Sandy Lu founded Book Wyrm Literary Agency after more than a decade as a literary agent at boutique agencies. She represents fiction and nonfiction with a taste for the dark, atmospheric, and unexpected.
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What Sandy is looking for
In fiction, Sandy seeks stories with a unique voice, a thrilling plot that makes her miss her bedtime, and characters that linger — bonus points for making her laugh out loud or cry in public. She especially loves historical fiction, atmospheric world-building, and anything dark, twisted, or with a supernatural bent.
Actively seeking
- Historical fiction with atmospheric world-building
- Dark, twisted stories with a supernatural bent
- Nonfiction that connects topics in unexpected ways or explicates complex research for a general audience
- Cutting-edge science, little-known history, and books that teach new ways to think
Notable sales & clients
- You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
- One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose
- The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison
- Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sandy Lu open to queries right now?
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What genres does Sandy Lu represent?
Sandy Lu represents Historical Fiction, Thriller, Horror, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction.
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