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What Allison is looking for
Allison is actively acquiring literary and commercial adult fiction, especially focusing on upmarket book club and women’s fiction, romance and rom coms, thrillers and domestic suspense. She loves great storytelling and unforgettable characters, and is always looking for female friendship stories, campus novels, great love stories, family epics, and books about class and cultural identity. She would especially love to find a smart beach read by an author underrepresented in that category. In the non-fiction space, Allison is acquiring select memoir, narrative nonfiction, and the occasional prescriptive project. She loves working with journalists and with experts in their field, and is always
Notable sales & clients
- Too Good to Be True by Carola Lovering
- The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh
- Sociopath by Patric Gagne
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Hear from Allison: interviews & talks
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- 🎙 How Discovery Happens w/ Trellis Agents Stephanie Delman and Allison Hunter — Read the Acknowledgments Podcast (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
Is Allison Hunter open to queries right now?
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What genres does Allison Hunter represent?
Allison Hunter represents Romance, Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction.
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