Mark Gottlieb SVP and Literary Agent at Trident Media Group

Mark Gottlieb SVP and Literary Agent at Trident Media Group Trident Media Group SVP and literary agent Mark Owen Gottlieb works at publishing's leading literary agency Trident Media Group in New York City.

He is highly ranked in book deals and is actively building his client list of authors. Mark Gottlieb is a senior vice president and prominent literary agent working at book publishing’s leading literary agency Trident Media Group in New York City. He has ranked highly among literary agents across the industry for overall number of deals and other individual categories. While at Trident Media Group

, Mark Gottlieb has represented New York Times bestselling authors as well as major award-winning authors. He has optioned and sold numerous books to production companies and studios for film and TV adaptation. Mark Gottlieb greatly enjoys working with authors to help manage and grow their careers with the resources available at Trident Media Group. In addition to having worked at the company’s Foreign Rights Department, he also ran the company’s Audiobook Department. Utilizing his drive and intuition for discovering talented writers, he is currently expanding his client list of authors. As a literary agent he looks forward to bringing authors to the largest possible audience.

04/06/2025

Crazy day yesterday! Dropped into for another sneaky book signing. As I grab one of the books, this lovely lady comes up to me and says "I just read that book in one night." I said, "I wrote that book." Always a treat to meet a reader. Right now Barnes and Noble is running a buy one get 50 percent off promo. Who knows, you might find a signed copy...

04/05/2025

The American Booksellers Association complained to the Department of Justice that Amazon will further entrench its dominance in e-commerce if it acquires TikTok.

04/05/2025

Sallie Bingham will receive $1,000 and possible publication in The Thomas Wolfe Review.

Final judge Judy Goldman said of Bingham’s entry, “Such a clear, confident voice in this story! The author goes from start to finish with that rough-hewn, straightforward, unadorned, intimate style. I was hooked the minute I read about that darned chandelier all the way through to the very last word. And now, days after reading the story for the first time, then the second time, I’m still thinking about it, wondering how those very real characters are doing.”

Goldman also selected “Aimee” by NCWN member Diane McPhail for honorable mention.

“The author is a writer of great skill and precision.” Goldman said of McPhail’s entry. “So many soul-stirring passages here. Passages that break your heart and then pat you on the arm to say everything’s going to be all right. The love contained in these pages is extraordinary.”

Read the full press release here: https://www.ncwriters.org/news/network-news/great-granddaughter-of-thomas-wolfe-character-wins-thomas-wolfe-fiction-prize/

04/04/2025

It's Feedback Friday! Thanks to Elkington for your kind thoughts on The Orphanage By The Lake.

04/03/2025
04/03/2025

New announcement! I'll be at Thought Bubble this November! Will be bringing City of Dragons 1, 2 & 3, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and Cooking with Monsters 1 & 2.

Excited to see everyone again!

04/03/2025
Writers! Only 5 spots left:Rising Above the Competition with Comp TitlesZoom Seminar w/ literary agent Mark Gottlieb4/19...
04/03/2025

Writers! Only 5 spots left:
Rising Above the Competition with Comp Titles
Zoom Seminar w/ literary agent Mark Gottlieb
4/19 1PM EST
Learn how to find the perfect comps & position your book for success.
Register now: https://writingworkshops.com/products/literary-agent-series-rising-above-the-competition-with-comp-titles

Literary Agent Mark Gottlieb’s class is an intensive on the many ways new writers hoping to become published authors often ask themselves, I’ve written a book…now what? Chances are, the first thing they need is a literary agent.

After 25 years, NaNoWriMo is shutting down—citing financial strain, but rocked by controversy after supporting AI in cre...
04/02/2025

After 25 years, NaNoWriMo is shutting down—citing financial strain, but rocked by controversy after supporting AI in creative writing and failing to protect young users on its forums. A cautionary tale for online creative communities.

NaNoWriMo, a 25-year-old online writing community-turned-nonprofit, announced on Monday evening that it is shutting down. NaNoWriMo -- an abbreviation of

🚨 Entire staff of the federal agency that funds U.S. libraries & museums — the IMLS — has been placed on administrative ...
04/01/2025

🚨 Entire staff of the federal agency that funds U.S. libraries & museums — the IMLS — has been placed on administrative leave under Trump’s latest executive order.

