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Distinguished representation for stories, ideas, and books with lasting life.

Weissman Goldberg represents select authors across literary and commercial fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, children's literature, genre fiction, business, culture, and adaptation-ready work.

Our work is grounded in editorial judgment, genre fluency, strategic rights management, and the careful development of books built to reach readers across formats and markets.

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August 2026 Select lists open by category

Submission Status

Open to selected categories

Updated August 2026: Kirk Heinsberg is open to literary suspense, memoir, crime, and narrative nonfiction. Other agent availability remains category-specific.

Agency Notice

Current guidance

August 2026: Please review agent profiles before querying; fiction, memoir, business, technology, and rights-forward nonfiction lists are being reviewed by category.

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August 2026

Deals & Rights Desk

Weissman Goldberg is scheduling selected august rights conversations for fiction, memoir, business, technology, audio, translation, and adaptation-facing projects.

Editorial Briefing

News & Market Notes

This month, the agency is focused on speculative suspense, memoir, book club fiction, market intelligence, technology culture, and rights-ready leadership titles.

Featured Authors & Titles

A selective shelf from the Weissman Goldberg list: speculative suspense, memoir, romance, political thriller, literary mystery, and serious nonfiction shaped for a lasting readership.

Who We Are

A decade of editorial attention.

Founded in 2016, Weissman Goldberg represents a selective catalogue across fiction, memoir, children's and young adult work, thriller, romance, cultural nonfiction, business, technology, communications, and rights-forward literary properties. The agency remains boutique by design, allowing each client the benefit of close editorial guidance and deliberate career strategy.

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Meet the Agents

Our agents bring backgrounds in publishing, editorial development, translation rights, journalism, and bookselling. Each list is deliberately shaped; each submission window is managed with care.

Portrait of Kirk Heinsberg, Literary Agent at Weissman Goldberg
Open to submissions

Kirk Heinsberg

Literary Agent

Voice-driven fiction and nonfiction in which private choices carry public consequences.

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Portrait of Daniel Weissman, Founding Partner & Rights Strategist at Weissman Goldberg
Open to submissions

Daniel Weissman

Founding Partner & Rights Strategist

Serious nonfiction with strong author authority and translation/audio potential.

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Portrait of Elena Marrow, Founding Partner & Senior Agent at Weissman Goldberg
Limited categories only

Elena Marrow

Founding Partner & Senior Agent

Voice-driven fiction and nonfiction with emotional clarity, public relevance, and long-term rights potential.

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Portrait of Miriam Goldberg, Founding Partner & Managing Agent at Weissman Goldberg
Closed to submissions

Miriam Goldberg

Founding Partner & Managing Agent

Established writers and projects with clear market position and long-term career potential.

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Paused for review

Julian Reed

Senior Agent

High-concept suspense and serious nonfiction about systems under pressure.

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Portrait of Mara Celeste, Rights Director & Senior Agent at Weissman Goldberg
Open to submissions

Mara Celeste

Rights Director & Senior Agent

Fiction and nonfiction with strong translation, audio, and adaptation potential.

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Portrait of Thomas Wren, Senior Agent at Weissman Goldberg
Limited categories only

Thomas Wren

Senior Agent

Books of public consequence, from researched nonfiction to political fiction with moral pressure.

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Portrait of Isabel Vale, Agent at Weissman Goldberg
Open to submissions

Isabel Vale

Agent

Books for emerging and crossover audiences, from literary mystery to digital culture.

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Submissions

Open to selected categories

Kirk Heinsberg is open to literary suspense, memoir, crime, and narrative nonfiction. Other agent availability remains category-specific. We welcome carefully prepared queries in the categories listed in the guidelines, from fiction and memoir to children's literature, genre work, narrative nonfiction, and professional nonfiction. We review queries only through the submission portal.

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