Poland joins CAA as agent in books department

Harriet Poland has joined the books department at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) as an agent.

Poland will be working across a range of books, including narrative, voice-driven non-fiction, pop culture, memoir and journalism.

She comes to the agency from Hodder & Stoughton, where she was editorial director and published several titles from authors including Rob Delaney, Garth Marenghi and Jessie Ware. Prior to Hodder, she held positions at Hodder Studio, Audible and The Hanbury Agency.

Poland’s hiring comes as part of CAA Books’ continued expansion of its operations in London. She will be joining Karolina Sutton and John Ash on the UK publishing team.

CAA’s Books department is led by Jennifer Joel, Michelle Weiner and Sloan Harris, representing authors and artists. The department also represents the film, television and stage rights to various books, plus short fiction, essays, journalism and podcasts.