Grants frozen. Programs at risk. Small & rural libraries could be hit hardest.

📚🔗

The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave Monday morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

04/01/2025
“Naomi McDougall Jones, author of “The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of  ,” wrote in ...
03/31/2025

“Naomi McDougall Jones, author of “The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of ,” wrote in a 2020 Ms. article how the industry is so entrenched in a patriarchal, racial, cultural system, that only white men are elevated. To change it, Jones says, requires a “concerted, sustained and radical effort.” Until then, women will be competing in a system that is inherently against them at every level.”

A Cleveland filmmaker and a former Hollywood effects artist are defying industry barriers by building an inclusive, independent film community in Northeast Ohio — one dream, one project at a time, writes columnist Leslie Kouba.

Exciting book news!BIG ISLAND by USA Today bestselling author Daniel G. Miller has just sold to Mary Altman at Poisoned ...
03/30/2025

Exciting book news!

BIG ISLAND by USA Today bestselling author Daniel G. Miller has just sold to Mary Altman at Poisoned Pen Press in a six-figure deal!

Pitched as Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid’s Secret meets Alex Michaelides’s The Silent Patient, this gripping psychological thriller follows a woman haunted by her past who returns to a remote island—where the line between reality and delusion begins to unravel, revealing a chilling truth about herself and those around her.

Congrats to Daniel on this huge milestone!

Proudly represented by Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group
Foreign rights: [email protected]

Thrilled to share this deal!BIG ISLAND by USA Today bestselling author Daniel G. Miller is coming to Poisoned Pen Press ...
03/30/2025

Thrilled to share this deal!
BIG ISLAND by USA Today bestselling author Daniel G. Miller is coming to Poisoned Pen Press in a six-figure deal!

Pitched as THE HOUSEMAID’S SECRET meets THE SILENT PATIENT, this gripping thriller follows a woman haunted by her past who returns to a remote island—only to discover that the line between reality and delusion is dangerously thin.

Congratulations to Daniel and editor Mary Altman!
Proudly represented by at Trident Media Group.
Foreign rights: [email protected]

Book Deal Announcement!Thrilled to share that Nathan J. Robinson, editor-in-chief of Current Affairs and co-author of Th...
03/29/2025

Book Deal Announcement!
Thrilled to share that Nathan J. Robinson, editor-in-chief of Current Affairs and co-author of The Myth of American Idealism, has sold his new book J.D. VANCE AND THE FUTURE OF MAGA POLITICS to Kevin Reilly at St. Martin’s Press!

Pitched in the tradition of Carol Leonnig’s I Alone Can Fix It and Jonathan Karl’s Betrayal, this timely and provocative nonfiction work explores the transformation of J.D. Vance from Trump critic to one of his most powerful enablers—shedding light on what this shift means for the future of the American right.

Represented by Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group.
For international rights: [email protected]

Stay tuned for updates on this important upcoming release!

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Mark Gottlieb, Literary Agent

Mark Gottlieb is a literary agent at Trident Media Group in New York City. He ranks highly among literary agents in overall deals and other categories. With that insight and initiative, he is actively building his client list of new authors. He manages and grows author careers at publishing's leading agency. One of his core values is helping writers realize their book publishing dreams. This is all while ensuring their enjoyment of the book publishing experience. Since his time at Trident Media Group, he has represented New York Times bestselling, as well as award-winning authors. He has also optioned and sold books to film and TV companies. He meets with major studios, producers, agencies and managers to pitch books to them. He previously ran Trident Media Group's Audiobook Department. In that role he helped the Audiobook Department more than double its sales revenue in number of audiobook deals and amount of money for audiobook deals. Prior to that he served as Executive Assistant to the literary agency's Chairman. Before that he worked in Foreign Rights. There he worked closely with the Director of the department, in seeing books sold to foreign publishers from around the world. He continues to work in the area of foreign rights. He continually attends the major international book fairs. This is in addition to meeting with foreign book publishers throughout the year.Prior to his time at the agency, he worked in Production at Penguin Books, handling production for various book imprints. He attended Emerson College where he obtained a degree in Writing, Literature and Publishing. He was a founding member of the Undergraduate Students for Publishing and later served as the organization’s President. He is actively seeking submissions in all categories. He is looking forward to bringing new authors to the curious minds of their future readers.