Trident Media Group Literary Agency - New York, New York

Diane C McPhail

Mark Gottlieb is the consummate agent: skilled, proficient, knowledgeable, efficient, available, and above all attentive and respectful. He read my manuscript in three days, offered representation, and had the novel sold in 8 weeks. He negotiated several things that were of extra importance to me in my contract. Since then, he has been steadily available for guidance and assistance through the maze of complexities of publishing, continuing to advocate for me in the long process of PR and release. I cannot recommend Mark highly enough.

Dallas Woodburn

Mark Gottlieb, at Trident, is my literary agent and he is absolutely wonderful! I feel very lucky to have him as my agent. He is encouraging and supportive, while also being realistic and giving honest feedback. I trust his judgment wholeheartedly, but he also asks for my opinions. He calls to discuss what is going on with my submissions, to explain things to me, to answer my questions. He never seems rushed or makes me feel like I am bothering him. And he is very good at what he does. Not only did he sell my debut novel to a publisher I am thrilled to work with -- keeping me in the loop during every part of the process -- but moreover, I could tell that he is respected and admired by editors across the industry because of the way my work was quickly read and considered.

Kenny Porter

Trident Media Group has been a delight to work with and I couldn't ask for anything more. They respect their creators and have a genuine passion for getting compelling stories out into the world.

Mark Gottlieb has been an amazing agent and brings dedication and knowledge to every project he works on with creators.

Jane Healey

I have worked with my agent Mark Gottlieb and Trident Media for over two years now and it's been a terrific experience. Mark has been a great advocate for me in my literary career. He is super responsive and has been incredibly helpful in navigating all things publishing. I highly recommend Mark and Trident!

Christina De Witte

My native language is Dutch so please forgive me for any grammatical mistakes.

What I like about Mark (and TMG in general) is that I feel like a valid member of the family. Mark checks up on me and the other authors very regularly: he treats everyone as equally as another. When I first signed, I was ‘only’ 20 years old, so honestly, I had no clue what to expect from the ‘book biz’.

Mark guided me very professionally and patiently. He answered literally every question I had. He is very sympathetic and only wants the very best for you and your book (proposal).

Christina (22) - Belgium

Alejandra Green

Mark Gottlieb has been fantastic to work with, since the very beginning he took the time to explain and guide us through his process, eager to work with us. His services and attention to detail have been the best so far, and couldnt ask for a better agent! Thank you, Mark!

Martin Cohen

What I most appreciate about Mark is he always seems to have time for his authors, he checks details that others would never bother with, explores avenues others would never have thought of - AND he genuinely enjoys reading your books. It’s really a great, a rare combination and I’d recommend him to anyone. I started writing books in the last century! If I knew then, what I know now, I think I would have done many things very differently, because what I discovered over the years was that really, publishing is a jungle and you need not so much a khaki sunhat and sunglasses as a very, very good pathfinder. One you can trust implicitly and who won’t run off and abandon you at the first sound of growling from the depths.

Selina Hester

I sent my query over a month ago, no response.