Faces of Publishing Interview with Michelle Brower, Agent for Folio Literary Management
Alex C. Telander: What was it that made you decide to become an agent, and when did you know?
Michelle Brower: An agent came to my college to speak, and I was totally amazed- you can get paid to read books and talk to people all the time? I didn’t know for sure that was what I wanted to do, but I got an internship and that sealed the deal.
Alex: How did you become an agent?
Michelle: Oddly enough, I answered an ad on Craigslist for a part-time internship. Once I started, I didn’t want to stop, and worked my way up to agent within that company.
Alex: What does an ordinary day look like for you?
Michelle: I usually start in the morning answering emails from the night before and returning calls. I usually have at least a few meetings or phonecalls scheduled every day, and I have lunch with an editor 2 or 3 times a week (sometimes more!). I often have drinks with an editor after work- really, the only time I have to read or edit happens after work or on the weekends.
