{"id":1807,"name":"Jess Molloy","url":"jess-molloy","department":{"id":2,"name":"Books","url":"books"},"phone":"+44 (0) 20 7393 4281","email":"jess.molloy@curtisbrown.co.uk","summary":"","bio":"<p><\/p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><b style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><b><b>I am currently closed for submissions.\u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/b><br\/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: black;\">I joined the literary department in 2019 having previously worked at Curtis Brown in the talent and comedy department and within talent management for over 8 years. I started off assisting Cathryn Summerhayes with her brilliant and eclectic list before being promoted to Literary Agent in 2022 and starting my own list.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;float: none;\">I enjoy working with people who have come to writing, be that fiction or non-fiction, via unexpected or unorthodox routes and work well with people with an entertainment background or with profile who want to reach new audiences with their writing.\u00a0<\/span><br\/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: black;\">I am always looking for a book to escape into and I read\u00a0broadly across fiction and narrative non-fiction. I am usually first pulled in\u00a0by a unique concept or setting, but what\u00a0keeps me reading are beautifully drawn, complex characters, relationships, and\u00a0family dynamics. I enjoy reading fantasy and romance and I am particularly on the look out for a story which has a slow burn at its heart, full of angst and drama.<\/span><\/p><p>I have a deep love for Irish fiction both in terms of Irish\u00a0writers, particularly the inimitable Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn and the powerhouse that is\u00a0Lisa McInerney, and novels set in Ireland.<\/p><p>I enjoy crime fiction and true crime writing that subverts the\u00a0genre and focuses on the victim or the fallout for their family, for instance\u00a0<i>Nothing Can Harm You<\/i>,\u00a0<i>My Sister The Serial Killer<\/i>,\u00a0<i>We Begin At The End\u00a0<\/i>and the beautiful,\u00a0incomparable\u00a0<i>I\u2019ll Be Gone In The\u00a0<\/i><i>Dark<\/i>\u00a0by Michelle McNamara.<\/p><p>In terms of non-fiction I enjoy issues led narrative writing with a personal story at its heart and particularly love hearing from underrepresented voices. I am also interested in psychology and therapy. My non-fiction reading varies broadly from comedians to experts and journalists, but what I am always looking for is an authentic voice that will teach me something fascinating or share a very personal journey with me.<\/p><p><\/p>","profile_photo":93163,"show_clients":true,"links":{},"meta_tags":"","media_urls":{"93163":{"uuid":"e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3","protected":false,"urls":{"original":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/original","horizontal":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/horizontal","700x373":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/700x373","262x140":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/262x140","square":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/square","700x700":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/700x700","328x328":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/328x328","139x139":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/139x139","73x73":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/73x73","vertical":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/vertical","600x732":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/600x732","300x360":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/300x360","650x650":"\/media\/e6a61855-9801-421a-9caf-9c6832c568e3\/show\/650x650"}}}}