About Us
LITERARY AGENTS
Luigi Bonomi read English Literature at University College London and at Dartmouth College in the USA. After working as a bookseller, in 1986 he joined the publishers Macdonald Futura as a children’s book Editor. Since then he worked for a number of Publishers including Harlequin Mills and Boon and Penguin Books where he was an Editorial Director at Michael Joseph. In 1997 he became a literary agent joining Sheil Land Associates where he worked for eight years before setting up LBA in 2005.
Amanda Preston read English Literature and Latin at Manchester University. After leaving university, she did a work experience placement at the Lonely Planet where she realized that she wanted to pursue a career in publishing and to that end, she joined literary agency Sheil Land Associates in 1997. In 2005 she joined LBA.
Molly Stirling read English Literature and Politics at Newcastle University before working at Conde Nast in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2003 she returned home to join literary agency Janklow & Nesbit. She joined LBA in 2006.