“This book would not exist at all without the steady, guiding hand of my literary agent, Jonathan Conway, who has never failed to provide a desperately needed word of encouragement or suggestion.”
Ryan Avent, senior editor and economics columnist at The Economist
In The Wealth of Humans (Penguin UK / St. Martin’s Press US / numerous international territories)
“My agent Jonathan Conway has been a brilliant source of critical friendship over a number of years.”
Helen Berry, Professor of British History at Newcastle University
In Orphans of Empire (Oxford University Press)
“Thank you to my brilliant agent, Jonathan Conway.”
Detmar Blow
In Blow by Blow: The Story of Isabella Blow (HarperCollins UK and US)
“Thanks to my agent and friend Jonathan Conway. We’ve been talking about books and book projects since we met at university more than a decade ago. I’m so delighted we can finally share this project, as well as a surname. Thank you for turning this idea into something real; we must do it again sometime.”
Ed Conway, Economics Editor of Sky News and columnist for The Times
In The Summit (Little, Brown UK / Pegasus US)
“I am indebted to my agent, Jonathan Conway, for his belief in me and my project and for his inspiring and ongoing support.”
Christina Ezrahi, historian of Soviet cultural politics and Russian ballet
In Dancing for Stalin (Elliott & Thompson)
“I could not have got this far without the encouragement of my agent, Jonathan Conway. I trust this will be the start of a long and fruitful relationship.”
Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper, author, historian and Honorary Visiting Fellow in the Department of the History of Art, University of York
In Effie Gray (Duckworth UK / St. Martin's Press US)
“Jonathan Conway, you’re a star.”
Lisa Faulkner, cook, actress and television presenter
In Recipes From My Mother For My Daughter (Simon & Schuster UK)
“A serendipitous conversation with Professor Alastair Beresford at a meeting of the Trust & Technology Initiative introduced me to my agent, Jonathan Conway – without whose dedication and creative input Good Data would not have been possible.”
Sam Gilbert, affiliated researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge
In Good Data (Welbeck Publishing)
“The book has only come about thanks to my agent, Jonathan Conway […] Thank you for believing in this project. Jonathan’s amazing work raised the book to a much higher standard.”
Pedro Gomes, Reader in Economics at Birkbeck, University of London
In Friday is the New Saturday (Flint)
“Literary agent Jonathan Conway played a pivotal role, introducing me to my publishers Penguin Books. Thank you, Jonathan, for your professionalism, excellent advice and guidance throughout the process.”
St John Greene
In Mum’s List (Penguin UK and US / numerous international territories)
“My agent, Jonathan Conway, has been involved at every stage of this book and I can’t thank him enough for his expert judgement and the faith he has shown in this story.”
Henry Hemming, author
In M (Random House UK / Public Affairs US)
“I would like to thank Jonathan Conway, without whose intervention I would not have written this or either of my earlier books.”
Jon Henderson, journalist and author
In Stanley Matthews (Yellow Jersey Press, Random House UK)
“Without my literary agent, Jonathan Conway, the book would never have got off the ground.”
Rod Judkins, artist, author and lecturer at Central Saint Martins
In The Art of Creative Thinking (Sceptre UK / Penguin US / numerous international territories)
“[the fact that this book has been published] is also thanks to the support, advice and professionalism of my agent, Jonathan Conway, who believed in the idea from the start, and whose stable I am proud to have joined.”
Patrick Kingsley, foreign correspondent for The New York Times
In The New Odyssey (Guardian Faber UK / Norton US / numerous international territories)
“It was a pleasure to work with my agent, Jonathan Conway.”
Melissa Lane, 1943 Professor of Politics at Princeton University, and Director of the University
Center for Human Values
In The Birth of Politics (Penguin UK / Princeton University Press US)
“Jonathan Conway, my literary agent, has nurtured this book from start to finish. His perceptive views, over many drafts, have helped shape its current form. My thanks go to him for his constant support.”
Jonathan Lichtenstein, Professor of Drama at the University of Essex
In The Berlin Shadow (Scribner, S&S UK / Little, Brown US / numerous international territories)
“First and foremost, my thanks must go to Jonathan Conway and Richard Beswick, my literary agent and editor, for their enthusiasm and inspiration to bring this book into being.”
George Morton-Jack, historian
In The Indian Empire at War (Little, Brown UK / Basic Books US)
“Thank you, Jonathan, for the unbelievably huge amount of time and dedication you have given to this book.”
Tiffany Philippou, writer and podcaster
In Totally Fine (and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself) (Thread, Bookouture)
“To Jonathan Conway, my literary agent, thank you so much for going above and beyond. Every step of the way you have always been so involved and your belief in me and Natural Born Feeder is both motivating and heart-warming.”
Roz Purcell, cook and entrepreneur
In Half Hour Hero (Penguin Ireland)
“There comes a point, fairly quickly in my case, when the realities of writing a book and the arcane processes of publishing become apparent. Here it was my great good fortune to have met my agent, Jonathan Conway, one of the kindest, gentlest and wisest people I know, to help give shape and focus to the book, and to believe in my writing when it was at its most raw.”
Dr Alastair Santhouse, consultant psychiatrist at both The Maudsley Hospital and Guy's Hospital in London
In Head First (Atlantic Books UK / Avery, PRH US)
“I would also like to thank my agent, Jonathan Conway, who translated my early drafts into lucid and sparkling proposals, gave extensive notes on the texts, and made sure the book found the right home(s).”
Andrew Small, senior transatlantic fellow with the Asia program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States
In The Rupture (Hurst Publishers UK / Melville House US)
“Big thanks […] to Jonathan Conway for his professionalism and dedication to this book.”
Phil Spencer, television presenter
In Adding Value to Your Home, (Vermillion, Penguin Random House UK)
“Tom Sykes’s agent, Jonathan Conway, became mine, and we have become friends.”
John Taylor, musician and founder of Duran Duran.
In In The Pleasure Groove (Little, Brown UK / Penguin US / numerous international territories)
“Jonathan Conway, for putting the deal together: you are very clever and a really nice bloke. Thanks.”
John Torode, chef and television presenter
In My Kind of Food (Headline)
“Jonathan Conway […] made me believe that I really could write a book. Turns out he was right.”
Bill Turnbull, television and radio presenter
In The Bad Beekeeper’s Club (Little, Brown UK)
“The process was all new to me and a big shout must go to Jonathan Conway (my literary agent and a lovely bloke) for his sage advice at every juncture.”
Lee Watson, vegan chef
In Peace and Parsnips (Penguin UK)