{ From L to R: Michael Taeckens, Whitney Peeling, Kimberly Burns }
In addition to years of independent experience working with every major publisher, the Broadside team has in-house experience at Alfred A. Knopf, Algonquin Books, Graywolf Press, Houghton Mifflin, W. W. Norton, Pantheon Books, The Penguin Press, PublicAffairs, Random House, and Vintage Books.
Whitney Peeling handles narrative nonfiction and works with mission-driven organizations. She has a soft spot for big-picture science, technology, and economics; under-explored civil rights/ humanitarian issues; ground- breaking research; and top-notch investigative journalism. Current and former authors/projects include Matthew Desmond’s Eviction Lab, Paul Farmer, Carlotta Gall, co-authors David Graeber and David Wengrow, Adam Grant, Kelly Lytle Hernández, Daniel Kahneman, Elizabeth Kolbert, Jaron Lanier, Nathaniel Rich, James Risen, Reshma Saujani, Eric Schlosser, Safiya Sinclair, Clint Smith, Ellen Ullman, Linda Villarosa, The Whiting Foundation, and Muhammad Yunus. Click here for a full list of her clients.
Kimberly Burns works on literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. She gravitates toward debut novels, essay and story collections, and books with an international bent. She provides consultations for authors and publishers, and has helped launch several literary imprints, magazines and prizes. Current and former authors/projects include Amy Bloom, Bill Clegg, Sloane Crosley, Rebecca Donner, Angie Kim, Laila Lalami, Yiyun Li, Imbolo Mbue, Daniel Mendelsohn, Benjamin Moser, Susan Orlean, Molly Ringwald, Salman Rushdie, and Finnish Literature Exchange, The Silvers Foundation, The Kirkus Prize, PEN World Voices, and The New Yorker Festival. Click here for a full list of her clients.
Michael Taeckens represents literary fiction & narrative nonfiction. He favors novels & story collections, creative nonfiction (memoir, essays, hybrid work), cultural studies, & exceptional poetry. He also offers strategic marketing & publicity consulting. Current & former authors/projects include Ayad Akhtar, Sarah M. Broom, Vanessa Chan, Nicole Chung, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Jonathan Escoffery, Leslie Jamison, Rachel Khong, Ada Limón, Elizabeth McCracken, Maggie Nelson, Maud Newton, Tom Perrotta, Namwali Serpell, Safiya Sinclair, Clint Smith, Anthony Veasna So, Nathan Thrall, Natasha Trethewey, Luis Alberto Urrea, Abraham Verghese, The Whiting Foundation, & Kevin Young. Click here for a full list.
Together, they passionately believe:
- Success comes from working on what you love, turning over every stone, and exceeding client expectations
- Diligence, generosity, respect, and humor are paramount
- Collaboration trumps ego, always