Jane Rotrosen Agency

What Jane Rotrosen Agency does

Jane Rotrosen Agency (JRA) is a privately held, full-service literary agency founded in 1974 by Jane Rotrosen Berkey in New York City and headquartered in a midtown Manhattan townhouse at 318 E 51st Street. The agency represents authors of commercial fiction and nonfiction — spanning women's fiction, suspense, thriller, mystery, crime, historical fiction, romance, fantasy, YA, memoir, self-help, business, pop culture, wellness, and narrative nonfiction — and provides unified author representation across deal negotiation, career development, brand building, and post-deal rights exploitation. Its client roster includes 1,000+ international and domestic bestsellers, with named brand authors such as Freida McFadden, Kristin Hannah, Tami Hoag, Lisa Gardner, Tess Gerritsen, and Sarah Addison Allen.

The agency's product set is built around three rights layers layered on top of core author representation: (1) subsidiary rights — translation, audio, electronic, book club, and large print — managed by a dedicated in-house team in partnership with a co-agent network spanning 30+ territories and 50+ languages (including named partners such as Andrew Nurnberg Associates across Eastern Europe, Agencia Riff in Brazil, IECO in Spain/Latin America, Big Apple Agency in Greater China and Southeast Asia, Thomas Schlueck in Germany, and others); (2) dramatic rights — film, television, stage, and radio — co-represented with leading entertainment industry talent agencies (with Lionsgate developing a sequel to The Housemaid adaptation as a recent example); and (3) an Audio Bestsellers program that has produced Audie Award winners and New York Times Audio Bestsellers, including a recent RBmedia/Dreamscape audiobook deal. JRA does not develop proprietary technology; its operational backbone is a Squarespace website, a Twitter feed, and standard data/social media management by an in-house Director of Data Management.

JRA earns revenue through the standard literary agency commission model — taking a percentage of advances and royalties on publishing, subsidiary, and dramatic deals — rather than charging authors direct fees or consumer pricing. It is not an investor-backed firm; ownership and control rest with founder Jane Rotrosen Berkey in an executive oversight role and Managing Partner Chris Prestia, supported by roughly 10-20 producing agents and a small business affairs, subsidiary rights, royalties, and HR/accounting staff. The agency is privately held, with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no public listing.

Name

Jane Rotrosen Agency

Legal name

Jane Rotrosen Agency

Website

https://janerotrosen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jane Rotrosen Agency is a New York-based literary agency representing commercial fiction and nonfiction authors worldwide, handling publishing deals, subsidiary rights, and dramatic adaptations across 50+ languages through a 30+ territory co-agent network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Literary Agency Services

akta.pro primary industry

Author Service Marketplaces & Aggregators (Vetting, Bundled Services) (MPAJAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rights, ISBN & Publishing Administration Services (Identifiers, Metadata, Royalties) (MPAJAJAK)

Keywords

• Literary agency services
• Author representation
• Subsidiary rights licensing
• Dramatic rights representation
• Book publishing deals

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Jane Rotrosen Agency is a full-service literary agency that represents authors of fiction and nonfiction, negotiating publishing deals and licensing subsidiary rights (translation, audio, electronic, book club, large print) and dramatic rights (film, television, stage, radio) on their behalf. The agency operates on commission, earning a percentage of the deals it brokers for its clients across global markets.

Product overview

Jane Rotrosen Agency is a full-service literary agency established in 1974 that provides unified author representation across fiction and nonfiction genres. The core product is its literary agency services, which encompass author representation, career management, and publishing partnerships. This core is supported by subsidiary modules including Subsidiary Rights Services (managing translation, audio, electronic, book club, and large print rights globally), Dramatic Rights Services (film, television, stage, and radio adaptation rights), Audio Bestsellers Program (audiobook partnerships and author-voiced content), and Translation/Foreign Rights (international publishing across 45+ languages through co-agent networks). The agency represents over 1,000 international and domestic bestsellers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Literary Agency Services

