Staff

Jane Dystel, President, has been an agent since 1986. Her publishing career began at Bantam Books. She then moved to Grosset & Dunlap, where she was a managing editor and later an acquisitions editor. From there, she went on to become Publisher of World Almanac Publications, where she created her own imprint.

When she joined the agency that would soon become Acton and Dystel, Inc., she quickly developed a reputation for honesty, forthrightness, hard work, and real commitment to her authors and their writing careers. In 1994, with a growing roster of clients, she founded Jane Dystel Literary Management, which became Dystel & Goderich Literary Management in 2003.

Born in Chicago, Jane grew up in Rye, New York. She is the daughter of publishing legend, Oscar Dystel, who is currently a consultant for DGLM. In her teens, she was an accomplished figure skater.

Jane received her BA from New York University and attended Georgetown law school for one year before leaving for her first job in publishing. She has an abiding interest in legal subjects.

She is married to Steven Schwinder and has a daughter, Jessica, and a son, Zachary. She lives in New York City with her family and two dachshunds and is a tenacious golfer.

Miriam Goderich and Jane Dystel have been partners since 1995 and they work closely as an agenting team to generate book ideas, help create book proposals, place projects with publishing companies, and negotiate all contracts pertaining to publishing and subsidiary rights.  In addition, Miriam is an insightful editor who has been responsible for discovering and working on a number of first novels. She is also very involved in developing nonfiction projects and taking them from the conceptual stage to publication.  Miriam's areas of interest include: literary and commercial fiction as well as some genre fiction, narrative nonfiction, pop culture, psychology, history, science, art, business books, and biography/memoir.

Miriam received a BA in Comparative Literature and an MA in English from Columbia University. She was born in Cuba and, prior to settling in the New York area, lived in Spain and Miami, Florida.  Currently, she resides just outside the City with her husband and son, two dogs, and a parrot.

My email address is: miriam@dystel.com

Michael Bourret joined Dystel & Goderich Literary Management after studying film and television production at New York University. Los Angeles wasn't calling, so he decided to try his hand at another love–books. The fit couldn't have been better.

After living in Connecticut, Illinois, and upstate New York, Michael decided that New York City was home. He currently resides in Brooklyn, which is like Manhattan, only better.

Michael is interested in a wide range of books, from middle grade and young adult fiction, to arts and entertainment, to serious nonfiction. He is a politics and news junkie, as well as a connoisseur of fine wine and reality television.

My email address is: mbourret@dystel.com

 

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Stacey Kendall Glick joined DGLM in 1999 after working film and television development for five years. Following a number of internships in the entertainment business, her first job after college was at PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, where she looked for book projects to be adapted into feature films. Next, she worked as a story editor at Hearst Entertainment, where she scouted material for television movies.

Stacey grew up just outside of Manhattan and is a former child actress who appeared on television, in theater, and in feature films. She now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two little girls, and enjoys shopping, movies, theater, going to Mets games and eating spicy tuna hand rolls when she can find the time. She is a graduate of Boston University, where she studied film and psychology.

She is interested in a wide range of subjects, including (but not limited to) narrative nonfiction, cooking and food, memoir, psychology, self-help, health/fitness, lifestyle, current events, pop culture, and contemporary fiction.

My email address is: sglick@dystel.com

 

 

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Jim McCarthy interned for DGLM while studying urban design at New York University. Upon graduating, Jim realized he would much rather continue working with books than make the jump (as he had originally intended) to the field of city planning.

As an avid fiction reader, his interests encompass both literary and commercial works. He is particularly interested in literary women’s fiction, underrepresented voices, mysteries, romance, paranormal fiction, and anything unusual or unexpected.  In addition to fiction he is also interested in narrative nonfiction, humor, memoir, paranormal nonfiction, and anything related to architecture, planning, or real estate.

Jim was raised just outside of NYC and currently lives in Brooklyn.

My email address is :jmccarthy@dystel.com

Lauren E. Abramo joined DGLM after earning an M.A. in Irish Studies at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Prior to attending NUIG, she completed a B.A. in English at New York University.

With two particularly impractical degrees under her belt, Lauren sought work in publishing, and DGLM has turned out to be a great fit.  She is always on the lookout for literary fiction with a focus on character and voice, as well as commercial fiction, especially women’s fiction and paranormal.  She’s also interested in a wide variety of nonfiction including pop culture, pop reference, politics, current affairs, cultural studies, science, media, history, and irreverent practical nonfiction. 

Born in New York City and raised not far outside it, she now lives in Brooklyn.

My email address is: labramo@dystel.com

 

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Jessica Papin rejoins Dystel and Goderich after a three-year hiatus in Egypt, working for the American University in Cairo Press, where she oversaw the international rights sales of such authors as Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz and international best-selling author Alaa Al Aswany. She first joined Dystel and Goderich as an agent in 2003, after spending seven years as an acquiring editor at Warner Books.

With a background on both sides of the proverbial desk, Papin is as hands-on as an agent as she was as an editor; she loves working collaboratively with clients to shape and refine their work. Her stay in the Middle East (she still represents many works of modern Arab literature through the AUC Press) has given her an abiding interest in the history and politics of the region, as well as the broader Islamic world. 

She is interested in literary and smart commercial fiction, narrative non-fiction, history with a thesis, medicine, science and religion. In every case, she looks for passion, erudition, and storytelling skill. She is also interested in health, psychology, and women’s issues.  

My email address is: jpapin@dystel.com

 

 

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Adina Kahn joined DGLM after having worked for a number of years in film and television development at the Sokolow Company, based at Sony Pictures Television.  She received her BA in English at Columbia University. 

Adina grew up in Manhattan and loves wandering the city, exploring neighborhoods and trying new restaurants.  She currently resides there with her husband and spends her free time watching old movies, rooting for the Yankees, and analyzing the television show Lost.

Adina’s areas of interest include literary and commercial fiction, narrative non-fiction, pop-culture, food writing, and self-improvement.

My email address is: akahn@dystel.com

 

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Chasya Milgrom originally joined Dystel and Goderich as an intern, after completing her degrees in English and psychology from Brooklyn College, at the City University of New York. As an avid reader, and overall admirer of the written word, she was determined to find a way to parlay her love for books into a full-time job. And now she has.

Chasya hails from Brooklyn, New York, and, naturally, loves subways and sidewalks teeming with people. She enjoys literary fiction, and fiction with a splash of irony and humor. She is also interested in psychology, narrative nonfiction, politics, history and pop culture.

My email address is: cmilgrom@dystel.com