Sonny Marr
Literary Agent
Sonny represents commercial fiction and non-fiction.
Before joining Marjacq, Sonny was an independent agent. She has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Jean-Michel Jarre, Susie and Nick Cave, Johnny Marr, Pet Shop Boys and Jill Furmanovsky. Fiercely protective over her stable of high-profile talent, she is actively looking to grow her list, and is always looking to work with artists who have a vision for publishing a book.
Prior to becoming an agent, she was a Commissioning Editor at Penguin Random House and Hachette, working primarily on bestselling crime/thriller and women's fiction. She loves a strong hook, brilliant pacing and authors who think big-picture when it comes to their careers.
She was also a Development Producer for long-form documentaries and is open to pitches for long-form narrative-podcasts.
Sonny is open to fiction submissions only.
She currently looking for epic romance, preferably contemporary. Her dream would be to find the next The Notebook or Brokeback Mountain, though she has a real soft spot for historical romance in the vein of The Tea Planter’s Wife.
On the darker side, she likes domestic suspense with a spicy edge, such as The Housemaid, and is actively looking for a workplace drama like Industry, set in a high-stakes field such as the medical or legal worlds.
She is not open to sci-fi, children’s books or YA.
