Frannie Dove

Literary Agent

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Frannie joins The Caldwell Agency after two years at a boutique agency, where she co-represented historians and historical fiction authors. Prior to her publishing career, she worked in academia, helping scientists and public health professionals with community outreach and recruitment. When she’s not reading or writing, she can be found browsing new cookbook recipes or flipping through old newspapers. She has an MFA in fiction and serves as the secretary of the Young Publishers Association.

Fun Facts

I interned at The Game Show Network; I taught myself to juggle for a theatre show that performed in France; I love to cook and I’ll often do “chef weeks” where I choose a chef and only cook their recipes.

What I’m looking for…

  • Quick and snappy dialogue
  • Cinematic reads with tight scene work
  • Voicey characters who are most definitely in the wrong but will try to win you over
  • Consequences that flip the story on its head
  • Underdogs and social climbers
  • Comedic dramas, dramatic comedies
  • Explorations of motherhood, the fourth trimester, and the postpartum journey
  • Parents trying (and sometimes failing) to juggle it all
  • Women omitted from the history books, especially women in STEM
  • Settings outside of New York City
  • Companion pieces to classics, fairytales, and folklore
  • Amateur sleuths in over their heads
  • Characters whose chronic illnesses are not the central plot point
  • Hollywood, media, and pop culture criticism
  • A behind-the-scenes look that feels like a secret
  • Epidemiology and community health
  • “Big question” pieces that explore how humans interact with the natural world

Some of Frannie’s Favorites…

Fiction

  • The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
  • Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
  • Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine
  • Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kachino
  • Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang
  • Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
  • Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
  • Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy 
  • The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong
  • The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

Nonfiction

  • Glitz, Glam, and A Damn Good Time by Jennifer Wright
  • The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
  • Book of Ages by Jill Lepore
  • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kemmerer
  • Fuzz by Mary Roach
  • I’ll Show Myself Out by Jessi Klein