Ronald Gerber is the President of Lowenstein Associates. He is a literary agent managing subsidiary rights, permissions, and contracts. Before joining the Lowenstein team in 2019, he spent several years in literary scouting at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates and Maximum Films & Management and supported two agents at Writers House. Ronald is a proud graduate of Bard College at Simon’s Rock and received his B.A., summa cum laude with high honors, from Clark University. Follow him on Twitter @RGerberAgent.
Ronald’s clients include: Daniel Kenitz, whose debut thriller THE PERFECT HOME published from Scribner in January 2025; Sonja Thomas, author of the acclaimed children’s books SIR FIG NEWTON & THE SCIENCE OF PERSISTENCE and OLIVE BLACKWOOD TAKES ACTION! (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster), Lorissa Rinehart, author of the biographies FIRST TO THE FRONT and the forthcoming WINNING THE EARTHQUAKE (St. Martin’s Press), and Liz “Cosbrarian” Gotauco, whose debut collection F*CKED UP FAIRY TALES will be out this fall from W.W. Norton. Ronald is focused on cinematic stories with strong hooks and relatable characters, and he is always looking for projects from queer, BIPOC, and other underrepresented authors. He is actively looking for thriller/mystery, historical and contemporary fiction, romance, grounded sci-fi, narrative nonfiction, memoir/biography, and middle grade.
To query Ronald, please send your query letter in an email to assistant@bookhaven.com, with the word “Query” in the subject line and the first chapter attached as a Word document.
UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
PAST CONFERENCES:
Killer Nashville, Tennessee, 2025
ANWA Writers Conference, Mesa, AZ, 2025
Pitch & Publish Conference, Connecticut, 2025
DFWCon, Dallas, 2024
Killer Nashville, Tennessee, 2024
Quills Conference, Utah, 2024
Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Colorado, 2024
ThrillerFest, New York, 2024
Quills Conference, Utah, 2023
ThrillerFest, New York, 2023
Quills Conference, Utah, 2022
Pennwriters Conference, Pennsylvania, 2022
New England Crime Bake, Boston, 2021
Writers’ League of Texas Conference, Austin, 2021
Quills Conference, Utah, 2021
Atlanta Writers Conference, 2020
Philadelphia Writers Workshop, 2019
WriteAngles, Massachusetts, 2019
Killer Nashville, Tennessee, 2019
