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Tom Miller

Tom became a literary agent in 2014 after years as an executive & senior editor at publishers including HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Putnam, and Wiley, where he acquired and edited many New York Times bestsellers and dozens of prize-winning books. As an agent, Tom represents mostly nonfiction projects as well as some fiction. Tom has exceptional and longstanding connections to editors at all the major U.S. publishers; he also works closely with foreign agents and editors. He lives and works in Manhattan and loves to travel and meditate.

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