Barbara Braun Associates, Inc.


Barbara Braun Associates, Inc. is a full service literary agency in New York City. Barbara Braun, president, is joined by associate John F. Baker, and an assistant.

She holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University, has worked as an editor and journalist, as well as a university teacher, and is the author of three books and numerous articles.

We represent both literary and commercial fiction and serious nonfiction, including psychology, biography, history, women's issues, social and political issues, cultural criticism, as well as art, architecture, film, photography, fashion and design.

Our fiction is strong on stories for women, art-related fiction, historical and multicultural stories, and to a lesser extent mysteries and thrillers. We are interested in narrative non-fiction and current affairs books by journalists.

We do not represent poetry, science fiction, fantasy, horror or screenplays.

Our clients' books are represented throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America by various sub-agents.

We are also active in selling motion picture rights to the books we represent, and work with various Hollywood agencies.

Member of Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc.

Commission fees: 15% domestic, 20% foreign.

No reading fees.

Barbara Braun Associates, Inc.
Literary Agency
7 East 14th St #19F
New York, NY 10003

Featured Books

LOOKING FOR SALVATION AT THE DAIRY QUEEN by Susan Gregg Gilmore
“If I had to make a comparison I would compare Gilmore to Fannie Flagg, but Gilmore more than holds her own. This is an unusually engaging novel by a very fine writer who knows exactly what she is doing.” --Lee Smith, author of Saving Grace and On Agate Hill
BILLY BOYLE WORLD WAR II MYSTERY SERIES by James R. Benn
"Characterization and atmosphere carry Benn's third WWII mystery, a convincing blend of fact and fiction" -- Publisher's Weekly "Uncle Ike" (aka General Eisenhower) personally pins silver first lieutenant bars on Billy Boyle in Benn's stellar fifth WWII mystery (after 2009's Evil for Evil. Benn excels at depicting the impact of war on London--the bricks from bombed buildings piled neatly on the streets, families living in Tube stations, "the odor of the Blitz." Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
NON-FICTION
THE BLUE COTTON GOWN by Patricia Harman
"In her sweetly perceptive memoir, [Harman] reveals how her exam room becomes a confessional. Coaxing women in thin blue gowns to share secrets—about abusive boyfriends, OxyContin habits, unplanned pregnancies—she reminds them that they’re not alone.” People Magazine “Utterly true and lyrical as any novel, Harman’s book should be a little classic.” Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Cage of Stars
SURFACES: VISUAL RESEARCH FOR ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS, AND DESIGNERS by Judy Juracek
"Without a doubt, these three volumes comprise an amazing collection of images and information that no theatre designer should be without... inspirational and functional, beautiful and practical." -Theatre Design & Technology