About The Choate Agency

The Choate Agency is honored to represent, among others,

• New York Times Bestselling novelist Joe Hill
• thriller writer James Barney
• award winning and New York Times bestselling writer, Judith Viorst
• Robin Kirk, an award winning author and human rights activist
• baking journalist and award winning cookbook author Lisa Yockelson
• cookbook authors Tish Boyle (Editor of Dessert Professional Magazine), Judith Sutton, and Tina Casaceli (owner of Milk & Cookies Bakery)
• James Beard Award Winning Chef Michael Mina
• Colonel (ret) Douglas Macgregor
• Up and coming speculative fiction writer, Rio Youers

The Choate Agency had the honor of launching the career of New York Times Bestselling novelist John Hart. We’ve also worked with journalist J. Peder Zane, Shakespeare scholar Marvin Hunt, and David J. Eicher, Editor-in-Chief of Astronomy Magazine and noted Civil War historian. Mickey has also been known to work with his mother, Judith Choate, a well-known cookbook author and chef collaborator.

About The Choate Agency

Mickey began his career in publishing in 1985 in the publicity and subsidiary rights department
of Weidenfeld & Nicolson/Grove Press (now known as Grove/Atlantic, Inc.).

Born and raised in New York City, Mickey attended Trinity High School and Vassar College where he received his BA in history in 1984. In 1990, he joined Lescher & Lescher, Ltd., a renowned literary agency founded by the late Robert Lescher in 1964. While serving as the foreign rights/contracts manager, he began to represent his own clients.

His passions other than books and his family are cooking, wine and music. Most weekends he can be found in his kitchen whipping up three star meals for his family.