mary beth chappell
Mary Beth Chappell received a B.A. in Political Science from Brown University and a J.D. from Emory School of Law. Chappell attended New York University's Summer Publishing Institute and then joined Zachary Shuster Harmsworth in 2004. She seeks projects that involve compelling voices, captivating stories and unique perspectives.
Chappell represents both fiction and nonfiction authors working in many genres. Her nonfiction interests include food, lifestyle, self-help, pop-psychology, politics, human rights, southern culture, travel, Christianity, the environment and women's issues. Her fiction interests include historical fiction, inspirational fiction, women's commercial fiction, Southern fiction, mysteries, and horror.
Chappell's diverse range of clients include cookbook authors and acclaimed food writers Mindy Merrell and R.B. Quinn whose book is forthcoming from Broadway/Random House, award-winning journalist Ronnie Greene whose book Night Fire: Big Oil, Poison Air and Margie Richard's Fight to Save Her Town is forthcoming from Amistad/HarperCollins; Edward Chupack, whose debut novel Silver: My Own Tale as Written By Me With a Goodly Amount of Murder, a gritty, retelling of the children’s classic Treasure Island, was recently published by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martins to critical acclaim; and Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the hosts of NPR's hit show Car Talk.
Chappell also works with foreign and subsidiary rights.
