Rebecca Sherman

Literary Agent

Writers House

Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

Roger Federer @rogerfederer

pic.twitter.com/TzQhBeuwML

Alright I am putting it out into the universe.

I have a dream of representing a children’s book about competition and sportsmanship...

by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

#mswl ... in case you can help me make this happen.

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

Just told an editor that I am "looking for the NEVER HAVE I EVER of YA novels," and now I am telling you. If you can use the Netflix show as an honest comp to your work, I want to see it. #MSWL

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

Sarah Watson @SarahWatson42

@RebeccAgent THAT'S AMAZING. I was in that Leno call for several minutes and totally confused before I realized I was in the wrong meeting. At least when it's a phone call you can just quietly hang up and pretend like it never happened.
Replying to @SarahWatson42

you know if this was a rom com, this would have been my meet cute. And...if someone tries to write this as YA where a teen signs into the wrong school's distance learning on the first day and meets a boy, I need to agent it... wth... #mswl

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL
Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

In which my affection for Joel Gray only grows...

Playwrights, I am happy to read any Ghostlight YA, middle grade, or picture book manuscripts you write. #amagenting #mswl
nytimes.com/2020/04/22/opi…

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL
Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL
Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL
Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

Tommy Vietor @TVietor08

Still pissed at me. pic.twitter.com/bYIuwfsAut

Librarian friends, has there ever been a picture book starring a dog in a cone (am I missing something obvious)? If not...author/illustrators, here is your inspiration. #mswl

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

And a Becky book about a girl who is at the top of her class and together, but who her boyfriend is and who her family is means she is probably never getting out of small, Midwestern, middle class town...and she knows it. #mswl

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

And YA with a the high school Darlene Conner, all in black, surrounded by family who doesn't know what to do as she dies her hair in the sink. Not a capital D depression book, but a book about how things change when coming of age doesn't go smoothly. #mswl

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

Always looking for the next Darlene Conner, middle grade with a "To Whom It Concerns" protagonist a middle of the country tomboy who is sharp on the outside and may seem too big for her surroundings but still very much just a kid & wants to be loved. #mswl

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

Mark Kelly @ShuttleCDRKelly

I used to have an identical twin brother. Then this happened.... amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/03/14…

Though I am not one for high fantasy or SF, I would raise my hand and say "me, me, me" for a YA set in the near future, back on earth that began with this sentence. #mswl

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL
Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

I have said it before and I say it again. Give me a Middle Grade from the p.o.v. of a girl like Tess or Annie. They are my favorite characters on this show I love a lot. #mswl (Spoiler in the video). nbc.com/this-is-us/vid…

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

I want a chapter bk/MG novel from Annie Pearson's pov (or a girl who's a lot like her). This scene killed me. #mswl
youtube.com/watch?v=PVXpnU…

Rebecca Sherman
@RebeccAgent
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Dual citizen of the Midwest & NYC. Here to talk books, theater, & tennis. Former Gossip Girl suspect.
18 MSWL

Is it a YA novel that passes the Bechdel test? I'm into it. #mswl