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Andrew Nurnberg Associates SofiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Serbia territories. Contact: Mira Droumeva ([email protected]).
• Andrew Nurnberg Associates BudapestcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Croatia and Hungary territories. Contact: Évi István ([email protected]).
• Andrew Nurnberg Associates PraguecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia territories.
• Andrew Nurnberg Associates PolandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Poland. Contact: Marcin Biegaj ([email protected]).
• Andrew Nurnberg Agency MoscowcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Russia. Contact: Ludmilla Sushkova ([email protected]).
• Agencia RiffcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Brazil. Contacts: João Paulo Riff and Laura Riff.
• International Editors' Co. (IECO)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Catalonia, Latin America, Portugal, and Spain. Contacts: Sandra Biel and Maru de Montserrat.
• Big Apple AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Contacts: Wendy King, Vincent-Lin, and Erica Zhou.
• Thomas Schlueck AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Germany. Contact: Bastian Schlueck.
• Agence Michelle LapautrecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for France. Contact: Catherine Lapautre.
• Licht & BurrcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Contact: Trine Licht.
• Eastern European and Asian Rights AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine. Contact: Tatjana Zoldnere.
• JLM Literary AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Greece. Contact: John Moukakos.
• Daniela Micura Literacy ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Italy. Contact: Daniela Micura.
• Japan Uni AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Japan. Contact: Maiko Fujinaga.
• Eric Yang AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Korea. Contact: Jackie Yang.
• The Marianne Schönbach Literary AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for the Netherlands. Contact: Diana Gvozden.
• Simona Kessler International Copyright AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Romania. Contact: Adriana Marina.
• Nuricham Kesim Literary AgencycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-agent partnership for Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. Contact: Filiz Karaman.
• Entertainment Industry Talent AgenciescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJRA partners with leading talent agencies to co-represent clients' motion picture, television, stage, and radio rights.
• Frankfurt Book FairminorOthersInternational book fair attended by JRA for rights trading and industry presence.
• London Book FairminorOthersInternational book fair attended by JRA for rights trading and industry presence.
• Paris Book FairminorOthersInternational book fair attended by JRA for rights trading and industry presence.
• RBmediacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRBmedia publishes JRA client audiobooks through its Dreamscape audio brand. Deal brokered by Jane Rotrosen Agency for Freida McFadden's The Divorce and The Witch audiobooks.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• InkWell Management: Boutique literary agency representing literary and commercial fiction and nonfiction authors. Comparable to JRA in client type, deal focus on big-five publishers, and selective signing approach with established bestseller track records.
• The Book Group: Literary agency representing commercial fiction and nonfiction authors with strong subsidiary rights capabilities. Comparable to JRA in client mix, foreign rights trading, and entertainment industry partnerships for dramatic adaptations.
• ICM Partners: Historic literary and talent agency (now merged into CAA) that represented bestselling commercial fiction and nonfiction authors. Directly comparable to JRA in client type, deal structure, and rights exploitation across publishing and entertainment.
• Aevitas Creative Management: International literary agency with US presence, representing bestselling authors across fiction and nonfiction. Comparable to JRA in international co-agent network, dramatic rights representation, and commercial fiction roster.
• Trident Media Group: Mid-sized literary agency with strong subsidiary rights department and international co-agent network. Directly comparable to JRA in co-agent partnerships, foreign rights infrastructure, and fiction/nonfiction author representation.
• William Morris Endeavor (WME): One of the largest global talent and literary agencies, representing bestselling authors in fiction and nonfiction across similar genres. WME's book division competes directly with JRA for marquee author signings and co-represents many of the same publishers and entertainment buyers.
• Sterling Lord Literistic: Historic literary agency with deep roots in representing bestselling commercial fiction and nonfiction authors. Comparable to JRA in longevity, author roster composition, and full-service representation including film/TV rights.
• Folio Literary Management: Mid-sized New York literary agency representing bestselling commercial fiction and nonfiction authors. Directly comparable to JRA in author roster type, genre focus, and presence at international book fairs for subsidiary rights.
• Foundry Literary + Media: New York literary agency representing commercial and literary fiction, nonfiction, and YA authors. Comparable to JRA in agent specialization by genre, presence at Frankfurt/London book fairs, and rights trading capability.
• Writers House: Long-established New York literary agency representing bestselling fiction and nonfiction authors. Comparable to JRA in scale (50+ employees), client genre mix (women's fiction, thriller, memoir), and full-service subsidiary rights offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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