Andrew Lownie is number one agent

According to Publishers Marketplace, among literary agents worldwide Andrew Lownie is:

No.1 in Agents

No.1 in International rights: UK Non-fiction

No.2 in Non-fiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs

The Agency overall is:

No.1 in International rights: UK Non-fiction

No.4 in Non-fiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs worldwide

No.8 in Agencies worldwide

In UK non-fiction, Andrew did 51 deals in 2013, 10 of which were for six figures plus. The second-placed agent in this category made 10 deals in 2013, of which 2 were for six figures plus.

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Andrew Lownie

Andrew Lownie

Andrew Lownie was born in 1961 and was educated in Britain and America. He read history at Magdalene College, Cambridge where he was President of the Union. He went on to gain an MSc at Edinburgh University and spend a year at the College of Law in London. After a period as a bookseller and jour...More about Andrew Lownie