Becky Sweren
Becky Sweren has represented projects such as the New York Times bestseller From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein, the LA Times bestseller Barons of the Sea by Steven Ujifusa, the New York Times bestseller The Secret Life of the American Musical by Jack Viertel, and acclaimed narrative nonfiction such as The Fox Hunt by Mohammed Al Samawi.
Becky graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Duke University with a BA in English and in Theater Studies. Prior to joining Aevitas, she worked at Janklow & Nesbit Associates.
She is most interested in investigative journalism, unexplored history, big ideas that challenge conventional wisdom, and voice-driven memoirs that shed light on cultures, places, or industries.
Represents
These Bones Can Speak: José Tomás Canales, the Texas Rangers, and the Trial that Defined the Border
How to Build a Goddamn Empire
Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East
Sex Cult Nun: A Memoir
Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick
Daffodil Hill: Uprooting My Life, Buying a Farm, and Learning to Bloom
Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul
On My Honor: The Secret History of the Boy Scouts of America
Special Characters: My Adventures with Tech’s Titans and Misfits
Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920a Paris
LETTERS FROM PARIS ON FIRE: An American Journalist and a German Killer on the Eve of WWII
What A Rock Can Reveal
Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait
The Life of the Qur’an: from Eternal Roots to Enduring Legacy
Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
The New Colossus
In This Place Together: A Palestinian’s Journey to Collective Liberation
The Ransomware Hunting Team: A Band of Misfits' Improbable Crusade to Save the World from Cybercrime
The Last Ships from Hamburg: Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia’s Jews on the Eve of World War I
In This Place Together: A Palestinian’s Journey to Collective Liberation
Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English
Why We Talk Funny
New York, NY 10010
