The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are.

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I'm a daydreamer.

I'm a daydreamer.

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel.

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel.

People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open...

People have less privacy and are crammed together in cities, but in the wide open...

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to...

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to...

Write what you care about.

Write what you care about.

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out...

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out...

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country.

You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country.

Sometimes I think I'm a one-trick pony because I'm not very inventive about new ways...

Sometimes I think I'm a one-trick pony because I'm not very inventive about new ways...

I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in...

I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in...

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking...

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking...

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers,...

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers,...

I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.

I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial...

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial...

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.