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.

Writers! If you’re getting ready to query—or want to make sure your next round gets real results—I’m teaching a live Zoo...
12/01/2025

Writers! If you’re getting ready to query—or want to make sure your next round gets real results—I’m teaching a live Zoom seminar on writing an effective query letter.

We’ll go over everything you need to stand out in an agent’s inbox:
• Strong hooks
• Smart comps
• What agents actually look for
• What not to do
• How to present your book (and yourself) in the best possible light

If you want to give your book its best shot, I’d love to have you join me.

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Literary Agent Mark Owen Gottlieb’s class is an intensive on query letter writing, also known as the elevator pitch. Join us at Writingworkshops.com.

12/01/2025

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Women of the Fairy Tale Resistance: The Forgotten Founding Mothers of the Fairy Tale and the Stories That They Spun, by Jane Harrington

Long before The Brothers Grimm, there was a sisterhood of writers who defied the patriarchy and launched a literary craze with their feminist fairy tales-these are their stories.

In 17th century Paris, a group of women who called themselves conteuses (female storytellers) came together to weave the very first fairy tales. One of them, Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy, actually coined the term 'fairy tale' and some of these stories contain many familiar (and well-loved) elements that appear in tales like Rapunzel and Beauty and the Beast. Unfortunately, these women, and their tales, have mostly been forgotten to history.

Women of the Fairytale Resistance uncovers seven of these writer's biographies-which are just as compelling as their fairy tales-and retells 12 of their original stories. The women were mostly young noblewomen who were forced into undesirable marriages and did not have the freedom to give their opinions, travel, or choose who they wanted to love. They used their stories as a way of subtly complaining about their husbands and critiquing the oppressive reign of King Louis XIV. The female-empowering, gender-bending tales combine themes like romance, fantasy, and escapism and their protagonists control of their own destiny - something the writers deeply desired in their own lives.

Enchantingly designed with stunning full cover illustrations throughout, this unique and entertaining book will have you rethink everything you know about traditional fairy tales.

Women of the Fairy Tale Resistance is £25.00 (hardback) and is available to order from us here: http://www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk/books/DisplayBookInfo.php?ISBN=9780762488704

12/01/2025
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Christmas Extravaganza on WMAL "All-American Book Club" with Faith-Filled Panel on Christ, Hope & Redemption Eden Gordon Hill host of "The All-American Book Club" Eden Gordon Media, NewsTalk 105.9 FM, and WMAL's "The All-American Book Club" invite readers nationwide to a joyous Christmas Extravaga...

Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁Today I’m grateful for the stories that connect us, the people who inspire us, and the communities—...
11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁
Today I’m grateful for the stories that connect us, the people who inspire us, and the communities—both online and off—that make this work so meaningful. Wishing everyone a day filled with good company, good food, and the kind of conversations that linger like a great book. 🦃📚

11/26/2025

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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.