Mitch Hoffman

Agent

Mitch Hoffman is a 30-year veteran of the publishing industry. He joined the Aaron Priest Literary Agency as a Senior Agent in December 2015. He was previously Vice President, Executive Editor at Grand Central Publishing.

Mitch is looking for storytellers writing across the spectrum of fiction and nonfiction. He has nurtured the careers of debut novelists as well as global #1 bestselling authors, and has worked with journalists, scientists, historians, public servants and entrepreneurs. Over his career, he has published or represented over 300 books, more than 80 of which were New York Times bestsellers. They have won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Orange Prize for Fiction, the Edgar Award, the Anthony Award, ITW’s Thriller Award, The Barnes & Noble Discover Award, and have been longlisted for the Booker Prize, among many other honors.

A featured panelist at a wide array of industry events and writers’ conferences, Mitch has also addressed the bipartisan Creative Rights Caucus on Capitol Hill (sponsored by the AAP and Authors Guild) regarding collaboration between writers and publishers, and the importance of copyright protection for authors. He is a member of the Association of American Literary Agents and PEN America.