claire harris | literary agent
@clairemharris.bsky.social
literary agent at helm literary
website: clairemharris.com
more links: linktr.ee/claire_m_harris
website: clairemharris.com
more links: linktr.ee/claire_m_harris
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It’s official I’m writing my first-ever debut book, Dear Environmentalist.
Thank you to my team at @timberpress.bsky.social @clairemharris.bsky.social and @psliterary.bsky.social for believing in this book.
I can’t wait to share more details soon.
Thank you to my team at @timberpress.bsky.social @clairemharris.bsky.social and @psliterary.bsky.social for believing in this book.
I can’t wait to share more details soon.
July 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It’s official I’m writing my first-ever debut book, Dear Environmentalist.
Thank you to my team at @timberpress.bsky.social @clairemharris.bsky.social and @psliterary.bsky.social for believing in this book.
I can’t wait to share more details soon.
Thank you to my team at @timberpress.bsky.social @clairemharris.bsky.social and @psliterary.bsky.social for believing in this book.
I can’t wait to share more details soon.
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Oh hey, new deals announced at Neighborhood this week.
Cozy romantasy, anyone? ✨
Cozy romantasy, anyone? ✨
June 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Oh hey, new deals announced at Neighborhood this week.
Cozy romantasy, anyone? ✨
Cozy romantasy, anyone? ✨
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Get those manuscripts ready ✨ Recommended Reading is opening up for submissions on 06/23! Send us your best short stories before we reach our submissions cap. We can't wait to read your work! 💡⚡
June 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Get those manuscripts ready ✨ Recommended Reading is opening up for submissions on 06/23! Send us your best short stories before we reach our submissions cap. We can't wait to read your work! 💡⚡
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Viking Penguin is hiring an Assistant/Associate Marketing Director, with a focus on nonfiction titles published from Penguin Life, The Open Field and Viking imprints! Job posting can be found here: jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/N...
Assistant/Associate Marketing Director, Viking Penguin Nonfiction - PRH - (Hybrid)
Assistant/Associate Marketing Director, Viking Penguin Nonfiction - PRH - (Hybrid)
jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Viking Penguin is hiring an Assistant/Associate Marketing Director, with a focus on nonfiction titles published from Penguin Life, The Open Field and Viking imprints! Job posting can be found here: jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/N...
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It should not be this hard to find an agent, right??????
It Should Not Be This Hard to Find an Agent
Except...... (And an Excerpt)
www.agentsandbooks.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It should not be this hard to find an agent, right??????
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More good book mail: HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE, the greatly anticipated debut novel from @ambersparks.bsky.social, due out in October! Digging into this one this week.
June 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
More good book mail: HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE, the greatly anticipated debut novel from @ambersparks.bsky.social, due out in October! Digging into this one this week.
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June 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
✨SOME NEWS✨ I’ve joined @helmliterary.bsky.social
!! This is such an exciting move for me, because Jess Regel (the founder of Helm) has been a role model and friend to me since I first started in publishing. I can’t think of a better home for my clients or for me!
!! This is such an exciting move for me, because Jess Regel (the founder of Helm) has been a role model and friend to me since I first started in publishing. I can’t think of a better home for my clients or for me!
May 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
✨SOME NEWS✨ I’ve joined @helmliterary.bsky.social
!! This is such an exciting move for me, because Jess Regel (the founder of Helm) has been a role model and friend to me since I first started in publishing. I can’t think of a better home for my clients or for me!
!! This is such an exciting move for me, because Jess Regel (the founder of Helm) has been a role model and friend to me since I first started in publishing. I can’t think of a better home for my clients or for me!
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GIVE YOURSELF TO THE FOG
09/16/25
09/16/25
April 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
GIVE YOURSELF TO THE FOG
09/16/25
09/16/25
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watch this page for a big ole cover reveal later todayyyy 😶🌫️🐷🦇🌿🧐
April 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
watch this page for a big ole cover reveal later todayyyy 😶🌫️🐷🦇🌿🧐
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This March brings a lineup of must-reads across multiple genres.
From thought-provoking nonfiction to spicy romance to diverse stories for younger readers, there’s something for everyone.
From thought-provoking nonfiction to spicy romance to diverse stories for younger readers, there’s something for everyone.
March 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This March brings a lineup of must-reads across multiple genres.
From thought-provoking nonfiction to spicy romance to diverse stories for younger readers, there’s something for everyone.
From thought-provoking nonfiction to spicy romance to diverse stories for younger readers, there’s something for everyone.
