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Why are many academics still ok signing with Brockman (or his agency)? Many are oblivious to the Brockman-Epstein link (despite the 2019 articles above). It’s still not widely known. So let’s change that. If you or someone you know is planning a popular book, don’t go with the Brockman agency.

it's wild bc there are SO many good agents out there, many of whom work for agencies with far more resources than Brockman has. it's not like Brockman has some secret sauce

I guess it's possible that a decent number of people think "well, it was John Brockman who was involved, not his son Max who leads the agency now, so it's fine", and a few more who just don't care about the Epstein connection. but I suspect you're right that many people just don't know

I hadn’t really wrapped my head around the agent/agency thing. It isn’t everyone, but it’s quite a lot of scientist nonfiction (especially east coast), isn’t it? But there are several notable, successful exceptions, eg: @davideagleman.bsky.social & @falklab.bsky.social.

Brian Greene (eg THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE), Carl Zimmer (eg SHE HAS HER MOTHER'S LAUGH), and I (tba) are represented by Eric Simonoff at WME. Gretchen McCulloch (BECAUSE INTERNET) works w/ Howard Yoon, also WME. Nichola Raihani w/ Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit. many great agents out there