"Though these three twenty somethings have been blinded by love in the past, their hindsight is perfectly keen...The Little Black Book enumerates dating portents with moxie." --Marie Claire

Elizabeth Evans joined the Jean V. Naggar Agency in January, 2010. Previously, she worked for six years with Kimberley Cameron & Associates (formerly the Reece Halsey Agency). Elizabeth specializes in nonfiction, including memoir, current affairs, pop culture, relationships, journalism, history and popular science. She also represents select titles in young adult novels.

Elizabeth enjoys working closely with her authors to fine-tune their proposals and manuscripts. She especially loves launching new authors’ careers. She is always on the lookout for stories of adventure, and books that aspire to foster knowledge and understanding. Recent favorite reads, and books in the vein of what she would like to represent, include Alexandra Fuller’s Don’t Lets Go To The Dogs Tonight, Bill Bryson’s In A Sunburned Country, and Eric Weiner’s The Geography of Bliss.

Elizabeth graduated from Hamilton College and received an MFA from the University of San Francisco.

She is actively seeking:

Lively, fun nonfiction that feels edgy and current. Quirky projects that illuminate unique perspectives. Strong pop culture or pop reference titles with a playful attitude.

Serious nonfiction with a rigorous intellectual drive. Authors who are experts in their fields. Award-winning journalists, academics, speakers, notable scientists. Books that ask big questions.

She does not represent mainstream fiction, children's books, essay anthologies, poetry, short fiction or screenplays.

"These pages would not exist without my super-powered agent, Elizabeth Evans, who had faith that the tiny seedling of an idea that I presented to her would one day be a book. Her intelligent encouragement helped me access a voice that I might otherwise have never found. For this, as well as for her untiring attention to all things large, small and in-between, I am deeply grateful." Mari Ruti, author of THE CASE FOR FALLING IN LOVE

"I owe my agent, Elizabeth Evans, at the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, inestimable thanks for being the first professional to believe fully in this project. Thank you for your keen and literate eye, your professional advice, and your continued support." Lisa Catherine Harper, author of A DOUBLE LIFE: Discovering Motherhood

ONE PUNCH FROM THE PROMISED LAND: Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title (Narrative Nonfiction, forthcoming 2013 from Lyons Press).
THE ETHICAL BUTCHER: Real Food Rules (Food Memoir, forthcoming in Spring 2013 from Soft Skull/Counterpoint Books).
LOVE WITH A CHANCE OF DROWNING (Memoir, forthcoming in Summer 2013 from Hyperion).
THE NEW RULES FOR BLONDES (Pop Culture, forthcoming in Fall 2012 from It Books).
THE SKY BELONGS TO EVERYONE: Traveling from Earth to the Universe (Science, forthcoming in Spring 2013 from Smithsonian Books).
THE CASSOULET SAVED OUR MARRIAGE and Other True Tales from the Family Table (Essay Anthology, forthcoming in Summer 2012 from Shambhala Publishers).
SEARCHING FOR A KING: Muslim Nonviolence and the Future of Islam (History/Current Affairs, forthcoming in Spring 2012 from Potomac Books).
YOUNG THURGOOD: Early Years of a Great Lawyer and Supreme Court Justice (Biography, forthcoming in Spring 2012 from Prometheus Books).
BEYOND THE BEAR (Narrative Nonfiction, forthcoming in June 2012 from St. Martin's Press).
THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF BIG RED FLAGS (Relationships/Advice, June 2011 from Adams Media).
EUROPE ON FIVE WRONG TURNS A DAY: Lost on the Beaten Path with Arthur Frommer's 1963 Guide (General Nonfiction, forthcoming in Spring 2012 from Perigee).
THE PRACTICAL NAPPER: Tips, Facts & Quotes for the Avidly Recumbent (Humor/Gift Book, June 2011 from Andrews McMeel).
DEAD RUN: A True Story of Murder, Mayhem & the Greastest Manhunt of the American West (True Crime, forthcoming in Fall 2011 from St. Martin's Press).
A DOUBLE LIFE: DISCOVERING MOTHERHOOD (Narrative Nonfiction, Spring 2011 from the University of Nebraska Press).
ALIVE INSIDE THE WRECK: THE LIFE OF NATHANAEL WEST (Biography, October 2011 from O/R Books).
iDRAKULA (Cell Novel for Young Adults, October 2010 from Sourcebooks).
THE CASE FOR FALLING IN LOVE (Relationships/Self-Help, Spring 2011 from Sourcebooks).

Jean V. Naggar
Jennifer Weltz
Alice Tasman
Jessica Regel

Elizabeth accepts submissions by email only. All query letters should be included in the body of the email. For nonfiction projects, please attach the complete proposal and sample chapters. Elizabeth will try to respond to all email queries but due to the volume she receives this may not always be possible. If you have not received a reply within three weeks time, please consider this a pass.