LITERARY AGENT
As a Detroit-based agent with Aevitas Creative Management, I represent narrative nonfiction, expert-driven nonfiction, memoir, humor, literary fiction and select illustrated gift, pop culture & prescriptive titles. Recently published books I’ve agented include New York Times bestsellers such as Marisa Franco’s Platonic (Putnam) and Amber Share’s Subpar Parks (Plume), as well as Joe Milan Jr.’s The All American (Norton), Adam Lazarus’s The Wingmen (Kensington/Citadel Press), and R.S. Deeren’s Enough to Lose (Wayne State University Press).
Forthcoming titles include Dr. Steve Nowicki’s Raising A Socially Successful Child (Little, Brown Spark, March 2024); Evan Waite’s Life Wants You Dead (Chronicle Books, April 2024); Jesselyn Cook’s The Quiet Damage (Crown, July 2024); and Amber Share’s Subpar Planet (Plume, October 2024).
I’m interested in literary, narrative, and expert-driven books across history, politics, pop culture, current affairs, tech, science, psychology and the world of sports. Please send all nonfiction queries via QueryManager; any queries sent via email will be deleted unread. (Note: I’m currently closed to fiction queries.)
WRITER
My debut short story collection LOVE STORIES was published in April 2021. Ben Loory called it “a book like a trip through a cartoon amusement park—fun, fast, colorful, strange, bouncy, bendy, and exhilarating.”
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EDITOR
https://reedsy.com/justin-brouckaert
As a freelance editor, I specialize in developmental editing for both fiction and nonfiction, and I also take on select copyediting and book doctoring projects. If you’re interested in hiring me as an editor or collaborator, please contact me via email or through my Reedsy.com profile.
Justin Brouckaert is one of the most conscientious editors with whom I have had the privilege of working. His keen eye and dogged persistence in bringing manuscripts and proposals to their best shape have resulted in some phenomenal sales. I couldn’t recommend him highly enough.
—Madeleine Morel, President/Lead Agent, 2M Communications
On my debut novel, A Ballroom for Ghost Dancing, Justin did a great job of pointing out what I did well, and where the manuscript's primary weaknesses were. He clearly "got" the story and the themes, and was dutiful in his examination of my efforts to convey them. it was easy to get a hold of him if I needed to, he delivered on time, and even made a little extra time to chat with me about the work. I recommend him highly.—John Duffy, Reedsy review
I do virtual coaching sessions by appointment through the Detroit Writing Room. Sign up for an hourlong chat about craft, the business side of creative writing, and the often opaque, convoluted process of getting your book published!
Disclaimer: As a coach, I cannot be queried or pitched for representation. I only offer constructive advice and feedback per the Writing Room guidelines.
