Rick Richter
Rick Richter has represented or (co-represented) numerous recent New York Times bestselling authors in both the adult and children’s markets, including the estate of Albert Einstein for the #1 bestselling series Max Einstein, Rolling Stone journalist Andy Greene for The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s, Sgt. Travis Mills and Marcus Brotherton for Tough as They Come, Marc and Angel Chernoff for Getting Back to Happy, Grace Byers for I Am Enough, the estate of Muhammad Ali for Becoming Muhammad Ali, and most recently, Glamour journalist Jessica Radloff’s The Big Bang Theory; The Definitive Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series.
Richter spent over a decade on Simon & Schuster’s Executive Committee as President, Children’s Book Division, and President of Sales and Distribution, and brings a wide range of publishing and media expertise to his role at Aevitas. His areas of interest include self-help, pop culture and music, memoir, history, science, politics and social justice, narrative food writing, and faith. He is also interested in select true crime, commercial fiction, and psychological/horror thrillers and diverse voices in all categories. He has extensive experience in children’s books, having overseen two of the nation’s top children’s publishers: Simon & Schuster and Candlewick Press and represents illustrators and children’s authors writing fiction and non-fiction from picture books through YA.
Represents
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
Really Stupid Stories
Elf Academy
Got Your Nose
Lieographies
Zooloween
The Mysterious Missing Matzoh
Just Between Us: Parenting Your 9-to-12-Year-Old with Love and Faith
The China Cell
Everyday Spy
Freaks and Geeks Oral History
Double Fantasy
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
We Carried Their Bones
Spooky Lakes
Double Fantasy
500 Workouts to Do Before You Die
Eighty-Six’d: A Memoir of Taste, Trauma, And Tenderness
Educate, Affirm, Include, and Interrupt: Creating Inclusive Spaces Where Transgender Students Thrive
The Soldiers with No Names
The Big Bang Theory: An Oral History
Gun Barons
The Grate Deciever
Mad Max Fury Road Oral History
I Survived Capitalism And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
1000 Things Happy Successful People Do In Relationships
The Good Morning Journal
A Bright and Blinding Sun
Ping Meets Pang
Safe & Sound: A Renter Friendly Guide To Home Repair
Two Beats Ahead: What Great Musical Minds Teach Us About Innovation
Daddy Dressed Me
Little Black Hole
Style Your Registry with Neil Lane
Style Your Reception with Neil Lane
The Listening Road
Beautifully Broken
Puzzled
Two Beats Ahead: What Great Musical Minds Teach Us About Innovation
Elvis and the Colonel
Educate, Affirm, Include, and Interrupt: Creating Inclusive Spaces Where Transgender Students Thrive
Next Job, Best Job!
The Dangerous Shore
The Unforgettable Logan Foster
If the Sun Comes Up Tomorrow
Walther and the Big Problem
Audrey and Gideon Picture Book
A Wand in the Woods
The Methuselah Effect
New York, NY 10010
