Eli Keren to join the Curious Minds Agency as non-fiction agent

Eli Keren is joining the Curious Minds Agency as a non-fiction agent, working mostly with experts, academics and researchers on "ideas-led" books in the fields of smart science and current affairs.

Keren was previously an associate agent at United Agents, where he represented clients for both fiction and non-fiction. “I learned a vast amount from my colleagues at United Agents over these last eight years, and I’m looking forward to focusing on my core interests going forwards," he said. "As a former research scientist, Curious Minds feels like a natural home for me, and I’m excited to join a team I hugely admire."

He will remain in his role as treasurer of the Association of Authors’ Agents.

The agency was founded by literary agent and director Peter Tallack as The Science Factory in 2008, and was rebranded to Curious Minds in 2002. The team comprises Tallack, based in Hamburg, and agents Jeff Shreve and Marissa Koors, both based in the US, with foreign rights handled by Louisa Pritchard out of London. Keren, who is based in the UK, will start in the new role on 19th February, and can be reached at eli@curiousmindsagency.com.

Tallack said: “Eli is admired across the industry for his impressive taste, intelligence and energy and we’re thrilled to have him on board. I know from the fascinating authors and projects that he already has in the pipeline that he’ll do a stellar job in boosting the agency’s presence in the UK as well as making his own mark internationally—and we all can’t wait to start working with him.”