About Susan Mears Literary Agency

Susan Mears numbers among her stable of authors the internationally-renowned authors Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy, authors of The Jesus Mysteries, Jesus and the Goddess and The Laughing Jesus. She is also acting agent for Martin Palmer, the bestselling author of The Illustrated Tao Te Ching, The Jesus Sutras, Living Christianity and Chuang Tzu, his new translation in the Penguin Classics series. Susan Mears also acts as agent for another author, Peter Lemesurier. He is the author of the bestselling book, The Great Pyramid Decoded and the Nostradamus Encyclopedia.

Susan trained in publishing on the Rider list, then part of Hutchinson, with Oliver Caldecott. He was then the senior editor. Subsequently, she was appointed as an editor for the Hutchinson division. In 1987, Susan became managing editor at Piatkus Books, where she specialised in Mind, Body and Spirit titles. Her first commission was The Power of Gems and Crystals by Soozi Holbeche, which has gone on to become a bestseller in its field. In 1989, Susan went to work for Element Books in Shaftesbury, Dorset, as the Senior Commissioning Editor.

Whilst there she initiated the publishing of numerous health titles. She launched the highly successful Health Essentials list. She also commissioned the bestselling translation of the Tao Te Ching by Martin Palmer and Jay Ramsay, and went on to commission the highly regarded work The Jesus Sutras by Martin Palmer.

In 1993 she left Element Books and started the Susan Mears Agency. She has continued to specialize in the area of natural health, world spiritual traditions and perennial philosophy.

In her spare time Susan likes to ride her horses and competes in competitions where time permits.