Amanda Urban

Amanda Urban

Amanda ("Binky") Urban is a literary agent with International Creative Management, Inc.

She paved the way for the success of Donna Tartt's first novel, "The Secret History", by creating such media hype and buzz for creating a bidding war and demanding a huge advance (USD$450,000) for a first time novelist. Tartt's novel was brought to her by fellow Bennington alum Bret Easton Ellis.

Amongst others, Urban represents Josh Waitzkin, Haruki Murakami, Jay McInerney, Toni Morrison, Richard Ford, Cormac McCarthy and Chip Kidd.

Urban is married to "The New Yorker" staff writer Ken Auletta.

External links

* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10170841 "Chess Champion Offers Success Strategies for Life"] audio interview by NPR on May 14, 2007 about Josh Waitzkin's recent book "The Art of Learning"


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