#155: Karolina Sutton, literary agent, Creative Artists Agency
<p>Rachel and Simon speak with the literary agent <a href="http://karolinasutton/" target="_blank">Karolina Sutton</a>. After a brief stint in advertising, she got a job as an agents' assistant and quickly started putting together her own list. She has worked with authors including Margaret Atwood, <a href="https://www.alwaystakenotes.com/episodes/56-ed-caesar-magazine-writer" target="_blank">Ed Caesar</a>, Anthony Doerr, Haruki Murakami, Tara Westover and Malala Yousafzai. In 2020 she won Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards. Earlier this year she moved from Curtis Brown to <a href="https://www.caa.com/entertainmenttalent/publishing" target="_blank">CAA</a>. We spoke to Karolina about moving from advertising to agenting, working with high-profile clients and what she looks for in a book proposal.<br> <br> You can find us online at&nbsp;<a href="http://alwaystakenotes.com/" target="_blank">alwaystakenotes.com</a>, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is&nbsp;<a href="http://patreon.com/alwaystakenotes" target="_blank">patreon.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.</p>
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Show Notes
Rachel and Simon speak with the literary agent Karolina Sutton. After a brief stint in advertising, she got a job as an agents' assistant and quickly started putting together her own list. She has worked with authors including Margaret Atwood, Ed Caesar, Anthony Doerr, Haruki Murakami, Tara Westover and Malala Yousafzai. In 2020 she won Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards. Earlier this year she moved from Curtis Brown to CAA. We spoke to Karolina about moving from advertising to agenting, working with high-profile clients and what she looks for in a book proposal.
You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.
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