Over at www.BabesinBookalnd.com, Donna Bagdasarian of the Maria Carvainis Agency will be here all week to answer your questions.  Don't miss this opportunity!

 About Donna Bagdasarian

Donna Bagdasarian is a native New Englander who grew up in the suburbs of Boston.  After graduating cum laude from Boston University she pursued her Master’s degree in Literature and Philosophy, while editing the prestigious philological journal, Arion.  Tired of the Ivory Tower, she left academia to join Addison Wesley Longman as a mathematics textbook acquisitions editor.

Wanting to get back to working with books that she was passionate about, Donna moved to New York City in 1998 and joined the legendary William Morris Mailroom as an Agent Trainee.  Quickly climbing out of the mailroom, she worked as the assistant to the notable literary agent Mel Berger for two years before she herself was promoted, all in record time.

Experienced selling high-profile fiction and nonfiction as an agent, Donna joined Vigliano Associates in 2002, bringing her academic, editing and agenting skills together with her passion to represent and sell incredible authors and books.

After selling many notable and bestselling books while at Vigliano Associates, Donna decided it was time to strike out on her own, forming DMB Literary in 2003, where she represented well-known and published authors, ranging from literary fiction to political nonfiction.

Having joined Maria Carvainis Agency in the fall of 2004, Donna brings not just her client list but her experience in managing a boutique agency to compliment the agency’s notable stable of best-selling authors.