Mark Gottlieb EVP and Literary Agent at Trident Media Group

Mark Gottlieb EVP and Literary Agent at Trident Media Group Trident Media Group EVP 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.

Thoughtful 🧐 analysis on what authors might expect from the Bartz v. Anthropic settlement — a must-read for anyone follo...
12/22/2025

Thoughtful 🧐 analysis on what authors might expect from the Bartz v. Anthropic settlement — a must-read for anyone following the case.

Now that the Bartz settlement has passed some initial judicial hurdles and is moving along, with important deadlines approaching (opt-out and objections are due January 15), we thought it was worth…

📺 Pierce Brosnan calls the Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery merger “unsettling” and says it “doesn’t feel culturally right...
12/21/2025

📺 Pierce Brosnan calls the Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery merger “unsettling” and says it “doesn’t feel culturally right.” Interesting 🧐 take from a Hollywood vet as the streaming landscape shifts. 👀

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'The Thursday Murder Club's Pierce Brosnan is voicing his concerns in the wake of the proposed Netflix takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Assembling comp titles is WAY more than just saying “it’s this meets that.” It requires deep market research, thoughtful...
12/20/2025

Assembling comp titles is WAY more than just saying “it’s this meets that.” It requires deep market research, thoughtful analysis, and testing the strength of those comps to truly position your book for success. Learn how:

Lit Agent Mark Gottlieb’s class on writing effective comp titles for your query letter. This is a publishing-intensive seminar for writers who are query-ready.

🔥 DEAL REPORT 🔥Thrilled to share a killer new deal: MY NEIGHBOR, THE ASSASSIN by USA Today bestselling author Michelle H...
12/20/2025

🔥 DEAL REPORT 🔥

Thrilled to share a killer new deal: MY NEIGHBOR, THE ASSASSIN by USA Today bestselling author Michelle Heard is heading to Montlake in a six-figure, world-rights deal. 💥

Pitched in the vein of Ruthless × Bad Bishop, this story delivers a grumpy ex–mafia assassin in WITSEC, a sunshiny bartender next door, and a romance that turns lethal when the mob catches up—forcing love, secrets, and survival into a race for their HEA. ❤️🔪

Huge congratulations to Michelle and to Maria Gomez and the Montlake team. Onward! 🚀📚

Kit Harington spent a decade as Jon Snow and says he never wants to go near Game of Thrones again — honestly respect the...
12/19/2025

Kit Harington spent a decade as Jon Snow and says he never wants to go near Game of Thrones again — honestly respect the burnout. 😅🔥

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington sounds like he's done playing Jon Snow for good, having spent a decade as the Northerner who knows nothing.

🚫 YouTube just terminated two massive channels — Screen Culture & KH Studio — for using AI to create and spread fake mov...
12/19/2025

🚫 YouTube just terminated two massive channels — Screen Culture & KH Studio — for using AI to create and spread fake movie trailers, cracking down on misleading content and spam. Millions of views gone. What does this mean for AI creativity vs. authenticity? 🤖🎬

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YouTube has terminated two prominent channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, using artificial intelligence to create fake movie trailers.

Such a fun night at the Young Voices NYC Holiday Party 2025 🎄✨ at The Union League ClubGreat energy, great conversations...
12/19/2025

Such a fun night at the Young Voices NYC Holiday Party 2025 🎄✨ at The Union League Club
Great energy, great conversations, and even better company—always a pleasure to celebrate the season with such a vibrant community of writers, thinkers, and creatives. Thanks for a memorable evening!

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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.