KIELE RAYMOND

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Kiele Raymond joined Thompson Literary Agency in 2017 to seek out bold new voices in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. Her list includes critically acclaimed and award winning writers such as Lee Matalone, Ari Braverman, Peace Adzo Medie, Nichole Perkins, Katie Barnes, and Candice Wuehle. Kiele received her B.A. in Anthropology and English Literature from Johns Hopkins University and her M.A. in the Humanities from the University of Chicago before launching her publishing career as an editor at Simon & Schuster. Her studies in modernism, sociolinguistics, and affect theory continue to influence her reading tastes and she treats each project with great editorial care.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR

I love working with literary fiction that feels deeply rooted in interiority and place. I am also interested in working with more narrative non-fiction that asks hard questions and circumvents simple answers.

SAMPLE TITLES OR AUTHORS

NIGHTBLOOM by Peace Adzo Medie

THE WOODS by Janice Obuchowski

FAIR PLAY by Katie Barnes.

Specializes In

FICTION: Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction

NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues, Investigative Journalism, Narrative

Considers

FICTION: Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction, LGBTQIA+, Short Story Collections

NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues, Investigative Journalism, Narrative, History, Pop Culture