Anjanette Barr

Literary Agent Anjanette Barr joined Dunham Literary in April of 2022. She brings twenty years of writing, editing, and educating to her client relationships and has found that agenting is the perfect way to synthesize her interests and talents.

Anjanette lives with her family of six in Juneau Alaska, and holds a certificate in Literary Representation from UCLA Extension and a B.A. in Japanese Studies from William Jewell College.

Member:

  • Association of American Literary Agents

  • Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

  • Alaska Writers Guild

  • Catholic Writers Guild

 
You can follow her on Facebook, Bluesky, YouTube, and Instagram @BookBarrista

Books She’s Represented Include:

A TRICK OF SPADES by Tasha Kazanjian

MESSAGE IN THE MOONCAKE by Sapphire Chow and Xiaojie Liu

STORIES BY SEA by Jessica Iwanski and Angela C. Hawkins

What She’s Seeking…

In Adult Fiction she seeks captivating settings and relatable characters that highlight virtues like empathy and self-sacrifice whether the genre is historical (My Antonia, Outlander), literary/upmarket (The Snow Child, Piranesi), romance (The Winter Sea, Book Lovers) or Fantasy/Sci-Fi (Lightbringer series, Song of Albion series, The Sparrow, Project Hail Mary).

In Adult Non-fiction she is looking for well-researched titles that make lay-people enchanted and invested in topics previously over their heads (The Elements by Theodore Grey, Freakonomics, Quiet by Susan Cain), and biography and memoir with the ability to connect diverse readers (If You Lived Here I'd Know Your Name by Heather Lende, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand). She's also interested in books that shed light on poverty and justice in a new way (Evicted by Matthew Desmond).

As a mother of four, Anjanette loves children's literature for all age groups. She's is especially fond of books that can be read aloud and shared with the whole family (Children of the Longhouse, Anna Hibiscus, Gregor the Overlander, Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan, Whale of the Wild, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon) which tend to be middle grade, but she loves any MG/YA/NA that empowers young people to consider their character and worth as they prepare to leave the nest (What Happened to Rachel Riley, Sabriel/The Old Kingdom series, Everything Sad is Untrue, anything by Nadine Brandes, Kelly Barnhill, Erin Entrada Kelly). She's seeking books with hopeful, informative, and/or lyrical tones. Illustrations/graphics are awesome. She prefers picture books that are winsome and pleasant to read aloud (Blueberries for Sal, Brigid's Cloak by Bryce Miligan, Miss Rumphius, Farmhouse, poetry by Joyce Sidman). Humor is great when it helps tell the story (The Book with No Pictures, Good Dog Carl). And she wants to see more engaging non-fiction!

Particular interests of Anjanette's are the exploration of culture, history, faith, myth, fine arts, and nature. She has a soft spot for gothic novels and magical realism. She is not a good fit for: grisly Horror, Erotica, True Crime, Sports, or Political non-fiction.