claire harris | literary agent

Congrats, Isaias! Can’t wait!!!

It’s official I’m writing my first-ever debut book, Dear Environmentalist.

Thank you to my team at @timberpress.bsky.social @clairemharris.bsky.social and @psliterary.bsky.social for believing in this book.

I can’t wait to share more details soon.

Emmy Dean’s A Southern Fried Deal with the Fae, in which a frustrated cashier enters the fae marriage auction for a chance at a literal fantasy life, and gets more than she bargained for when she’s paired with Faery’s naughtiest bachelor, to Rebecca Heymab at Amara, in a three book deal, for publication in winter 2027, by Eric smith at neighborhood literary (world).

Oh hey, new deals announced at Neighborhood this week.

Cozy romantasy, anyone? ✨

Get those manuscripts ready ✨ Recommended Reading is opening up for submissions on 06/23! Send us your best short stories before we reach our submissions cap. We can't wait to read your work! 💡⚡

Viking Penguin is hiring an Assistant/Associate Marketing Director, with a focus on nonfiction titles published from Penguin Life, The Open Field and Viking imprints! Job posting can be found here: jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/N...

It Should Not Be This Hard to Find an Agent Except...... (And an Excerpt)

It should not be this hard to find an agent, right??????

Happy People Don't Live Here, a novel by Amber Sparks

More good book mail: HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE, the greatly anticipated debut novel from @ambersparks.bsky.social, due out in October! Digging into this one this week.

Holy Water Hurts Beast • The Ghostwriter Meet Me at the Crossroads • Strange Houses • Kill Creatures • Be Gay Do Crime I Can Fix Her

NEW BOOKS TODAY! June 3rd, 2025–Congrats everyone!!
@raewilde.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social

It really is!! ☺️☺️

Thanks, Melissa!! 🥰🥰

Thank you!!

Thanks so much 😄😄

Thank you!! 🤩🤩

Hugely excited for this next chapter, and thank you all for your support! I truly have found the best community of people and I am grateful to all of you for your kindness every single day.

Here’s to making some waves over at Helm!! Xx

I am now officially open to queries, so please check out the Helm Literary website for info on what I’m looking for and instructions for how to submit. I wasn't fully caught up on queries from my last agency, so feel free to submit to me at the new agency if you were still waiting for a response.

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✨SOME NEWS✨ I’ve joined @helmliterary.bsky.social
!! This is such an exciting move for me, because Jess Regel (the founder of Helm) has been a role model and friend to me since I first started in publishing. I can’t think of a better home for my clients or for me!

GIVE YOURSELF TO THE FOG
09/16/25

watch this page for a big ole cover reveal later todayyyy 😶‍🌫️🐷🦇🌿🧐

Hi, Eric! 👋👋

I’ve been meaning to watch 9, actually! I love campy slashers so I feel like it’ll be right up my alley.

Seasons 1-6 are my faves (I especially loved 1, 2, and 6), but I stopped watching after 8, so not sure of the newer ones. I haven't watched in soooo long! Any I should be checking out for a binge watch this weekend?? 👀

Yep! I’m always open to queries so feel free to send it over whenever you’re ready! Guidelines on the agency website ☺️☺️

Looking forward to reading!

Image depicts two white shelves on a neutral colored wall. On the top shelf is YOUR UNCONSCIOUS IS SHOWING by Dr. Courtney Tracy. The cover art is an abstract orange to purple gradient with white titling. In the center of the top shelf is ICARUS by K. Ancrum. The cover art is an etching of a the bottom half of a carved bust with a white figure falling from the sky above it. Also on the top shelf is 13 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE by Kate Fussner. The cover art is an illustration of a Black girl and a Caucasian girl standing in front of the Seine with the Eiffel Tower in the background and a transparent ghost girl walking away from them. On the bottom shelf is DRIVE ME HOME by Carly Robyn. The cover art is an illustration of a blonde man with tattooed arms linking pinkies with a brunette woman wearing a pink dress and glucose monitor. In the center of the bottom shelf is THRILL RIDE by Amy Ratcliffe. The cover art is an illustration of a woman in a blue dress tossing a cone of cotton cand

This March brings a lineup of must-reads across multiple genres.

From thought-provoking nonfiction to spicy romance to diverse stories for younger readers, there’s something for everyone.

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So excited to announce my cover reveal for 🔥PETER MILES HAS TO DIE🔥 out August 12th, 2025!

Grief, guilt, revenge, and strong female friendships set against the backdrop of a small Texas town.

If sounds like your vibe, pre-order via the link in my bio! 🔥

Y’ALL! This book is so amazing—it needed a cover equally as amazing to match! Check out the cover reveal for @strayrhetorist.bsky.social’s debut, PETER MILES HAS TO DIE, coming out August 12!

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More to come —

So good!! I wish they did more seasons, I would’ve watched them all

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