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So excited to announce my cover reveal for 🔥PETER MILES HAS TO DIE🔥 out August 12th, 2025!
Grief, guilt, revenge, and strong female friendships set against the backdrop of a small Texas town.
If sounds like your vibe, pre-order via the link in my bio! 🔥
Grief, guilt, revenge, and strong female friendships set against the backdrop of a small Texas town.
If sounds like your vibe, pre-order via the link in my bio! 🔥
March 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
So excited to announce my cover reveal for 🔥PETER MILES HAS TO DIE🔥 out August 12th, 2025!
Grief, guilt, revenge, and strong female friendships set against the backdrop of a small Texas town.
If sounds like your vibe, pre-order via the link in my bio! 🔥
Grief, guilt, revenge, and strong female friendships set against the backdrop of a small Texas town.
If sounds like your vibe, pre-order via the link in my bio! 🔥
Y’ALL! This book is so amazing—it needed a cover equally as amazing to match! Check out the cover reveal for @strayrhetorist.bsky.social’s debut, PETER MILES HAS TO DIE, coming out August 12!
👇👇
👇👇
So excited to announce my cover reveal for 🔥PETER MILES HAS TO DIE🔥 out August 12th, 2025!
Grief, guilt, revenge, and strong female friendships set against the backdrop of a small Texas town.
If sounds like your vibe, pre-order via the link in my bio! 🔥
Grief, guilt, revenge, and strong female friendships set against the backdrop of a small Texas town.
If sounds like your vibe, pre-order via the link in my bio! 🔥
March 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Y’ALL! This book is so amazing—it needed a cover equally as amazing to match! Check out the cover reveal for @strayrhetorist.bsky.social’s debut, PETER MILES HAS TO DIE, coming out August 12!
👇👇
👇👇
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✨ 2025 THRILLER #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new thriller authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of thrillers, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, and shows, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.
February 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
✨ 2025 THRILLER #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new thriller authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of thrillers, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, and shows, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.
✨ 2025 MYSTERY #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new mystery authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of mysteries, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, and shows, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.
February 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
✨ 2025 MYSTERY #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new mystery authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of mysteries, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, and shows, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.
✨ 2025 ROMANCE #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new romance authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of romance/rom coms, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, shows, and songs, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.
February 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
✨ 2025 ROMANCE #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new romance authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of romance/rom coms, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, shows, and songs, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.
✨ 2025 HORROR #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new horror authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of horror, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, and shows, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.
February 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
✨ 2025 HORROR #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new horror authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of horror, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, and shows, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.
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Good news! You can search Bluesky #MSWL just as well as Twitter Advanced Search.
We recommend searching #MSWL with:
* Your genre
* Possible comp titles
* Date range (if you do frequent searches)
* Keywords related to your book
Demo here! youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE
We recommend searching #MSWL with:
* Your genre
* Possible comp titles
* Date range (if you do frequent searches)
* Keywords related to your book
Demo here! youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE
How To Search #MSWL On Bluesky: Genre, Comps, Date, Keywords
YouTube video by The Manuscript Academy, LLC
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February 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Good news! You can search Bluesky #MSWL just as well as Twitter Advanced Search.
We recommend searching #MSWL with:
* Your genre
* Possible comp titles
* Date range (if you do frequent searches)
* Keywords related to your book
Demo here! youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE
We recommend searching #MSWL with:
* Your genre
* Possible comp titles
* Date range (if you do frequent searches)
* Keywords related to your book
Demo here! youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE
So excited for #MSWL day today! I'll post separate threads with specifics for each genre, but here's a big picture look at what I'm acquiring:
- horror
- romance
- mysteries
- thrillers
- cultural criticisms / narrative nonfiction / true crime
- lifestyle guides / gift books
Can't wait! 💖💖
- horror
- romance
- mysteries
- thrillers
- cultural criticisms / narrative nonfiction / true crime
- lifestyle guides / gift books
Can't wait! 💖💖
February 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So excited for #MSWL day today! I'll post separate threads with specifics for each genre, but here's a big picture look at what I'm acquiring:
- horror
- romance
- mysteries
- thrillers
- cultural criticisms / narrative nonfiction / true crime
- lifestyle guides / gift books
Can't wait! 💖💖
- horror
- romance
- mysteries
- thrillers
- cultural criticisms / narrative nonfiction / true crime
- lifestyle guides / gift books
Can't wait! 💖💖
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On the Wrong Side was featured in Nature! We chatted about how sexual violence became an infuriatingly predictable and ordinary part of women's college experiences, as well as how the tenets of victim advocacy can inform high quality, rigorous research on trauma.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I spent a year studying campus sexual violence. Here’s what I found out
Institutions that don’t respond to sexual-assault allegations are failing to protect people who could be targeted in future, says Nicole Bedera.
