Located in the heart of Manhattan, Paper Over Board® is a nonfiction division in association with High Line Literary Collective. A cornerstone of the POB philosophy is author-centric approach. We are relentless in our pursuit of the best deal, the perfect editor, the brightest talent and the most successful book.
We represent a dynamic roster of award-winning and bestselling chefs, interior designers, healthcare experts, spiritual gurus, memoirists, journalists, whistleblowers, parenting experts, and more.
We are passionate about discovering fresh voices and cultivating long-term careers, but most of all, we pride ourselves on being fierce advocates for our authors and striving for client satisfaction at every step of the publishing process.
We are committed to our work as life-long author champions and dedicated to building books as brands in new and innovative ways.
Most importantly, we love what we do, and it shines through in each and every project.
why we’re different
EXPERTISE
We’re specialists. We are consistently ranked #1 in lifestyle books on Publishers Marketplace, making us a premier global lifestyle book destination. While we love taking risks, we’re not experimenting with your book. We’re truly in-the-know, staying on top of all nuances and fluctuations in our market as well as pitching to a highly targeted group of editors and publishers with whom we have fostered deep relationships.
APPROACH
At most agencies, you sign with a specific agent and that person is solely responsible for collaboration, correspondence, publicity management and more. At Paper Over Board, we have an “all hands” approach to agenting. While you sign with a primary agent, many hands touch your project on a consistent basis. We offer bespoke proposal development and a publicity rollout program, as well as high-level systems management of contracts, payments and more. Our clients don’t have just one agent; they have the full force of an entire agency behind them at all times.
INNOVATION
In book production, paper-over-board is a type of hardcover binding that forgoes the dust jacket in favor of printing the cover design directly onto the board binding. It’s also a fresh, modern, fresh and creative approach to making books. We have the same “sky’s the limit” thinking that sets us apart.
