Jean Naggar established the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, Inc. in 1978 in New York City, where she had previously worked as an editor, writer and translator. Her eclectic, broad-ranging taste in fiction and nonfiction has led to many award-winning titles and to 18 best-selling hardcover books in the past few years. She is considered an ace strategist by her clients, and has sold a wide range of fiction and nonfiction. The agency that started in a corner of her living room is thirty years old this year and numbers four other agents, all with active and growing lists. Jean's own list includes the Earth's Children series by Jean M. Auel, the novels of Mary McGarry Morris, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, Sarah Waters, Nancy Willard, Lily Prior and Ellis Avery, the thrillers of Phillip Margolin, mysteries of Ingrid Parker, Christopher Sansom, Gillian Roberts and Morag Joss, the historical novels of Karleen Koen, Jay Schauer, Donna Cross, David Ball and Judith Merkle Riley, literary narrative nonfiction of Carl Safina (winner of a McArthur award and a Lannan Award), science and philosophy by Robert Pollack and Ed Regis, the poetry of award nominees Linda Pastan and Nancy Willard and the sophisticated self-help of Carol Lindquist and Joe Luciani. When: Thursday, May 15th 2008, 5:30p.m. Where: Random House, 1745 Broadway, NY, NY - 2nd floor What: Beer, wine, soft drinks, and hors d'oeuvres begin at 5:30 pm, with program to follow. Please note the change of venue. BBGNY is an educational forum. No Solicitations please. Member $50.00 NonMember $60.00 www.bookbindersguild.org