Ann Rose

Literary Agent

Ann Rose is a literary agent with the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, author of The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean and A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love. I love that title so much, I just have to say. When she isn't writing books or wrangling Rosebud authors, you'll find her on the elliptical, searching for the best taco, or rewatching Call the Midwife for the thousandth time.

June 22, 2026

Literary Agent Ann Rose: What Your First Chapter Needs

Send us Fan Mail Literary agent Ann Rose (Marsal Lyon Literary Agency) returns to Writers With Wrinkles for a candid, funny, and reassuring conversation with Beth and Lisa about the current state of publishing—and how writers can keep going anyway. Ann is also the author of The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean and A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love. The episode opens with a frank look at an industry in flux. Ann and the hosts dig into why publishers have grown so risk-averse, wh...

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