Alanna Ramirez began her publishing career in the editorial department at the Berkley Publishing Group and later went to the publicity department at HarperCollins before coming to Trident to work with Ellen Levine. At Trident, Alanna has also been the audio rights Agent and worked directly under Chairman Robert Gottlieb. Alanna has had the privilege of working with such esteemed authors as Christopher Andersen, Russell Banks, Debra Ollivier, Peter Orner, Mary Morris, and T. Jefferson Parker. She has sold book excerpts, short stories, and essays to The Atlantic, BOMB, Granta, Harper’s, Ladies Home Journal, Salon, Slate, and Virginia Quarterly Review, among others. Her interests include literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, pop culture, food and wine, and lifestyle books. Current clients include Dixie Cash, Caprice Crane, Rosalyn Hoffman, Brian Katcher, Nathaniel Lande, Ian Mount, Hal Niedzviecki, Randy Russell, Sarah Sheard, James L. Thane, John M. Thompson, Alex Yates, and Karen Spears Zacharias. She holds a B.A. in History and Journalism from Rutgers University.

Trident Media Group is one of the most successful literary agencies in the world. Trident’s philosophy that publishing is a global business has solidified strong publishing relationships spanning the U.S. and across the globe. Trident’s expansive and impressive list of authors includes bestselling authors Dale Brown, Stephen Colbert, Catherine Coulter, Elizabeth George, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Cesar Millan, Michael Ondaatje, Marilynne Robinson, Louis Sachar, Jon Stewart, the Isaac Asimov Estate, and the Frank Herbert Estate, among others. The agency was created in 2000 by two former William Morris agents, one of which was on the board of directors of William Morris. In 2002 the Ellen Levine Literary Agency merged with Trident. Trident has a strong international presence, sending agents to the Frankfurt Book Fair and London Book Fair where we work to sell our clients’ books internationally.

MYSTERIOUS WAYS by Brian Katcher (Delacorte/ Summer 2012)

LOOK DOWN, THIS IS WHERE IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED by Hal Niedzviecki (City Lights/ Spring 2011)

MAMA B's ON A BUDGET by Rosalyn Hoffman (NAL/ 2012)

UNTIL DEATH by James L. Thane (Dorchester/ April 2011)

THE RESERVOIR: A Novel by John M. Thompson/ co-represented with Ellen Levine (Other Press/ Summer 2011)

THE LAST VINEYARD: Taming Argentina's Wild West and Putting Malbec on the Map by journalist (Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, New York Times, etc.) Ian Mount (Norton/ 2012)

MOONDOGS: A Novel by Alex Yates (Doubleday/ March 2011)

NO PLACE TO DIE by James L. Thane (Dorchester/ July 2010)

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HOMER SINCERE by Nathaniel Lande (Overlook/ May 2010)

BITCHES ON A BUDGET: Sage Advice for Surviving Tough Times in Style by Rosalyn Hoffman (NAL/ January 2010)

SAVING CINNAMON: The Amazing True Story of a Missing Military Puppy and the Desperate Mission to Bring Her Home by Christine Sullivan (St. Martin's Press/ October 2009)

FAMILY AFFAIR: A Novel by Caprice Crane (Bantam/ September 2009)

I am actively seeking new clients. Please e-mail a query letter that includes a description of your project, your bio, and any other relevant publishing credits. No attachments. Please note that I am not looking for genre fiction (romance, mysteries, thrillers, science fiction).