Peter’s clients include bestselling authors Soman Chainani, Ayana Gray, Adalyn Grace, Rachel Griffin, Xan Kaur, Shelby Mahurin, Becka Mack, Rebecca Mix, Ginny Myers Sain, Alyssa Sheinmel, K. X. Song, Sue Lynn Tan, Alyssa Villaire, LaDarrion Williams, and Amélie Wen Zhao, and award winners and critically-acclaimed authors such as Daniel Aleman, Emily Bain Murphy, Julia Drake, Ryan La Sala, and Newbery Honor recipient Kate O’Shaughnessy. He also represents Adi Alsaid, Lane Clarke, K.A. Cobell, Francesca Flores, Isi Hendrix, Maiya Ibrahim, Taylor J. LaRue, Petra Lord, Sarena and Sasha Nanua, Danielle Parker, Kate Pearsall, and Melody Robinette, among others. He is looking for both emerging voices and established authors, and what drew him to the agenting side of the business is not just what he likes working on, but also who he likes working with: authors with big career ambitions and something to say. He is always on the hunt for smart commercial and upmarket fiction, and is particularly eager to add more breakout adult fiction and standout middle grade, across genres, to his list in 2026. Peter joined Park, Fine & Brower, then Park Literary Group, in 2011. He is a graduate of New York University and now lives in Brooklyn with his husband.
The word that I'd use to describe my clients' books is sharp: they have strong points of view, are smartly written and are compulsively readable. Some are commercial, some are literary, but all of them have a bit of edge: they stick out, demanding to be noticed. My clients include the New York Times bestselling authors Soman Chainani, Lindsay Cummings, Brenda Drake, Adalyn Grace, and Sara Holland, and critical darlings like Emily Bain Murphy (whose debut was an ALAN Pick, among other accolades) and Julia Drake, whose debut has received six starred reviews...and counting! I love to work with both established voices and up-and-coming talent, and also represent Daniel Aleman, Adi Alsaid, Francesca Flores, Maiya Ibrahim, Rebecca McLaughlin, Sarena and Sasha Nanua, Kate O'Shaughnessy, Crystal Smith, and Amélie Wen Zhao, among others.
I am eager to find and develop more new and established voices as part of my growing list in the middle and young adult space. I look for clients whose books have a strong perspective on their subject -- whether it be a romantic comedy with a queer point-of-view or a sweeping fantasy that examines socioeconomic disparities, such as Francesca Flores's DIAMOND CITY. With my background in film and television and my love of action and speculative films, I gravitate toward highly cinematic and high-concept stories, but I also can never resist a simple but brilliantly told coming-of-age or slice-of-life story in both YA and middle grade. I'm also actively seeking graphic novelists with wonderful, heart-filled stories across genres. And I'm particularly eager to find not just great books, but great people: authors who are ambitious both on and off the page, and who want to forge a collaborative relationship with an agency in order to say what they want to say, and build what they want to build.
Pete Knapp is a literary agent at Park & Fine Literary and Media.
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