Karen Murgolo has over 25 years of experience as an editor and agent. She has edited New York Times bestselling books like Nobel Prize Winner Elizabeth Blackburn’s and Elissa Epel’s The Telomere Effect; Ballerina Body by Misty Copeland; Eat to Beat Disease by Dr. William Li; Enough Already by Valerie Bertinelli; and cookbooks by Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Boulud, and others. As an agent she’s represented authors from award-winning psychologists to food writers to a shaman.
Before coming to Aevitas, Karen was Editorial Director, Lifestyle and Culinary, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, as well as Editorial Director, Grand Central Life & Style. She graduated from Wesleyan University with honors and attended the Radcliffe Publishing Program (now Columbia). She is an IACP Digital Media Judge.
Based in New York, Karen is interested in authoritative health, wellness, science and psychology, spirituality, inspirational (or just really fun) memoirs; original cookbooks, and narratives that illuminate a compelling subject or start a conversation.
Good Daughtering: How to Survive and Thrive in Your Family as an Adult Daughter
RELINQUISHED: The Untold Story of Birth Mothers
Heartbreak, Hunger, Hope: One Woman’s Story Inside the Culinary Institute of America
Imagination: Exploring Your Inner World to Create an Extraordinary Life
Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls
Write Yourself In: The Definitive Guide to Writing Successful College Admissions Essays
The Golden Door Table: Simple, Transformative Recipes from the World’s Most Iconic Spa
Is it Done Yet?
A Fertile Future
Black, White, Colored: The Hidden Story of an Insurrection, a Family, a Town and Identity in America
Black, White, Colored: The Hidden Story of an Insurrection, a Family, a Town and Identity in America
Simply LORAfied: Helpful Hacks, Low-lift Recipes, and Savvy Strategies for Less Anxiety and More Fun in Your Kitchen
Truth Medicine: Healing and Living Authentically through Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
Pregnancy Personalized: Redesigning Nutrition and Lifestyle for Fertility, Pregnancy, and Postpartum
The Ultimate Survival Skill: What Every Hiker Needs to Know to Conquer the MostCommon Perils of Adventure
UNF*CK YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY
The Surprising Fat that Can Save Your Life
Doing It All: Stop Over-Functioning and Become the Mom and Person You’re Meant to Be