Kevan Lyon

Kevan Lyon is a founding partner of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. With over 25 years in the publishing business, including over 15 years as a literary agent and many years on the wholesale, retail and distribution side of the business, Kevan brings an informed and unique perspective to her work with clients. Her background on the buying and retail side of publishing affords her helpful insight into what types of books will sell and how to market them. Kevan holds an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.

Kevan handles mostly women’s fiction, with an emphasis on commercial women’s fiction, historical fiction, speculative fiction and romantic fantasy.  Kevan works with her authors to help them realize their dreams of being published and to build a long-term career as a writer and strives to partner with her clients on all phases of the publishing path.

Her focus is on high concept, upmarket book club fiction and intensely romantic women’s fiction and fantasy. Her list included Reese Book Club Picks, genre defining women’s fiction and long running international bestselling series. She is looking for a fresh approach, a defining hook to a story and page turning pacing.

Kevan represents numerous New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling authors including Jennifer L. Armentrout, Kate Quinn, Stephanie Dray, Chanel Cleeton, Natasha Lester, Evie Dunmore, Jane Igharo, Shelley Noble, Madeline Martin, Monica Chenault-Kilgore, Laura Griffin, and Jennifer Robson, among others.

When she’s not reading or working her email obsessively, she loves to walk her many dogs, spend time near the beach in her home town and travel internationally.