www.nature.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
On the Wrong Side was featured in Nature! We chatted about how sexual violence became an infuriatingly predictable and ordinary part of women's college experiences, as well as how the tenets of victim advocacy can inform high quality, rigorous research on trauma.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Congrats to @rebelsam94.bsky.social! 🎂🎉
It's pub day for THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS: STORIES FROM THE BRAM STOKER AWARD-NOMINATED WORLD OF EDENVILLE!
Return to Edenville in this creepy collection of literary horror stories set in the Renfield universe.
It's pub day for THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS: STORIES FROM THE BRAM STOKER AWARD-NOMINATED WORLD OF EDENVILLE!
Return to Edenville in this creepy collection of literary horror stories set in the Renfield universe.
February 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Congrats to @rebelsam94.bsky.social! 🎂🎉
It's pub day for THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS: STORIES FROM THE BRAM STOKER AWARD-NOMINATED WORLD OF EDENVILLE!
Return to Edenville in this creepy collection of literary horror stories set in the Renfield universe.
It's pub day for THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS: STORIES FROM THE BRAM STOKER AWARD-NOMINATED WORLD OF EDENVILLE!
Return to Edenville in this creepy collection of literary horror stories set in the Renfield universe.
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🩸OUT TODAY🩸
in the US & UK
Return to Renfield. Embrace what makes you poorly made. Addiction, depression, loneliness, grief. Give yourself to the Giant and let Him turn you into something better.
Don’t forget! I’m chattin with @drewsof.bsky.social
tonight at 7 pm EST. There’ll be champagne 🥂
in the US & UK
Return to Renfield. Embrace what makes you poorly made. Addiction, depression, loneliness, grief. Give yourself to the Giant and let Him turn you into something better.
Don’t forget! I’m chattin with @drewsof.bsky.social
tonight at 7 pm EST. There’ll be champagne 🥂
February 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🩸OUT TODAY🩸
in the US & UK
Return to Renfield. Embrace what makes you poorly made. Addiction, depression, loneliness, grief. Give yourself to the Giant and let Him turn you into something better.
Don’t forget! I’m chattin with @drewsof.bsky.social
tonight at 7 pm EST. There’ll be champagne 🥂
in the US & UK
Return to Renfield. Embrace what makes you poorly made. Addiction, depression, loneliness, grief. Give yourself to the Giant and let Him turn you into something better.
Don’t forget! I’m chattin with @drewsof.bsky.social
tonight at 7 pm EST. There’ll be champagne 🥂
🚨PUB DAY ALERT! 🚨 The happiest of pub days to THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS by @rebelsam94.bsky.social! This collection has truly been the most fun to work on. I can't recommend it highly enough. But you don’t have to trust me to tell you how great it is—check out these reader reviews instead 👇
February 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🚨PUB DAY ALERT! 🚨 The happiest of pub days to THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS by @rebelsam94.bsky.social! This collection has truly been the most fun to work on. I can't recommend it highly enough. But you don’t have to trust me to tell you how great it is—check out these reader reviews instead 👇
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😱LESS THAN 3 WEEKS😱
I’m insanely humbled and grateful to be able to share this wildly wonderful blurb from @inkwellmonster🥹 Sarah, thank you so much for reading this brutal lil book and for offering your kind words! I cannot wait to share this one with the world🩸
I’m insanely humbled and grateful to be able to share this wildly wonderful blurb from @inkwellmonster🥹 Sarah, thank you so much for reading this brutal lil book and for offering your kind words! I cannot wait to share this one with the world🩸
January 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
😱LESS THAN 3 WEEKS😱
I’m insanely humbled and grateful to be able to share this wildly wonderful blurb from @inkwellmonster🥹 Sarah, thank you so much for reading this brutal lil book and for offering your kind words! I cannot wait to share this one with the world🩸
I’m insanely humbled and grateful to be able to share this wildly wonderful blurb from @inkwellmonster🥹 Sarah, thank you so much for reading this brutal lil book and for offering your kind words! I cannot wait to share this one with the world🩸