TERRA CHALBERG

After graduating from UCLA and working in film development, Terra Chalberg began her publishing career in 2002 at Scribner. Later, at Simon & Schuster and Simon Spotlight Entertainment (now Gallery), she edited and acquired a diverse list of projects.

Throughout her career as an agent, she has represented a range of fiction and nonfiction writers, including Vanessa Chakour, author of Awakening Artemis; Victoria Fedden, author of This Is Not My Beautiful Life; the late Margaux Fragoso, author of the New York Times and international bestseller Tiger, Tiger; Elizabeth Isadora Gold, author of The Mommy Group; Lexie and Lindsay Kite, authors of More Than a Body; Lori Ostlund, author of the novel After the Parade, and recipient of a Rona Jaffe Award, Flannery O'Connor Award, Edmund White Award, California Book Award, and O. Henry Prize; Andrew Porter, Flannery O'Connor Award-winner and author of the Barnes & Noble Discover selection and Indie Next List pick In Between Days; Melissa Radke, author of Eat Cake. Be Brave.; Bethany Webster, author of Discovering the Inner Mother; and Sara Zaske, author of Achtung Baby.

Terra is closed to queries and not accepting submissions.

For other business, please contact her via terra@chalbergsussman.com.

RACHEL SUSSMAN

A graduate of Brown University, Rachel Sussman worked in the editorial department of Scribner before becoming an agent. She represents a wide range of serious and unserious nonfiction, including psychology, history, memoir, humor, pop culture, and illustrated titles.

Rachel represents clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula, author of the New York Times and international bestseller It’s Not You; psychiatrist and New York Times contributor Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, author of the national bestseller Real Self-Care; the late progressive activist Ady Barkan, subject of the award-winning documentary Not Going Quietly and author of the memoir Eyes to the Wind; Matt Logelin, author of the New York Times bestseller Two Kisses for Maddy, the inspiration for the Netflix film Fatherhood produced by the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions; Lemonada Media co-founder Stephanie Wittels Wachs, author of the Amazon Editors’ Pick Everything is Horrible and Wonderful; Nicole Tersigni, author of the cultural sensation Men to Avoid in Art and Life; and other lovely clients too numerous to include in this list.

Rachel is open to queries for nonfiction only, and is especially interested in thought-provoking self-help, big idea, and narrative projects from historically marginalized voices. You can reach her at rachel@chalbergsussman.com.