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NAME
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Matthew Bialer
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AGENCY
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Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
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AAR MEMBER
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EMAIL
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LRibar@sjga.com (for queries)
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AGENCY WEB SITE
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http://www.greenburger.com
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FICTION GENRES
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Literary Fiction
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Science Fiction
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Mystery
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Horror
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Commercial Fiction
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Fantasy
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Women's Fiction
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Thrillers/Suspense
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Multi-Cultural
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Adventure
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NONFICTION GENRES
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History
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Sports
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Biography
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Science
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Drama/Music
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Multi-Cultural
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Travel
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Current Affairs
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Pop Culture
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Narrative
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True Crime
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CURRENT STATUS
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This agent accepts queries
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MORE INFORMATION
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SPECIAL INTERESTS
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I represent a variety of writers in many different genres.
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I love finding a first novel whether it is a thriller, mystery, fantasy, science fiction or literary.
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I am willing to give a lot of editorial feedback.
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I also like smart nonfiction about contemporary issues, an offbeat subject or an historical event.
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DOES NOT REPRESENT
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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FACTS/TIDBITS
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http://greenburger.com/agent/matt-bialer-2/
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Prior to joining Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, Matt spent 14 years at the William Morris Agency where he had a wide array of experience in the book industry, as well as the motion picture and television industries.
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He represents fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, and mysteries as well as a select group of literary writers, and also loves smart narrative nonfiction including books about current events, popular culture, biography, history, music, race, and sports.
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While his list includes many veteran authors, he also enjoys finding unique new voices.
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EDUCATION
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NEW DEALS
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Fiction
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Fantasy
STORMDANCER author and ILLUMINAE co-author Jay Kristoff's untitled new fantasy trilogy in which, in a world where night falls for only a few weeks every few years, a fledgling assassin stalks a city built from the bones of a dead god, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family, again to Peter Wolverton at Thomas Dunne Books, in a good deal, by Matt Bialer at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates (World English).
Fiction
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Fantasy
Tad Williams' The Last King of Osten Ard, a sequel trilogy to the NYT bestselling Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, the series will begin with THE WITCHWOOD CROWN, continue with EMPIRE OF GRASS, and conclude with THE NAVIGATOR'S CHILDREN, to Betsy Wollheim and Sheila Gilbert at Daw, by Matt Bialer at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates.
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Science Fiction
Author of the NYT bestselling Kingkiller Chronicle novels Patrick Rothfuss's THE SLOW REGARD OF SILENT THINGS, a companion novella to the series where the brightest minds work to unravel the mysteries of enlightened sciences, such as artificing and alchemy, to Betsy Wollheim at Daw, to be published in November 2014, by Matt Bialer of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates.
Fiction
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Science Fiction
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Fantasy
Dale Bailey's THE END OF THE END OF EVERYTHING, a collection of stories, to Mark Teppo at Resurrection House, for publication in 2015, by Matt Bialer at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates (NA).
Fiction
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Science Fiction
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Thrillers/Suspense
R.J. Pineiro's THE FALL, a sci-fi thriller in which a man jumps from the upper-most reaches of the atmosphere and vanishes the moment he hits the speed of sound, ending up on an alternate Earth where he died five years earlier, to Peter Wolverton and Brendan Deneen at Thomas Dunne Books, by Matt Bialer at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates (World)
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PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
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Dragonlance: The Lost Chronicles (trilogy)
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Tracy Hickman & Margaret Weis
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Fantasy
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Wizards of the Coast |
Book 1: Dragons of the Dwarven Depths
Book 2: Dragons of the Highlord Skies
Book 3: Dragons of the Hourglass Mage
View book at Amazon
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Shadowmarch (quartet)
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Tad Williams
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Fantasy
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DAW |
Shadowmarch: Volume 1 introduces a world conquered by humans, who have driven the Qar, or fairy folk, into the far north. There, the Qar hide behind the "Shadowline," a mysterious veil of perpetual mist, which drives mad any human who dares enter it. Now, the frontier called the Shadowline, between the Twilight Lands and those of humans, is being breached, and responsibilities Princess Briony never dreamed of or prepared for fall upon her. The series continues with Shadowplay, Shadowrise, and Shadowheart.
View book at Amazon
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Coming of the Storm (Contact Trilogy, Book 1)
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Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
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Historical Fiction
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Pocket Books |
Book 2: Fire the Sky
Book 3: A Searing Wind
View book at Amazon
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You Are Next (series)
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Katia Lief
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Thrillers/Suspense
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Avon |
Ex-cop Karin Schaeffer must overcome thoughts of suicide in order to find and capture the man who killed her husband and daughter.
View book at Amazon
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Four Wives
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Wendy Walker
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Women's Fiction
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St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition (March 31, 2009) |
A klatch of wealthy suburban women become deeply entangled in one another's lives while planning a public health clinic benefit
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My Life as a White Trash Zombie
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Diana Rowland
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Fantasy
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Thrillers/Suspense
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DAW |
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The Maker's Song (series)
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Adrian Phoenix
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Fantasy
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Romance
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Pocket |
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Mark of the Demon (series)
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Diana Rowland
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Fantasy
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Thrillers/Suspense
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Bantam |
Book 2: Blood of the Demon (Bantam)
Book 3: Secrets of the Demon (DAW)
Book 4: Sins of the Demon (DAW)
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Stormdancer (Lotus Wars Trilogy, Book 1)
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Jay Kristoff
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Fantasy
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Thomas Dunne Books |
A dystopian fantasy, set in steampunk feudal Japan, in which a young woman’s unlikely friendship with a griffin helps her save both her country and herself.
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Tankborn
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Karen Sandler
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Science Fiction
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Young Adult
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Tu Books |
A young adult science fiction dystopia about two teenage Genetically Engineered Non-human slaves, who start to question not only the strict caste system of their world, but their own personal origins as well. (Co-agented with Lindsay Ribar.)
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The Spirit Thief (Legend of Eli Monpress, Book 1)
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Rachel Aaron
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Fantasy
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Orbit |
An adventure fantasy quintet about wizard thief Eli Monpress. In book 1, The Spirit Thief, Eli kidnaps a king, and the wizardess Miranda must stop him before he ruins the reputations of wizards everywhere.
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High Before Homeroom
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Maya Sloan
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Literary Fiction
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Offbeat/Quirky
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Gallery |
A hilarious first novel about a teenage misfit who becomes a crystal meth addict so he can get sent to rehab, come back a hero, impress the girl of his dreams, and live happily ever after.
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Never Knew Another (Dogsland Trilogy, Book 1)
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JM McDermott
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Fantasy
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NightShade Books |
An unlikely romance between a fugitive and a man of the law (both of whom are children of demons), in the fantastical city of Dogsland.
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Countdown to Lockdown
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Mick Foley
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Sports
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Memoirs
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Grand Central |
NYT bestselling author and famed wrestler Mick Foley shares his intimate, often humorous thoughts on the five weeks leading up the TNA World Championship, which he won a few months ago, and the bridge from his controversial departure from WWE to his new life with TNA.
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Bright Empires (series)
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Stephen R. Lawhead
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Fantasy
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Thomas Nelson |
A time-travel fantasy quintet.
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LINKS
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http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/MattBialer/
This is Matthew Bialer's webpage at PublishersMarketplace
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