Trident Media Group, LLC is an American literary agency that represents authors across several categories including print publishing, eBooks, audiobooks, book translations, book-to-film/TV adaptation, stage adaptation and new media.[7][8][5][9][1][10][11] Trident Media Group is based out of New York City. The literary agency launched in 2000 by Robert Gottlieb and Dan Strone.[12][13] Since Trident Media Group's inception, it has published the work of American and foreign authors in the US and abroad and distributed them both in print and other media formats.[14][15][4]
| Status | active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Robert Gottlieb,[1] Dan Strone[2][3] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Key people | Robert Gottlieb (Chairman), Dan Strone (CEO) |
| Publication types | Books, e-Books, audiobooks, movie and TV adaptations |
| Fiction genres | general fiction, nonfiction, mystery/crime, sci-fi/fantasy,[4] lifestyle,[5][6] non-fiction, graphic novels |
| Official website | www |
History
editTrident Media group was co-founded in September, 2000 by Robert Gottlieb[1] and Dan Strone,[13][2] two literary agents and former senior executives of William Morris Agency from New York.[16][17] According to Variety Magazine, in the autumn of 2002, the Trident Media Group literary agency merged with the Ellen Levine Literary Agency (established in 1980) and expanded its presence in the new market niche including literary fiction, commercial fiction and nonfiction.[7]
In April, 2010, Trident Media Group started an experimental project with Vook to create vooks or digital books of mixed-media form that blends video, text, images and social streams in one context. The project discontinued since Vook formally ceased to exist in 2017.[18][19] In 2011, TMG launched an Ebook division which allowed its authors to have optional access to digital media platforms such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble etc.[20]
As of April, 2020, TMG had several departments including a Foreign Rights Department,[21] Digital Media & Marketing (2011),[14][15] Book to TV & Film Department[22] and more.[23]
Notable authors
editTrident Media Group authors include Kevin J. Anderson, Larry Bond, Dale Brown, Brian Herbert, Stephen J. Cannell, Tori Carrington, Isaac Asimov,[24][4] Julian Lennon[25]Ann-Margret, Buzz Aldrin, Richard Myers, Peter Bart, Meredith Baxter, Igor Bergler (The Lost Bible's author),[8] Amish Tripathi,[26] Clea Koff[27]Rex Pickett, James Breakwell,[28] Trinidad Escobar,[29] Andrew Klavan, William F. Nolan,[30] Melina Matsoukas,[31] Megan Phelps-Roper, Chris Abani, Gil Adamson, André Alexis, Christopher Andersen, Elisabeth Tova Bailey and many others.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Literary Agents | Interview with Robert Gottlieb". www.webdelsol.com.
- ^ a b Jones, Oliver (February 8, 1999). "WMA taps Strone for L.A."
- ^ "Dan Strone, Seven Figure Lit Agent for Seinfeld and Silverman: 'I Don't Make People Spend the Money'". The New York Observer. November 17, 2008.
- ^ a b c Boniello, Kathianne (December 8, 2013). "Isaac Asimov's kin sue literary agency".
- ^ a b "Publishers Marketplace: Trident Media Group". www.publishersmarketplace.com.
- ^ "Trident Media Group". Writing for Kids (While Raising Them).
- ^ a b Lyons, Charles (October 2, 2002). "Agency pact one for the books".
- ^ a b "'The Lost Bible' by Igor Bergler, represented by the giant Trident Media Group". March 29, 2016.
- ^ Kaufman, Leslie (April 16, 2013). "New Publisher Authors Trust: Themselves". The New York Times.
- ^ "Trident Media Group". duotrope.com.
- ^ Literary agencies directory
- ^ "Robert Gottlieb". Gawker.
- ^ a b Literary Agent Daniel Strone – Trident Media Group
- ^ a b "Trident Literary Agency Launches an E-book Division". The New York Observer. September 26, 2011.
- ^ a b Publishers Weekly: The Agent as (Sort of) Publisher
- ^ "Ex-Clancy Agent to Leave William Morris". Los Angeles Times. September 7, 2000.
- ^ "Dan Strone – Trident Media Group Literary Agency".
- ^ "Trident Media Group Taps Vook to Publish Deepak Chopra Titles". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). April 7, 2010.
- ^ Stone, Brad (April 4, 2009). "Is This the Future of the Digital Book?". The New York Times.
- ^ "Trident Media Group Chairman Robert Gottlieb on Re-Engineering The Role of Literary Agents – • BOOKS FOR PEOPLE COMMITTED TO CHANGE •". www.puntopress.com.
- ^ "How Literary Agents Work". WritersServices. June 4, 2014.
- ^ "BOOK TO TV & FILM – Trident Media Group Literary Agency".
- ^ "Digital Media & Marketing – Trident Media Group Literary Agency".
- ^ Gregorian, Dareh (29 November 2013). "Sci-fi icon Isaac Asimov relatives sue literary agent". nydailynews.com.
- ^ "Julian Lennon pens children's series | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com.
- ^ "Shiva Trilogy books enter UK market". www.indiainfoline.com.
- ^ "Clients of Our Literary Agency | Trident Media Group". June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06.
- ^ "Book Deals: Week of May 29, 2017". PublishersWeekly.com.
- ^ "Trinidad Escobar". Trinidad Escobar.
- ^ "Publishers Marketplace: Mark Gottlieb". www.publishersmarketplace.com.
- ^ "'Insecure' Director to Adapt Man Booker Prize-Winning Novel for Amazon Studios (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 September 2017.