUERY to queryrandi@defioreandco.com with the following:

  • Brief description of your book (1-2 paragraphs)
  • Your publishing history, if any
  • Brief bio (education, career history)
  • What materials are available (full ms for fiction; proposal and sample chapters or full ms for nonfiction)
  • Recently published books that might be comparable to yours
  • DO NOT INCLUDE ANY ATTACHMENTS.
  • You can expect a response within 4-6 weeks of initial query. If you have another offer of representation and would still like to be considered, please e-mail randi@defioreandco.com with that message.
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