The Agency
We represent non-Francophone publishing houses and literary agencies all around the world and handle the translation rights sales of their works in the French-speaking market. We also manage a small selection of authors (as of November 2022, we are no longer accepting new submissions. We hope to be back soon, stay tuned for updates).
The majority of our clients come from the English-speaking world, but we also have clients in Italy, Greece, and Turkey. Featured on our list of clients are literary agencies, university presses, large publishing groups, and small independent houses. We read English French, and Scandinavian languages.
Given this diverse clientele, our titles, whether they cater to adults or young readers, are not only varied in their form – fiction, non-fiction, academic works, illustrated books, poetry – but also in their content: they span the entire spectrum of genres from hard science to science fiction, as well as history and politics, social justice, guidebooks and how-to, fantasy, crime fiction, commercial and upmarket novels, psychology, philosophy, feminist and queer literature, and much more! We warmly invite you to peruse the titles in our selections and client catalogues for a more specific idea of the types of works we represent.
If you think your books can travel and are interested in working a French co-agent, please contact us.
The good Company
Corinne Marotte
I created Marotte et Compagnie in early 2020 after over twenty years of experience in rights sales (Agence Michelle Lapautre; L'Autre agence) and publishing (Robert Laffont). I have a soft-spot for non-fiction, especially narrative non-fiction and works that reflect an engagement with the world past or present around us. I like novels and other stories as well, as long as they've got a strong voice. I love unlikely encounters between worlds, and the poetry and emotion that can arise from such situations.
Agent · Founder
Hanna Thoren
Born and raised in Sweden, I currently live in Paris. I have been working with Corinne as an agent since 2015 and I was for a long time representing mostly children's books. Today I am back to handling our adult catalogues as well--everything from academic titles to romantasy and genre. I love both novels and non-fiction titles that surprise me, and I’m definitely not afraid of the weird ones!
Agent
Céline Jézéquel
I joined Marotte et Compagnie in February 2021 where I am responsible for contracts--yes, the fun part! This work is a complement to my other job as Junior Editor at Éditions Premier Parallèle. I read fiction, mainly novels, and essays. I tend to gravitate towards queer, feminist and intersectional issues in my readings, but above all I appreciate powerful and unexpected voices.