Michael Taeckens represents literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. He favors novels and story collections, creative nonfiction (memoirs, essays, hybrid work), cultural studies, history/current events, and exceptional poetry. He also offers strategic marketing and publicity consulting, and he works as a literary agent at Massie & McQuilkin. Current and former authors/projects include Min Jin Lee, Douglas Stuart, Abraham Verghese, Namwali Serpell, Ed Yong, Claire Messud, Ada Limón, Leslie Jamison, Tom Perrotta, Elizabeth McCracken, Kevin Young, Sarah M. Broom, Luis Alberto Urrea, Clint Smith, Maggie Nelson, Ayad Akhtar, Natasha Trethewey, Jeff VanderMeer, Daniyal Mueenuddin, The Whiting Foundation, Edward Carey, Nicole Chung, Nathan Thrall, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Rachel Khong, T. Geronimo Johnson, Madeleine Thien, Jonathan Escoffery, Jordy Rosenberg, and Anthony Veasna So. Click here for a full list.
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