AMY ELIZABETH BISHOP
Amy Elizabeth Bishop joined DG&B in 2015 after interning for them in 2014. At DG&B, she's cultivating a wide-ranging list in literary and upmarket fiction, expert-driven narrative nonfiction, and select YA, with a special interest in BIPOC voices. Her list includes titles such as The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim (a Reese's Book Club selection and NYT bestseller) and The Silence of Bones by June Hur (a Junior Library Guild selection and Edgar Award nominee). Before diving into the world of publishing, she graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a degree in Creative Writing. Though she grew up upstate, she currently resides in Woodside, Queens. You can find her on Twitter at @amylizbishop.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
Book club fiction, literary fiction, especially interested in AAPI and BIPOC voices.
Contemporary and historical YA.
Nonfiction proposals in the subjects of history, science, or the social sciences with some kind of aim towards deepening a cultural conversation.
SAMPLE TITLES OR AUTHORS
The Last Story of Mina Lee, Nancy Jooyoun Kim
The Silence of Bones, June Hur
The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future Obscene Obsession, Dr. Kelsy Burke
Specializes In
FICTION: Family Saga, Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural, Upmarket Women's Fiction, Young Adult
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues, History, Narrative
Considers
FICTION: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Short Story Collections, Thrillers/Suspense
NONFICTION: Current Affairs, Investigative Journalism, Multi-Cultural, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Women's Concerns