TRIDENT MEDIA GROUP, LLC

Kimberly Whalen, Vice President, joined Trident Media Group in 2002 after over a decade in the publishing industry.

Kimberly began her publishing career at Jutta Klein Associates. She joined St. Martin’s Press as a foreign rights assistant and was promoted to Director of Foreign Rights in less than seven years. At St. Martin’s Press, Kimberly gained her greatest experience and stellar reputation. Her intuitive sense of talent and extensive knowledge of the world publishing market led to her appointment to the St. Martin’s Editorial Board, a position that required her to assess the domestic and international viability of potential book projects.

Kimberly later served as Rights Director at the Jane Rotrosen Agency, where she was responsible for foreign, film, audio, and serial rights for all the Agency’s clients. In addition, she began to build her own domestic client list, representing both fiction and non-fiction writers.

Kimberly was Trident's Managing Director of Foreign Rights for five years, during which time she sold foreign rights for all of Trident’s major authors while also representing her own clients. A regular attendee of the London and Frankfurt Book Fairs, Kimberly further developed strong business relationships with many international publishers through face-to-face visits in their home countries. She has negotiated deals across the globe, in places all over Eastern and Western Europe, including the UK, Germany, and Scandinavia; and Asia, including China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.

Since April 2006 Kimberly has devoted all her time and efforts to her dynamic domestic client list. Her interests are diverse and include commercial fiction and commercial nonfiction, women's fiction, suspense, paranormal, YA, and pop culture. Her clients include New York Times best-selling authors Cherry Adair, Patti Callahan Henry, Kat Martin, Mary Alice Monroe, Brenda Novak, and Christy Reece. Her other best selling clients include Jeff Anderson, Maya Banks, Shayla Black, Stephanie Bond, Jaci Burton, and Julie Kenner.