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, The New Yorker, 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 Dana Bate, Lori Brighton, Dixie Cash, Caprice Crane, Rosalyn Hoffman, Anna Jeffrey, Brian Katcher, Ian Mount, Hal Niedzviecki, Kate Perry, Frank Sennett, Sarah Sheard, James L. Thane, John M. Thompson, Alexander 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.

Forthcoming:

FACE OF THE EARTH by Paula Treick DeBoard (Mira/ 2013)

HOW TO BE A HATER by Caprice Crane (Feiwel and Friends/ Spring 2013)

SAVING EAGLE MITCH: One Good Deed in a Wicked World by Barbara Chepaitis (SUNY Press/ Fall 2012)

THE DUPONT CIRCLE SUPPER CLUB by Dana Bate (Hyperion/ Summer 2012)

GROUPON'S BIGGEST DEAL EVER: The Inside Story of How One Insane Gamble, Tons of Unbelievable Hype, and Millions of Wild Deals Made Billions for One Ballsy Joker by Frank Sennett (St. Martin's/ June 2012)

A SILENCE OF MOCKINGBIRDS: The Memoir of a Murder by Karen Spears Zacharias (MacAdam/Cage / April 2012)

SMART MAMA, SMART MONEY: Raising Happy, Healthy Kids Without Breaking the Bank by Rosalyn Hoffman (NAL/ March 2012)

THE CHURCH VISIBLE by James-Charles Noonan, Jr./ co-represented with Robert Gottlieb (Sterling/ March 2012)

THE VINEYARD AT THE END OF THE WORLD: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec by Ian Mount (Norton/ January 2012)

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

Published titles:

WITH A LITTLE LUCK: a novel by Caprice Crane (Bantam)

THE RESERVOIR: a novel by John M. Thompson/ co-represented with Ellen Levine (Other Press)

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

MOONDOGS: a novel by Alexander Yates (Doubleday)

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

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

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

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)

FAMILY AFFAIR: a novel by Caprice Crane (Bantam)