About the Agency
Mel Parker is a literary agent with a long track record of helping authors succeed. After nearly 40 years as an editor and publisher, working with bestselling authors like Tom Clancy, James Patterson, Nelson DeMille, Scott Turow and Dean Koontz, Mel brings a wealth of experience to the task of representing authors and helping them navigate the publishing world.
“Mel’s smarts, his sense of what makes a great story, and his ability to get books across to the public make him an invaluable publishing professional.”
—James Patterson
News from Mel Parker Books
NEW AND FORTHCOMING:
TRAITORS, a political thriller by Robert McCaw, will be published by W.W. Norton in Winter 2026.