Pete Knapp - Park Literary
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Peter is a literary agent at Park Literary & Media. Fueled by the thrill of reading a new story for the first time, he works creatively with clients and the PLM team on marketing, branding initiatives and promotions to get great books into the hands of readers. Before joining PLM, he was a story editor at a book-scouting agency working with film clients.
Pete Knapp - Park Literary
5y ago
Both! I’m looking first and foremost for compelling storytelling, whether it includes a fantastical twist or not ..read more
Pete Knapp - Park Literary
5y ago
Occasionally they’ve come out of the blue, but I’ve found the majority of the time I get updates from editors as they work their way through the acquisitions process ..read more
Pete Knapp - Park Literary
5y ago
You can just resubmit, and in the resubmission note that you previously resubmitted. It’s possible I’ll reply to the other query before I see the resubmission, but feel free to just ignore that and I’ll take a look at the latest as I work my way through my submissions ..read more
Pete Knapp - Park Literary
5y ago
The Kirkus review for THE LAST TRUE POETS OF THE SEA by Julia Drake is in: and it’s a ⭐️! This description really captures the book wonderfully: “A warm, wise, strange meditation on developing the strength to be vulnerable.” Congrats, Julia! Read the full review here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/julia-drake/the-last-true-poets-of-the-sea-drake ..read more
Pete Knapp - Park Literary
5y ago
ICYMI, Knopf BFYR revealed the stunning cover of Kate O’Shaughnessy’s THE LONELY HEART OF MAYBELLE LANE. I love this book: at once sweet and sad, it made me cheer and made me cry. I can’t wait for the world to meet Maybelle! Congrats, Kate ..read more
Pete Knapp - Park Literary
5y ago
@hypable revealed the cover for Francesca Flores’s DIAMOND CITY, the first in a duology about an assassin who uncovers a vast conspiracy that threatens to sink her recently industrialized city into a catastrophic war. How great is this? See the reveal and read an excerpt on Hypable here: https://www.hypable.com/diamond-city-cover-reveal-excerpt ..read more
Pete Knapp - Park Literary
5y ago
Emily Bain Murphy revealed the stunning cover for her equally stunning book SPLINTERS OF SCARLET, about an orphan in a magic-filled 19th century Copenhagen who must risk everything to uncover the truth behind her father’s death so she can protect the only family she has left. This book is SO good ..read more
Pete Knapp - Park Literary
5y ago
‘Diamond City’ cover reveal, excerpt introduces us to the life of an assassin: So excited for the cover reveal of DIAMOND CITY by Francesca Flores. This novel is fantastic: full of magic, intrigue, and steam, it’s set in a city in the throes of an industrial revolution and follows Aina, an assassin trying to carve a place for herself in this world. When Aina fails a mission, she will have little time to set things right – and in the process she’ll uncover a secret conspiracy that threatens to sink the entire region into a catastrophic war ..read more