Home Submission Guidelines Writer Resources Conferences Clients News About the Agent				Welcome Verna Dreisbach of Dreisbach Literary Management offers professional representation for distinctive voices with a diverse range of both fiction and non-fiction interests. She is currently looking for emerging and experienced writers to build her list and desires books that present the possibility to affect change. The agency has a particular interest in books with a political, economic or social context. Verna's first career as a law enforcement officer gives her a genuine interest and expertise in the genres of mystery, thriller and true crime. She believes in building an agency based on dedication, loyalty and trust, representing the voice behind the work, not just the writing. If you are accepted by Dreisbach Literary Management it is because Verna has faith in your abilities as a writer and feels a connection with your goals and aspirations. Verna is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives.

Why We Ride: Women Writers on the Horses in Their lives By:  Verna Dreisbach Foreword: Jane Smiley Seal Press/Perseus Discover the pure beauty and essence between horse and woman in this collection of personal stories.		It Gets Easier!…And Other Lies We Tell New Mothers By: Claudine Wolk Helion SA Publishing Group Translated into Polish A fun, practical guide to becoming a new mom.  This innovative, new book will actually make motherhood easier! It Gets Easier! is conversational in tone and easy to read. Most importantly, it has what new mothers are craving in ONE book – humor, honesty, reflection, and prescription.		It Gets Easier!…And Other Lies We Tell New Mothers By: Claudine Wolk Amacom (translated into 3 languages) A fun, practical guide to becoming a new mom.  This innovative, new book will actually make motherhood easier! It Gets Easier! is conversational in tone and easy to read. Most importantly, it has what new mothers are craving in ONE book – humor, honesty, reflection, and prescription.

The Power of Memoir: Writing Your Healing Story By:  Linda Joy Myers Jossey-Bass/Wiley (translated into 2 languages) Therapist Linda Joy Myers provides insight and techniques into how the process of writing personal stories can heal one's emotional life.		Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves By:  Kimberley Lovato Running Press/Perseus Take an edible journey into the heart and hearth of France's best-kept culinary secret in this picture rich travel book of the Dordogne.		The Everything Guide to Forming and Operating a Non-Profit Organization By:  Jim Goettler Adams Media Publication Date:  2009

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Recruiting and Managing Volunteers By:  John Lipp Alpha/Penguin Publication Date:  2009		The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Thrift Store By:  Ravel Buckley and Carol Costa Alpha/Penguin Publication Date:  2010		The Complete Idiot's Guide to Risk Management By:  Annetta Cortez Alpha/Penguin Publication Date:  2010

Acts of God and Man Michael R. Powers Columbia Business School An eclectic and unconventional “journey into the world of risk,” noted insurance scholar, Professor Michael R. Powers, offers a bemusing treatment of the fields of risk and insurance through a series of entertaining and compelling observations, vignettes, and speculations.		Anomaly (True Crime) By:  Christopher Baughman Foreword by Chris Hansen Behler Publications Detective Christopher Baughman, along with Las Vegas’ finest team of vice investigators, offers a unique look into the heart of prostitution and the women who are subject to its evils. Take an emotional journey as these detectives relentlessly pursue the vicious criminals responsible for these crimes against women.		Preserving America: Ten Things we Must Change to Survive Dr. Steven Porter Morgan James Publishing Noted educator and former Democratic candidate for Congress, Dr. Porter offers a compelling and thoroughly researched analysis of the ten issues currently eroding the national landscape and timely, practicable ways of dealing with each critical issue

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Game Theory By:  Ed Rosenthal Alpha/Penguin Publication Date:  2011		The Short Sale Savior By:  Elizabeth Weintraub Archer Ellison Publishing Discover how home buyers can profit from a short sale and how sellers can get out from under the expense and hardship of a possible foreclosure.